Month: February 2026

From toe-curling behaviour at the Winter Olympics to tech bros who can’t bear to hold hands… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.

Fossil hunters made the find of a lifetime after discovering the skull of new species of Spinosaurus that had a swordlike horn protruding from its head, per a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

Budapest is fuelling anti-Ukraine sentiment ahead of a key election.

In a new video of Punch, the baby monkey is dragged around in circles by an adult monkey, upsetting animal lovers around the globe. The zoo explains.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Move would follow any police investigation after former prince questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office

At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war.

President Donald Trump reacted to the Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs, announcing an additional 10% global tariff under Section 122

“Must be nice.”

“We are blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Feb. 20.

Trump praised the three conservatives who dissented, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh, whom Trump appointed. | World News

FILE – The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in South Sudan on Friday to visit one of the most under-reported humanitarian crises in the world, as clashes between government and opposition forces continue in Jonglei state.

Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’

Hezbollah leader among dead as Israel says it hit militant command centres

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had signed documents imposing a 10% tariff on imports from all countries. | World News

Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement and will return to professional boxing after his exhibition fight with Mike Tyson this spring, the 48-year-old announced Friday.

The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure’

Authorities in California are conducting controlled explosions to mitigate avalanche risks while recovering bodies from a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe. | World News

Rest of World News: A new report from the United Nations warns that humanity has entered an era researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, rivers and rainfall .

Middle East News: Expect humid weather and foggy mornings across the UAE from Saturday to Wednesday. Motorists advised to exercise caution due to reduced visibility.

India hosted one of the world’s biggest AI events this week, but it was marred by impossible traffic and a lack of organization.

In the early hours of February 24 2022, standing on the freezing roof of a hotel in Kyiv, the idea that Russia would launch a full-scale assault on Ukraine, despite a troop buildup on the border, still seemed almost impossible to imagine.

Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM after BNP landslide; voters back constitutional reforms to strengthen democracy | World News

Kenya’s intelligence service warns that over 1,000 citizens may have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, many under false pretenses.

For Mexico and Canada, the events provided more proof of the value of the tripartite trade deal, which was signed during Trump’s first term. | World News

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US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency.

Police have searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after the former prince was held in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The 6-3 ruling is a big defeat for Trump’s coercive global trade policy, which caused widespread uncertainty and alienated allies since he began his second term | World News

The Commission insists it must be represented in Gaza talks and argues half of EU countries also attended.

In war-ravaged Gaza, residents question whether Trump’s Board of Peace will deliver real security.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that IEEPA does not give the president the authority to impose tariffs, reaffirming that Congress controls trade taxes.

Fossil hunters made the find of a lifetime after discovering the skull of new species of Spinosaurus that had a swordlike horn protruding from its head, per a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

From toe-curling behaviour at the Winter Olympics to tech bros who can’t bear to hold hands… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.

Budapest is fuelling anti-Ukraine sentiment ahead of a key election.

In a new video of Punch, the baby monkey is dragged around in circles by an adult monkey, upsetting animal lovers around the globe. The zoo explains.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war.

Move would follow any police investigation after former prince questioned on suspicion of misconduct in public office

President Donald Trump reacted to the Supreme Court’s ruling on tariffs, announcing an additional 10% global tariff under Section 122

“We are blocking the €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Feb. 20.

Trump praised the three conservatives who dissented, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh, whom Trump appointed. | World News

“Must be nice.”

FILE – The Supreme Court is photographed, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in South Sudan on Friday to visit one of the most under-reported humanitarian crises in the world, as clashes between government and opposition forces continue in Jonglei state.

Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’

Hezbollah leader among dead as Israel says it hit militant command centres

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had signed documents imposing a 10% tariff on imports from all countries. | World News

Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement and will return to professional boxing after his exhibition fight with Mike Tyson this spring, the 48-year-old announced Friday.