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One killed, 11 injured in Yemen after security forces disperse STC storming 

20 February 2026

News|Conflict Yemeni security forces have killed at least one person and wounded 11 as a crowd linked to the secessionis...

US jets escort Russian military aircraft out of Alaska’s air defence zone 

20 February 2026

News|Aviation The United States has dispatched fighter jets after multiple Russian military aircraft were observed opera...

Trump orders Pentagon, federal agencies to release files on UFOs and aliens 

20 February 2026

United States President Donald Trump said he is directing federal agencies, including the defence department, to begin �...

Three aid workers killed, 4 wounded in RSF drone attack in Sudan’s Kordofan 

20 February 2026

At least three aid workers have been killed and four others wounded in a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support ...

Indonesia, Morocco, Kosovo among 5 countries to send troops under Gaza plan 

20 February 2026

Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania have pledged to send troops to Gaza, the commander of a newly created...

Major road crash leaves 18 dead, 3 injured in northeast Egypt 

19 February 2026

News|Transport A collision between a truck and a passenger pick-up in Egypt’s northeastern Port Said province has left...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un launches key party congress held every 5 years 

19 February 2026

North Korea has kicked off a rare party congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, held once every five years, that will s...

US pays about $160m towards nearly $4bn in UN dues 

19 February 2026

The United Nations announced that the United States has paid approximately $160m towards its nearly $4bn in outstanding ...

New Mexico reopens criminal probe related to Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch 

19 February 2026

New Mexico has reopened an investigation into possible illegal activity at a ranch formerly owned by disgraced financier...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,457 

19 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, February 20: Fighting Russian forces launched 448 attacks ...