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New CIA recruitment video targets Chinese military personnel 

13 February 2026

News|Espionage The CIA has released a new Chinese-language recruitment video on its YouTube channel, encouraging members...

South Africa’s Ramaphosa says troops will deploy to tackle crime gangs 

12 February 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle high levels ...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,450 

12 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, February 13 : Fighting Russia launched a barrage of ballis...

US judge blocks Trump administration from punishing Senator Mark Kelly 

12 February 2026

A United States judge has granted an injunction preventing the Department of Defense from stripping Senator Mark Kelly, ...

Trump is the ‘elephant in the room’ as the African Union holds new summit 

12 February 2026

Donald Trump is not set to attend the 39th annual meeting of the African Union, which kicks off its leaders’ summit on...

Trump revokes US scientific finding behind climate change regulations 

12 February 2026

The United States has revoked a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for its actions to regulate gree...

Protesters march in Venezuela as National Assembly weighs amnesty bill 

12 February 2026

Protesters have marched in duelling demonstrations in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, as the country’s National Assemb...

US urges Europe to take the lead on defence in NATO 

12 February 2026

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has called for NATO “partnerships not dependencies”, saying Europe must take pr...

Norwegian police search former PM Jagland’s properties over Epstein ties 

12 February 2026

Norwegian police say that they had conducted searches of properties owned by former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland as ...

US readying another aircraft carrier for Middle East deployment: Trump 

12 February 2026

Donald Trump has appeared to confirm that the United States is looking to further shore up military assets in the Middle...