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France adopts 2026 budget after two no-confidence votes fail 

02 February 2026

News|Politics France has passed a budget for 2026 after two no-confidence motions failed, allowing the legislation to pa...

Democrats scored election win in Texas. How significant is it for Trump? 

02 February 2026

Democrats in the United States are rejoicing over a Texas State Senate special election victory they say reflects growi...

Modi to Kevin Rudd: How Epstein files set off a storm far beyond the US 

02 February 2026

New Delhi, India – The latest release of documents related to the US Justice Department investigation into the crimes ...

Trump and Petro clash over how best to uproot Colombia’s cocaine crops 

02 February 2026

The Petro administration has also continued to target criminal networks that traffic in cocaine through arrests and the ...

Syrian forces deploy in Hasakah under ceasefire agreement with SDF 

02 February 2026

News|Syria’s War The Syrian army has moved into the northeastern city of Hasakah, which was formerly under the con...

Zelenskyy warns of ‘logistics terror’ as Russia hits Ukraine railway 

02 February 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has ordered Ukraine’s military leaders to respond after a spate of Russian attac...

Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in graft case 

02 February 2026

News|Courts A Bangladesh court handed down jail sentences to exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, U...

Iran’s economy falters as internet shutdown hits people, businesses hard 

02 February 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s economic outlook appears increasingly grim more than three weeks after the start of what becam...

How Balochistan attacks threaten Pakistan’s promises to China, Trump 

02 February 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s ...

Japan deep-sea hunt finds rare earths as it seeks to cut reliance on China 

02 February 2026

News|Mining Japan has announced the discovery of rare earth elements at record sea depths. The government said on Monday...