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Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:35:31 GMTThailand prepares for general election
Thai voters will vote in a snap elections on Sunday to choose their third prime minister in just two years. The vote was called in December after the current prime minister dissolved parliament to sidestep a no-confidence motion and to take advantag...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:29:38 GMTUS arrest suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack
A suspect accused of being a "key participant" in the deadly attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 has been taken into US custody, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced. Jennie Shin reports.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:24:22 GMTUS: Talks with Iran were "very good", negotiations will continue early next week
US President Donald Trump on Friday described the latest round of indirect talks between Washington and Tehran as "very good", saying that the discussions would like resume "early next week". The Oman talks are the first since the US joined Israel's...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:22:06 GMTSuicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31
The Islamic State group has said it was behind a deadly suicide bombing that killed at least 31 people during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad. Pakistan's Shiite minority have been targeted in sectarian violence in the past, including ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:57:14 GMTTakaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote
Opinion polls suggest that Takaichi's ruling bloc, led by the Liberal Democratic Party, could romp home in Sunday's vote and secure a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house.
"Pushing the button for growth is the Takaichi cabinet's job. Jap...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:29:11 GMTEngland's Salt passed fit for T20 World Cup opener
He will open the batting alongside wicketkeeper Jos Buttler against Nepal at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Sunday in Group C.
Salt missed Tuesday's third T20 against Sri Lanka with a back spasm but trained successfully on Friday and will take his pl...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:19:13 GMTSpain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths
The latest depression, christened Storm Marta, has prompted the deployment of more than 26,500 rescuers in Portugal, where the foul weather has led three municipalities to postpone Sunday's presidential vote till next week.
Both countries have issu...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:06:50 GMTSuper Bowl - Why Trump and MAGA are at war with the event
🏈🎵🇺🇸 #GreenDay, #BadBunny... once again, America’s most watched television event - the #SuperBowl - promises an epic show. Yet, contrary to last year, president #Trump won’t be attending, and is likely to come under heavy fire duri...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:33:09 GMTFaheem blitz sees Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup
Pakistan were made to sweat as the Netherlands took a flurry of late wickets to leave them needing 29 off the last two overs with only three wickets in hand at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
Faheem then hit 24, including three sixes, off a 19th ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:21:16 GMTPushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena
Despite helping to spearhead the uprising that led to this vote, women are poised to be largely excluded from the South Asian country's political arena.
Regardless of which parties win next week, the outcome will see Bangladesh governed almost excl...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:51:10 GMTCrypto firm accidentally sends $40 bn in bitcoin to users
Bithumb said it accidentally sent 620,000 bitcoins, currently worth more than $40 billion, and blocked trading and withdrawals for the 695 affected users within 35 minutes after the error occurred on Friday.
According to local reports, Bithumb was ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:31:10 GMTPistons end Knicks' NBA winning streak, Celtics edge Heat
Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points off the bench while Tobias Harris and Isaiah Stewart added 15 points apiece for East leaders Detroit.
The Pistons, coming off an embarrassing loss to the lowly Washington Wizards on Thursday, took control in the firs...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:17:13 GMTFunerals for victims of suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31
The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing.
City officials said 31 people died and another 169 were wounded in the explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Kha...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:35:21 GMTA tale of two villages: Cambodians lament Thailand's border gains
On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.
Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:31:10 GMTPolice identify suspect in disappearance of Australian boy
Police say they launched the largest search in the history of South Australia when four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing in late September from his family's Oak Park Station in the outback north of Adelaide.
The mystery of the missing boy g...