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Trump to remove Vietnam from restricted tech list: Hanoi 21 Feb 2026 - 06:08 pm
A general view shows the sun setting over the skyline in the old quarter of Hanoi on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Paul / AFP)
Global AI summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI' 21 Feb 2026 - 02:03 pm
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Hong Kong to offer buy-outs for flats damaged in deadly fire 21 Feb 2026 - 01:19 pm
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India, Brazil sign agreement on critical minerals: Modi 21 Feb 2026 - 12:23 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) holds hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Virus kills dozens of tigers in Thailand park 21 Feb 2026 - 08:04 am
A tiger looks on while it is chained to be photographed by tourists at Chang Siam Park in Pattaya on February 12, 2020. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)
Strong earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan: AFP journalists 20 Feb 2026 - 04:47 pm
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Fans flock to Japan zoo to see viral baby monkey Punch 20 Feb 2026 - 12:21 pm
This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
Four militants killed in security operation in northwestern Pakistan 19 Feb 2026 - 09:29 pm
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Thai cops go undercover as lion dancers to nab suspected thief 19 Feb 2026 - 01:53 pm
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Japan city gets $3.6 mn donation in gold to fix water system 19 Feb 2026 - 01:48 pm
A person rides a bicycle as the Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background in Tokyo on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
AI Summit photo op fails to unite CEOs 19 Feb 2026 - 12:35 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) takes a group photo with AI company leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (C) and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (R) at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Modi calls for inclusive tech at AI summit 19 Feb 2026 - 11:31 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison 19 Feb 2026 - 11:10 am
South Korea ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun / POOL / AFP)
Five children among victims of fireworks shop explosion 19 Feb 2026 - 08:27 am
This photo shows the site of a fireworks retail store after explosion in Zhengji Town of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua)
Indian professor's robot dog claim at AI summit sparks uproar 18 Feb 2026 - 12:54 pm
A visitor walks past a display at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 17, 2026. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Cambodia records 1st newborn rare Mekong dolphin in 2026 17 Feb 2026 - 08:07 pm
File photo for representational purposes showing a dolphin in the Mekong River in Phnom Penh. AFP.
India govt discussing age restrictions with social media platforms 17 Feb 2026 - 12:24 pm
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Bangladesh's caretaker Prime Minister resigns 16 Feb 2026 - 11:35 pm
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Europe

French volunteer baker Loic Nervi holds a basket of freshly baked bread in his mobile bakery in Borodyanka, Kyiv region on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP) French volunteer bakes for Ukraine amid frosts and power outages
Representational image Toddler with faulty transplant that shocked Italy dies
Representational file photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President announces recapture of hundreds of kilometers in south of country
Snow covers chairs and tables of a cafe as winter strikes Vienna, Austria with snow and freezing temperatures on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths

Africa

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General view of a flooded street in Toamasina on February 15, 2026 after the passage of tropical cyclone Gezani. Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59
File photo: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi Strike disrupts flights at Kenya's main airport

Americas

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump imposes 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
This handout picture released by Ecuador's Environment Ministry shows park rangers releasing Floreana giant tortoises (Chelonoidis niger) on Floreana Island, in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Ecuador's Ministry of Environment / AFP) 158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island
First responders work at the entrance of the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires on February 20, 2026, after a mail package exploded. Three people were injured on February 20 by the explosion of a mail package at the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP) Three injured in blast at Buenos Aires police school
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