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Italy
‘I have to be worried’: Ukraine’s Olympic sign bearer was a Russian woman
Disguised in dark glasses and a silver puffer jacket, Anastasia Kucherova says she wept silently as Ukraine got a standing ovation.
17 Feb 2026 - 2:01PM
South Africa
Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties
17 Feb 2026 - 6:21AM
Israel-Gaza war
Hamas ‘used emojis’ to signal start of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel
17 Feb 2026 - 3:23AM
The Philippines
ICC naming of Duterte’s allies sharpens Philippines’ political fault lines
Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Christopher Go named as alleged ‘co-perpetrators’ in the former president’s crimes against humanity case.
16 Feb 2026 - 9:22PM
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Myanmar
East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes
East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
16 Feb 2026 - 6:46PM
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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
ICE releases detained Filipino after ‘unreasonable failures of care’
Greggy Sorio, a Filipino green card holder who lost a toe and part of his foot to a bone infection, wins release following medical neglect.
16 Feb 2026 - 11:33AM
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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Over 1,000 agents leave Minnesota as immigration surge winds down
US border tsar says a ‘small’ security force will remain to protect remaining personnel following weeks of volatile protests.
16 Feb 2026 - 10:22AM
Israel-Gaza war
Israel launches new West Bank land policy seen as a ‘mega land grab’
West Bank land registration will force anyone who has a claim to land to prove ownership, a move decried by Palestinians.
16 Feb 2026 - 11:15AM
Cambodia
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Cambodia’s scam factory survivors find no escape in freedom
A government crackdown freed thousands, but with no passports or support, survivors have simply traded captivity for destitution.
15 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
Israel-Gaza war
World artists back Palestine rapporteur Francesca Albanese despite criticism
Albanese faces calls from France and Germany to step down over remarks in which she criticised ‘most of the world’ for enabling Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza.
14 Feb 2026 - 11:17PM
Bangladesh
Bangladesh PM-to-be celebrates landslide win, thanks protesters
Prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman dedicated his victory to those who ‘sacrificed for democracy’ after the first polls since a deadly 2024 uprising.
14 Feb 2026 - 7:21PM
The Philippines
Philippine senators Go, Dela Rosa helped Duterte wage drug war: ICC prosecutors
The two sitting senators are among eight officials linked to the ex-president’s crimes against humanity charges, an ICC document says.
14 Feb 2026 - 3:05PM
Asean
Asian Angle
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How Asean can resolve its Myanmar dilemma post-election
Asean should not discard the Five-Point Consensus, but translate it into a politically astute strategy of conditional engagement.
14 Feb 2026 - 12:30PM
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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
Trump ending aggressive Minnesota immigration crackdown
The Trump administration retreats from Minnesota, and speculation is rife about which cities might be targeted next.
13 Feb 2026 - 12:57PM
Australia
Australia presses Israel’s Herzog for charges over Gaza strike killing aid worker
PM Albanese uses Israeli president’s visit to demand charges for 2024 strike on aid convoy that killed Australian Zomi Frankcom and her colleagues.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:10PM
Mainland China
As I see it
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Outside its few red lines, China is the ultimate win-win country
While China has red lines regarding Taiwan, Communist Party rule and national unity, everything else is negotiable.
11 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM
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Israel
Israel’s ‘de facto sovereignty’ of West Bank condemned as illegal annexation
Ministers admit new land rules aim to block a Palestinian state, a move the UN and Arab nations slam as a grave violation of international law.
10 Feb 2026 - 9:09PM
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Israel
Israel ban on Palestinian workers spurs ‘starvation and desperation’ in West Bank
Desperation grows as Israel refuses to reinstate work permits, leaving thousands of Palestinians without income and forcing families into deep debt.
10 Feb 2026 - 6:25PM
Scams and swindles
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Cambodia is in a frontline battle against transnational scam syndicates
Targeted due to geography, Cambodia is on the front foot now, dismantling scam compounds, rescuing victims and prosecuting criminals.
10 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM
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South Korea
Seoul tightens migrant language screening over safety concerns
A rise in worksite accidents involving poor comprehension of safety instructions is driving the shift as South Korea increasingly relies on foreign labour.
9 Feb 2026 - 7:26PM
Myanmar
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Scam centre members apologise in broadcast confession
Core members of the Myanmar-based telecoms fraud syndicate Ming Zhenzhen and Bai Yingcang apologised for causing harm to Chinese citizens.
9 Feb 2026 - 2:49PM
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Indonesia
The bitter choice for Indonesian sailors abandoned off Africa
The crew must decide: return home to their families empty-handed or stay on their ship to hopefully get months of unpaid wages.
9 Feb 2026 - 1:05PM
Venezuela
Venezuela’s Machado says ally ‘kidnapped’ after prison release
Juan Pablo Guanipa was ‘violently’ taken away, hours after his release from prison, opposition leader says.
9 Feb 2026 - 4:35PM
Iran
Iran sentences Nobel laureate to 7 more years amid stand-off with US
As Iran extends the jail term for Narges Mohammadi, its foreign minister strikes a maximalist position after US talks.
9 Feb 2026 - 4:08PM
Russia
Russia says suspect in shooting of top general detained in Dubai
Moscow says Russian Lyubomir Korba was held in Dubai for a shooting, with two accomplices identified – one in Moscow, while one fled to Ukraine.
8 Feb 2026 - 6:31PM
US immigration
‘Deported but not defeated’: the Southeast Asians cast out of Trump’s US
Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in Texas, Kham Paneboun is now stateless in Laos, one of thousands punished again for old crimes.
8 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Haiti’s future uncertain amid US threats, bloody gang conflict
Three US warships arrived in the Bay of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, reflecting the US ‘commitment to Haiti’s security, stability and brighter future’.
7 Feb 2026 - 8:15PM
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