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Saturday, 21 February 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 17:25 CST
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Cynical Pakistan fans brace for heartbreak in India T20 World Cup match

As the match approaches, Pakistani fans hope and pray for their team's unlikely win.

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South Africa’s Markram mauls New Zealand in seven-wicket T20 World Cup win

Captain Aiden Markram hits an unbeaten 86 in seven-wicket defeat of New Zealand in Ahmedabad.

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Russia’s Alexey Navalny killed by dart frog poison, European nations allege

European nations say findings confirm deadly toxin in Russian opposition leader's body as Moscow demands evidence.

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Iran, US spar as diaspora organises rallies abroad calling for action

Iranian families release footage online commemorating loved ones shot during nationwide antigovernment protests.

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LIVE: Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad – La Liga

Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as Madrid have a chance to go top of La Liga.

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India’s Suryakumar shrugs off rain threat to Pakistan T20 World Cup game

Pakistan on Monday reversed their decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against India, but rain could intervene.

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African Union chair says ‘extermination’ of Palestinians must stop

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairman of African Union Commission, says the "extermination" of the Palestinian people must end.

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US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in retaliation of the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.

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Rubio at Munich Security Conference: US wants Europe to be ‘strong’

US Secretary of State of Marco Rubio recalled the history between the US and Europe at the Munich Security Conference.

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Deadly drone strikes cloud US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks in Geneva

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hint at difficulties in next week's talks.

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Bangladeshi PM-in-waiting urges opposition to work with BNP

Bangladeshi Prime Minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman urged opposition parties to work with the incoming BNP government.

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England beat Scotland to get T20 World Cup bid back on track

England beat Scotland by five wickets in India to recover position in group at 2026 T20 World Cup.

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Swear words fly as cheating allegations made in curling at Winter Olympics

Two of curling's best men's teams, Sweden and Canada, involved in fiery and controversial match at Winter Olympics.

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ICU patients’ lives at risk in Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital amid Israel’s war

The hospital may be forced in the coming hours to ration electricity so that certain wards can be prioritised.

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5 European nations say Alexei Navalny was poisoned and blame the Kremlin

In a joint statement, the foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say Navalny was poisoned by Russia with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poison dart frogs.

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