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Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein donated to Harvard student group for years after sex conviction
From 2013 until his death, the sex offender donated at least US$375,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute, Department of Justice files show.
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US-Venezuela conflict
US forces board another tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean
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US-Iran tensions
Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva: state news
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Crime
FBI says DNA recovered from discarded glove near Guthrie home
The glove appears to match the pair worn by the masked suspect in surveillance video of Nancy Guthrie’s front door.
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A masked individual at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance. Photo: Pima County Sheriff’s Department via Reuters
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
ICE releases detained Filipino after ‘unreasonable failures of care’
Greggy Sorio, who lost a toe and 10kg while held by ICE in Seattle, still faces a deportation order and the threat of removal from the US.
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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Trump’s border tsar Homan says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota
Deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents raised questions over officers’ conduct, prompting changes to Operation Metro Surge.
16 Feb 2026 - 3:25AM
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Israel-Gaza war
Israel to begin West Bank land registration in step to deepen control
The Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now said the ‘dramatic’ move probably amounts to a ‘mega land grab’ from Palestinians.
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The Israeli-built controversial separation barrier passed through fields near the Palestinian village of Beit Aawa, west the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron. Photo: AFP
Marco Rubio
US ‘not disputing’ European report on Navalny poisoning, Rubio says
The UK and 4 allies concluded in the report that Russia poisoned the opposition figure with a toxin from a poison dart frog.
16 Feb 2026 - 1:16AM
Australia
Australia unveils billions for nuclear submarines under Aukus security pact
The vessels, under agreement with the UK and the US, are at the heart of a major strategy to improve long-range strike capabilities.
15 Feb 2026 - 8:12PM
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United States
‘For 47 years, they’ve been talking and talking’: US eyes expanded Iran strikes
The plan raises regional conflict fears and comes ahead of next week’s talks between the two sides in Geneva.
15 Feb 2026 - 6:32PM
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New Zealand
New Zealand catches flak for ‘secret’ US critical minerals talks
Opposition parties accuse the ruling coalition of keeping voters in the dark, fearing a fast track to environmental damage.
15 Feb 2026 - 11:00AM
Mining machinery in Greymouth, New Zealand. The South Pacific nation has reserves of 37 critical minerals key to clean energy development and advanced technology manufacturing, according to official assessments. Photo: AFP
United States
Barack Obama blasts ‘clown show’ after Trump’s racist monkey video
The ex-president said most Americans ‘find this behaviour deeply troubling’ and it will hurt the Republicans in the midterm election.
15 Feb 2026 - 10:50AM
Donald Trump
‘You captured my heart’: Trump’s Valentine’s cards feature Maduro, jab at Rubio
The messages praised the president’s achievements, derided Democrats and made fun of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
15 Feb 2026 - 9:34AM
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International Space Station (ISS)
4 astronauts arrive at International Space Station to replace Nasa’s crew
The unprecedented medical evacuation meant spacewalks were paused and research cut down due to the small crew remaining.
15 Feb 2026 - 7:35AM
United States
Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration
The late sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to keep foreign women in the US.
15 Feb 2026 - 1:30AM
An image of Jeffrey Epstein and Karyna Shuliak is seen at an unidentified location in one of the documents released by US authorities in January. US Department of Justice via AFP
Canada
Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
School shootings are rare in Canada, and the government has responded to previous mass shootings with strict gun control measures.
14 Feb 2026 - 4:32PM
United States
Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again
Second shutdown in four months after funding halted for Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal.
14 Feb 2026 - 3:06PM
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United States
3 dead in latest US strike on suspected drug vessel in Caribbean
The attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on ‘narcoterrorists’ in the Caribbean and Pacific to 133.
14 Feb 2026 - 10:26AM
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An explosion occurs on a vessel during what the US military says was a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean in this screen grab from a video released on Friday. Photo: US Southern Command/Reuters
United States
US$35 million for 300: US deports migrants to remote islands, African nations
The bulk of the money – US$32 million – went to Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Palau and eSwatini.
14 Feb 2026 - 9:24AM
Fame and celebrity
Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI
The viral clip was generated with a two-line prompt on Seedance 2.0, a platform owned by ByteDance, the company behind TikTok.
14 Feb 2026 - 10:51AM
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US-Venezuela conflict
Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops
The US president made his first public comments on a device that he boasted could block Russian and Chinese defence systems.
14 Feb 2026 - 4:57AM
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United States
Trump administration sues Harvard, accusing it of defying investigation
US authorities are seeking documents to determine whether the Ivy League university had illegally considered race in its admissions process.
14 Feb 2026 - 2:20AM
A pedestrian casts a shadow on a Harvard University sign in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2025. Photo: Reuters
United States
US inflation cools more than expected, kindling hopes of Fed rate cut
The consumer price index rose 2.4 per cent year-on-year, the lowest level since May, though affordability concerns still weigh on households.
14 Feb 2026 - 12:57AM
United States
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to enter plea in Minnesota ICE protest case
Lemon had livestreamed a protest against Trump’s deployment of armed immigration agents into Minnesota’s biggest cities.
13 Feb 2026 - 7:24PM
United States
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein disclosures
Kathy Ruemmler is the most high-profile banking exit after the release of the latest Jeffrey Epstein documents.
13 Feb 2026 - 2:50PM
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