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South Korea convicts ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection 

19 February 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 01 minutes 53 seconds play-arrow01:53 South Korea’s ex-president Yoon given 5...

Gas explosion kills 13 in Pakistan’s Karachi, collapsing building 

19 February 2026

A gas explosion has torn through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi, killing at least 13...

‘Proof of concept’? What Trump can achieve in first Board of Peace meeting 

19 February 2026

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump is set to hold his first “Board of Peace” summit in Washingt...

Twelve killed in China fireworks shop blast during Lunar New Year 

19 February 2026

News|Retail An explosion at a fireworks shop in central China’s Hubei province has killed at least 12 people, state me...

Les Wexner says he was conned by Epstein; Democrats push back on testimony 

19 February 2026

Retail tycoon Les Wexner has told lawmakers in the United States that he had been “duped” by the late sex offender J...

Aid reaches Sudan’s Kordofan as over 30 countries alarmed by drone attacks 

19 February 2026

United Nations aid trucks have reached an area in Sudan that has been cut off from relief efforts amid warnings that dea...

N Korea’s Kim unveils 50 rocket launchers ahead of key congress 

19 February 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled dozens of nuclear-capable rocket launchers ahead of a key congress of the g...

At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports 

19 February 2026

News|Mining At least 37 miners have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a mining site in central Nigeria, the Reuters...

Houthi threats and US-Iran conflict escalate Ramadan fears in Yemen 

19 February 2026

Sanaa, Yemen – Ahmed Abdu, 28, parked his motorbike near a hall under construction in the al-Jiraf neighbourhood of Sa...

Activist group Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation 

18 February 2026

Environmental group Extinction Rebellion has said that climate change activists associated with the group are being inve...