#theguardian.com. × Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands. Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelago
#Feb.22.2026
#theguardian.com. × Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous and inflammatory’. Arab and Islamic governments issue joint statement denouncing comments made on Tucker Carlson podcast
#Feb.22.2026
#theguardian.com. × China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner. Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing as China overtakes US as country’s leading export destination
#Feb.22.2026
#theguardian.com. × Combative Carlson-Huckabee interview reveals US right’s chasm over Israel. Parts of Maga view Israel with suspicion, but US ambassador continues to believe in its divine right to much of the Middle East
#Feb.21.2026
#theguardian.com. × The splinternet: how online shutdowns are getting cheaper and easier to impose. Iran has shown how plausible blackouts now are, with far-reaching consequences for the internet as we know it
#Feb.21.2026
#theguardian.com. × Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC. Demonstrators were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether. Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Osaka stunned by anonymous gift of gold bars to fix ageing water pipes. Mayor says Japanese city will respect donor’s specification that £2.7m gift must be used to repair dilapidated system
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Trump weighs strikes as he gives Iran ‘10 to 15 days’ to agree deal over nuclear programme – US politics live. The US has amassed an arsenal of military assets in the Middle East that would allow it to launch an aerial bombing campaign against Iran
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses. Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins
#Feb.20.2026
#theguardian.com. × Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’. US president links deal with military strikes against Iran in connection with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions
#Feb.19.2026
#theguardian.com. × Forget the Board of Peace, Trump may be closer than thought to attacking Iran. Tehran may claim it will not negotiate under duress, but that is precisely what it is being required to do
#Feb.19.2026
#theguardian.com. × Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail. Lawyer tells court there is ‘real doubt’ whether police gave lawful move-on direction during rally against Israeli president that ended in violent clashes
#Feb.19.2026
#theguardian.com. × Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea. Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024
#Feb.19.2026
#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
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