Iran, US agree on 'guiding principles' in Geneva talks

Feb 18, 2026

Tehran [Iran], February 18: The United States and Iran resumed their negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying general agreement...

Israeli settlers displace 15 Palestinian families in West Bank, says official

Feb 18, 2026

Jerusalem [Israel], February 18: Israeli settlers have forced 15 Palestinian families to tear down their homes and depart from the northern Jordan Valley in...

BNP chief Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh's new prime minister

Feb 18, 2026

Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 18: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the country's new Prime Minister on Tuesday, alongside his Cabinet...

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Feb 18, 2026

Washington DC [US], February 18: US civil rights activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday morning, his...

Talks resume amid reports of Ukraine casualties, fire in Russia

Feb 18, 2026

Moscow [Russia], February 18: The Russia-Ukraine air war continued on Tuesday as the latest round of negotiations between the warring sides, mediated by the United...

US military says 11 killed in strikeson alleged drug smuggling boats

Feb 18, 2026

Washington DC [US], February 18: The US military said on Tuesday it had attacked three boats carrying alleged drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean...

More than a dozen killed in bomb blasts, gunfire in Pakistan's northwest

Feb 18, 2026

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18: Two bomb attacks and a gun battle between police and rebel fighters have killed more than a dozen people in northwest...

Polish president says his country needs its own nuclear weapons

Feb 17, 2026

Warsaw [Poland], February 17: Poland should have its own nuclear weapons programme, given the threat Russia poses to the country, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has...

Iran says it plans to hold technical discussion with UN nuclear watchdog

Feb 17, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], February 17: Iran plans to hold high-level talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday, amid...