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Sunday, 22 February 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 05:25 CST
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Epstein pressed billionaire media mogul to influence coverage, files reveal

Epstein leveraged ties with Mortimer Zuckerman to try to steer tabloid's coverage of abuse allegations.

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Shipping giant MSC facilitates trade from Israeli settlements through EU

Commercial documents shed light on hundreds of shipments from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Two babies among 53 people dead or missing after boat capsizes off Libya

Shipwreck brings number people reported dead or missing on Central Mediterranean route this year to at least 484.

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Venezuela rearrests opposition figure Guanipa after release: Prosecutor

Public prosecutor says Guanipa placed under house arrest, as opposition figure's son, allies decry 'kidnapping'.

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Netanyahu to meet Trump in US to discuss Iran, says Israeli PM

The Israeli PM wants US-Iran talks to address Tehran’s ballistic missiles – a red line for Tehran.

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The anatomy of the Epstein network

Mapping the scale of the Epstein network, and why parts of the story are being downplayed.

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Mbappe, Real Madrid defeat Valencia; narrow gap to Barcelona on ladder

Goals by Kylian Mbappe and Alvaro Carreras allowed Real Madrid to peg back Barcelona in the La Liga standings.

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Israeli security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank

The Palestinian presidency calls the decision a 'dangerous' Israeli 'attempt to legalize settlement expansion'.

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Ukrainian president says US set June deadline for Russia and Ukraine to end war

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy said the U.S. has set a June deadline for Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, even as Washington and Russia discuss $12 trillion in economic deals that could affect Ukraine.

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

A Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old activist and publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty under China's national security law.

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Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.

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LIVE: Israel approves measures to expand its powers in occupied West Bank

The rules will make it easier for Israeli settlers to buy land and give Israel more powers to enforce its laws.

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Japan’s Takaichi vows to deliver on tax cuts after LDP’s ‘historic’ win

LDP looks set to secure 316 seats in Japan's 500-member house, marking its best result since its founding in 1955.

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Super Bowl 2026: Seahawks ride defence, Walker to beat Patriots

Seattle Seahawks produce a dominant defensive display to outmuscle the New England Patriots 29-13.

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China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced th

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