- Venezuela petitions UN for Maduro release
- US forces to complete withdrawal from Syria within a month
Weather
New York's typically bustling streets were almost deserted Monday after a huge snowstorm carpeted the city, where a nonessential travel ban inconvenienced some but offered a fun day out for others.
February 23, 2026
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US Supreme Court to hear bid to block climate change suits
Politics
February 23, 2026
Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate "ferociously" against any attack by the United States and reiterated warnings of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump's threat of limited strikes.
February 23, 2026
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More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban.
February 23, 2026
The Greenlandic settlement of Kapisillit has no defibrillator -- which, given it is only accessible via a two-hour boat ride or by helicopter, means that if you go into cardiac arrest while there, you could be in real trouble.
February 23, 2026
Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson believes breaking the oldest world record in athletics would cement her status among the greatest of all time in her discipline.
February 23, 2026
Politics
Two employees of a Russian private security company were aboard a suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker seized by France in September, an informed French source and a lawyer told AFP on Monday.
February 23, 2026
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South Africa on Monday said it accepted a conservative envoy highly critical of Pretoria as the new US ambassador to the country, amid frayed relations with President Donald Trump.
February 23, 2026
Politics
The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, former premier Nouri al-Maliki, told AFP on Monday that he will not withdraw his nomination after pressure from the US, while also seeking to allay Washington's concerns.
February 23, 2026
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Asian stocks mostly rose and the dollar fell Monday after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of President Donald Trump's tariffs policy that had sent shockwaves through the global economy last year.
February 23, 2026
- UEFA suspend Benfica's Prestianni after alleged racist abuse
- Jetten sworn in as youngest-ever Dutch PM
- Italy's Enel to invest 20bn euros in renewables by 2028
- BBC apologises for 'involuntary' Tourette's racial slur during BAFTA awards
- Kristen Bell returns to host glitzy Actor Awards in Hollywood
- Iran says would respond 'ferociously' to any US attack
- Venezuelan foreign minister demands 'immediate release' of Maduro
- Dane Vingegaard to start season at Paris-Nice in March