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‘Country of the blind’: How will Bangladesh remember Muhammad Yunus? 

05 February 2026

Dhaka, Bangladesh – As Rubel Chaklader drove his autorickshaw through the busy Dhaka traffic in late January, he soun...

UN warns of humanitarian collapse in Cuba as US seeks to block oil supplies 

05 February 2026

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba if its energy need...

Australia charges teen over online threat as Israeli president due to visit 

04 February 2026

News|Protests An Australian teenager has been charged for allegedly making online threats against Israeli President Isaa...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,442 

04 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Thursday, February 5: Fighting An estimated 55,000 Ukrainian soldi...

UN agency warns of ‘sharp increase’ in measles cases in the Americas 

04 February 2026

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a United Nations agency, has issued a new report warning of an uptick in me...

Man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump to serve life in prison 

04 February 2026

News|Donald Trump A judge has sentenced Ryan Routh, convicted of plotting to kill Donald Trump two months before the 202...

US-Iran nuclear talks set for Oman on Friday, Tehran confirms 

04 February 2026

News|Nuclear Weapons Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that nuclear talks between his country and th...

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California redistricting effort 

04 February 2026

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a California redistricting measure meant to net the Democratic Pa...

Ukraine says first day of peace talks with Russia ‘productive’ 

04 February 2026

Ukrainian and Russian officials have wrapped up their first day of United States-mediated peace talks and are set to rec...

Russia criticises US as final nuclear warhead treaty set to expire 

04 February 2026

Russia says it is “no longer bound” by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the last remaining...