#theguardian.com. × First Thing: Obama, Clinton and Biden lead tributes to Jesse Jackson, ‘one of America’s greatest patriots’. Democratic former presidents and Donald Trump respond to the death of the civil rights leader at the age of 84. Plus, how worried should we be about China’s dancing robots?
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Philippine vice-president Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential bid. Sara Duterte, daughter of a former president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the Hague, pledged to offer her ‘life, strength and future’ in service of the Philippines
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure. CEO said services have restarted after termination of grants led to criticism that US was ceding ground to China
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister. Many voice hope that moment will mark move away from repression and unrest and a chance to revive economy
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Chinese tourists shun Japan over lunar new year holiday as rift deepens. Japanese prime minister’s refusal to back down over Taiwan comments brings more criticism and travel warnings from China
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Tony Burke ‘taking advice’ from security agencies about Australian women and children in Syria seeking to return. Temporary Exclusion Orders allow the home affairs minister to stop a person entering for up to two years, but there is a high bar for the powers
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bangladesh’s incoming PM Tarique Rahman sworn into parliament. Tarique Rahman set to take oath and become prime minister after landslide victory prompted by ousting of Sheikh Hasina
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country. Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney’s Town Hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges. Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China. Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing
#Feb.16.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war. Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for Russia
#Feb.16.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Cooper defends Palestine Action ban despite court ruling it was unlawful – UK politics live. High court said the then home secretary had not followed her own policies when bringing in the ban last summer
#Feb.15.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Ban on Palestine Action ‘massively backfired’, says group’s co-founder. Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
#Feb.14.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Andrew aide advised Epstein to omit conviction on China visa form, files suggest. Epstein files release shows David Stern advised against mentioning ‘being denied previously or criminal charges’
#Feb.14.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Ocasio-Cortez says US military aid to Israel ‘enabled a genocide in Gaza’. New York congresswoman criticizes ‘unconditional’ US aid and calls for enforcement of Leahy laws
#Feb.14.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Beijing pastry shop overrun by shoppers after Xi Jinping’s visit. Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × CIA publishes recruitment video aimed at disaffected Chinese soldiers. Army in turmoil after Xi Jinping placed top general under investigation for suspected corruption last month
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live. Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge; home secretary ‘disappointed’ by ruling and says government will appeal
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule. Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Agreement to allow Muslims to finish prayer at Isaac Herzog protest didn’t reach officers, NSW police say. Men praying were grabbed at Sydney town hall rally against Israeli president’s visit
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bangladesh election: BNP claims win in historic first election since overthrow of Hasina. Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil under autocratic ruler
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Kim close to naming teenage daughter as future North Korean leader, South believes. South Korea’s spy agency monitoring whether girl, believed to be 13, will appear at political conference this month
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Five plots to kill Syrian president or ministers were foiled last year, says UN. Report on Islamic State says Ahmed al-Sharaa was targeted twice by IS front group that bombed Damascus church
#Feb.12.2026 ×
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