Ukraine says former energy minister German Galushchenko was detained as corruption probe widened
Anti-corruption detectives said they detained Ukraine’s former energy minister while he was trying to cross the border on February 15.
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Western allies say Navalny was poisoned with dart-frog toxin, deepening blame on Moscow
Britain and four European allies say analysis of samples from Alexei Navalny showed a lethal epibatidine toxin, reinforcing claims that he was deliberately poisoned in prison.
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Milagro Navas seeks re-election in El Salvador’s La Libertad Este
The only opposition-aligned mayor in the district said she will run again in 2027, keeping a local foothold for a weakened opposition.
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UK court rules Palestine Action ban unlawful, dealing blow to terror designation
The High Court said the British government’s move to proscribe the activist group was unlawful, reopening a politically charged dispute over protest and security law.
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Angus Taylor takes Liberal leadership as Sussan Ley quits politics
The Australian Liberal party chose Angus Taylor as leader and Jane Hume as deputy, while Sussan Ley’s retirement triggered a by-election in Farrer.
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BNP wins Bangladesh election in historic first poll since 2024 uprising
Bangladesh’s centre-right BNP has won a sweeping parliamentary majority in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, with voters also backing constitutional reform.
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South Carolina State University shooting leaves two dead and one injured
Two people were killed and another wounded in a shooting at a dormitory building at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
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Thorbjørn Jagland charged in Norway corruption case tied to U.S. sex trade links
The charges against the former Norwegian prime minister raise rare criminal allegations around a senior European statesman.
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Barbados heads to the polls with Mottley poised for a third term
Polls and on-the-ground reporting point to another victory for Mia Mottley even as cost of living and crime remain live issues.
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One killed and three injured in shooting at Russian technical college in Anapa
Anadolu reported that a student opened fire at a technical college in Anapa, leaving a guard dead and three people wounded.
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School shooting in Hat Yai leaves one dead and three injured
A shooting at a school in Hat Yai, southern Thailand, killed one person and injured three others, including the suspect.
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Colombian senator Aida Quilcué and two bodyguards abducted in Cauca
Authorities later found the senator and her security detail after an abduction on a road in Cauca Department, raising alarms over political safety.
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Tirana protest turns violent as Albania’s corruption anger boils over
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon in central Tirana as demonstrators pressed demands for the resignation of Albania’s government over corruption allegations tied to Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.
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Philippine court says same-sex partners may co-own property
The Supreme Court ruled that relationships the law had left “invisible” can be recognised when both partners contribute to a home or other asset.
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Canada’s RCMP says nine killed in Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Police say nine people were killed in the Tumbler Ridge shooting, including the suspect, and no ongoing threat remains to the public.
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Five dead and five missing after kidnapping of mining workers in Sinaloa
Prosecutors say bodies have been found as the search continues for workers abducted from a Canadian company's silver project in Mexico.
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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong national security case
The Hong Kong media tycoon received the city’s longest national security sentence after being convicted of foreign collusion and sedition.
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Iran sentences Narges Mohammadi to prison and internal exile in new crackdown
A lawyer says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been given a six-year prison term, a two-year travel ban and exile to South Khorasan, though the verdict can still be appealed.
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Australia’s Coalition reunites after second split in a year
Sussan Ley and David Littleproud struck a deal to reunite the Liberal-National Coalition after another split, restoring a shared opposition frontbench.
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People’s Party wins Aragon election but falls short of a majority
Spain’s ruling party came first in Aragon while losing ground, leaving coalition arithmetic to decide who can govern.
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Takaichi’s Party Wins Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, giving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi room to pursue a sharper conservative agenda after only three months in office.
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Senegal Police Arrest 14 in Child Abuse Network Case
Senegalese police say they have arrested 14 suspects in a child abuse network allegedly run by a French citizen, exposing a case that stretched across years and crossed borders.
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Venezuelan Opposition Figure Guanipa Freed, Then Taken Again Hours Later
Juan Pablo Guanipa was released from prison in Caracas after more than eight months, only for armed men in civilian clothes to kidnap him hours later, turning a brief moment of relief into a fresh crisis.
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Morgan McSweeney Resigns as Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff
Morgan McSweeney stepped down as UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, saying he was responsible for advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.
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