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Son of US film director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murdering his parents
Nick Reiner faces 2 counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood days before Christmas.
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Donald Trump's legal troubles
US judge permanently blocks release of report on Trump classified documents case
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Crime
UK’s Peter Mandelson arrested in London after revelations over his ties to Epstein
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CK Hutchison
Panama orders control of canal ports run by Hong Kong firm after court ruling
The decree authorises the Panama Maritime Authority to occupy the ports, run by CK Hutchison, for ‘reasons of urgent social interest’.
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The port of Balboa, managed by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City. Photo: AFP
Extreme weather
Blizzard blast: New York City battens down for major winter storm
Mayor shuts down traffic network as millions brace for ‘extremely treacherous’ conditions.
23 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM
Drugs
Mexico kills cartel leader wanted by US, sparking violent reaction
Mexican army killed ‘El Mencho’, the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during an operation to capture him.
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France
France to summon US ambassador over comments on activist killing
France’s foreign minister reacts to a US statement about the death of Quentin Deranque, rejecting ‘instrumentalisation of this tragedy’.
23 Feb 2026 - 12:09PM
Protesters hold a portrait of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, who died after being attacked on the sidelines of a far-right protest in Lyon. Photo: AFP
Crime
UK protection officers instructed to guard 2010 Epstein party: reports
Emails from the recently unsealed ‘Epstein files’ suggest UK officers were utilised at the sex offender’s New York residence.
23 Feb 2026 - 9:55AM
Gun violence in the US
Armed man shot dead at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, US Secret Service says
Authorities said the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can.
23 Feb 2026 - 2:18PM
United States
Iran’s defiance against US military power leaves Trump ‘curious’
Steve Witkoff said Trump can’t understand Tehran’s refusal to yield despite Washington’s military build-up in the region.
22 Feb 2026 - 4:02PM
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Trump sends ‘great’ hospital boat to treat ‘sick’ people in Greenland
The move comes amid simmering US-Denmark tensions over the mineral-rich Arctic territory.
22 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
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Servicemen attend the Arctic basic training in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Friday. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Iran
‘I am getting more scared’: Tehranis brace for ‘inevitable’ US-Iran war
‘I don’t want war to happen, but one should not fool around with the realities on the ground,’ a resident in the Iranian capital says.
22 Feb 2026 - 10:45AM
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Nasa moon rocket hit by new problem, pushing launch with astronauts into April
The Artemis II mission, set to be humanity’s first lunar flight in decades, is facing a helium flow issue just a day after a successful test.
22 Feb 2026 - 1:37AM
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United States
Trump says raising US global tariff rate from 10 per cent to 15 per cent
The move comes a day after the US Supreme Court ruled against the tariffs Trump imposed under an economic emergency law.
22 Feb 2026 - 2:09AM
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Canada
ChatGPT-maker flagged future Canadian school shooter months before massacre
Despite detecting a misuse of ChatGPT for ‘violent intent’, OpenAI felt the risk did not meet its bar for police referral.
21 Feb 2026 - 1:26PM
Jesse Van Rootselaar, the suspected shooter in a deadly mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada. Photo: Royal Canadian Mounted Police/Reuters
United States
US military kills 3 in latest strike on ‘narcoterrorist’ boat
The latest lethal strike pushes the overall death toll from the Trump administration’s deadly campaign to at least 148 across 43 attacks.
21 Feb 2026 - 9:53AM
United States
Nasa aims to send astronauts around the moon in March after successful test
The earliest date for the Artemis II lunar mission has been set thanks to ‘major progress’ made after a previous failed rehearsal.
21 Feb 2026 - 1:24PM
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United States
Trump’s name cleared to land on Palm Beach airport
The president’s local airport, minutes away from his Mar-a-Lago home, will be called the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
20 Feb 2026 - 5:38PM
A passenger walks past signage for the Palm Beach International Airport. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity
Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric Dane dead at 53 after ALS battle
Diagnosed less than a year ago, the American actor turned his final months into a powerful crusade for ALS awareness.
20 Feb 2026 - 12:28PM
Space
Nasa ranks 2024 spacecraft mishap among its worst disasters
US space agency delivers a harsh assessment of a botched Boeing Starliner test flight that stranded two astronauts.
20 Feb 2026 - 1:03PM
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Trump says he’s ordering release of US files on UFOs and aliens
US president directs the Pentagon to release records on extraterrestrial life after accusing Obama of disclosing ‘classified information’.
20 Feb 2026 - 2:02PM
Science
Scientists test universal vaccine for cold, flu, Covid and allergies
The nasal spray works to protect the lungs of mice, and could eventually replace multiple jabs if shown to be effective and safe for humans.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:46AM
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Along with protection against colds, the vaccine could potentially work against new pandemic bugs. Photo illustration: dpa
Crime
US man found guilty of beating 4 to death in New York, including HK migrant
The jury rejected an insanity defence by Randy Santos for the killings of Chuen Kok, 83, and three other homeless men in 2019.
20 Feb 2026 - 7:59AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela
US Southern Command chief met with Venezuela’s president and other leaders for security talks.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:37AM
United States
‘Baby blue’ out, gold in: how Air Force One will look after Trump’s order
Air Force One’s next look marks a big departure from the current white and two-tone blue livery.
19 Feb 2026 - 10:07AM
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