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Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor’s diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on […]
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology’s viability
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Feb 15 – The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane […]
ANALYSIS-EU weighs two-track approach to break economic reform deadlock
BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – EU governments have long preached unity as the best response to U.S. and Chinese economic pressure, but are discovering they need urgently to boost Europe’s […]
North Korea’s new Congress to reset arms goals as gaps seen in 2021 plan
SEOUL, Feb 16 (Reuters) – North Korea is set to unveil new weapons development goals at its Ninth Party Congress this month, amid assessments that Pyongyang has checked off only […]
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman makes first court appearance
SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach in an attack that killed 15 people appeared in […]
Ecuador celebrates carnival holiday under tightened security measures
QUITO, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Ecuador began its four-day national holiday on Saturday with vibrant carnival celebrations and a surge in tourism. Read full story Date: 16 February, 2026 8:00 […]
Day 9 Roundup: Klaebo makes Winter Olympic history while Brignone, Weston complete golden doubles
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first athlete in Winter Olympic history to win nine gold medals, while host nation Italy witnessed another golden […]
German duo set season best to seize lead in pairs short program at Milan-Cortina
MILAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led the pairs figure skating after posting a season-best 80.01 points in the short program on Sunday at […]
Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 15
MILAN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Following is the medal table at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games after the competitions on Sunday, February 15 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze […]
Switzerland, Sweden extend winning streaks in Olympic curling round robin
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Switzerland and Sweden extended their winning streaks in the men’s and women’s curling round-robin competitions respectively at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games here […]