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Saturday, 21 February 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 23:25 CST
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Reporter’s Notebook: Portugal’s far right surges in presidential election

In the tourist haven of the Algarve, disaffected locals are embracing the far right as the cost of living rises.

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Thousands mourn 32 victims of Islamabad Shia mosque bombing in Pakistan

Pakistan blames 'Indian-backed proxies' for the attack; New Delhi rejects the accusation as 'baseless and pointless'.

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India now sets the terms of global cricket

India’s financial dominance is reshaping the sport’s global balance.

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France to investigate former culture minister Lang over Epstein links

Pressure is mounting for Lang to resign as head of a French cultural institute over his ties to convicted sex offender.

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Iran’s foreign minister slams hypocrisy over Israeli military expansion

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed the double standard allowing Israel to expand its military.

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LIVE: Palestine is region’s ‘moral compass’, Iran FM tells Al Jazeera Forum

Today's event focuses on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the state of the Arab world.

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State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office

The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.

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Japan's first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.

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In Japan’s election, voters hope for relief from rising prices

Japanese households are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet as wages fail to keep pace with rising prices.

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UN, US condemn RSF drone strikes on aid deliveries in famine-hit Sudan

The Sudan Doctors Network calls the attack in North Kordofan a 'blatant violation of international humanitarian law'.

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Trump hails ‘very good’ Iran talks but maintains threat of military action

President Donald Trump told reporters that the US had ‘very good’ talks with Iran in Oman on Friday.

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Vanishing wildlife at Egypt’s Lake Qarun force fishermen to abandon trade

Toxic waters of Lake Qarun devastate fishermen's livelihoods, leaving boats idle and restaurants empty along its shores.

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How Basant became Lahore’s signature festival in Pakistan

After years of restrictions, Lahore cautiously celebrates the return of its iconic spring kite festival.

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LIVE: Iran’s top diplomat addresses Al Jazeera Forum in Doha

Today's event focuses on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the state of the Arab world.

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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to convene in Washington, discuss Gaza: Report

Report by news outlet Axios says that first meeting of board tasked with governing Gaza will take place on February 19.

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