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Iranian security chief Ali Larijani held talks in mediator Oman

What is going on with Iran-US talks?

The whiskers on the trunks of elephants have unique properties that grant them a highly evolved sense of touch

The secret to an elephant's grace? Whiskers

This long exposure picture taken on December 23, 2017 shows the Andromeda galaxy -- where researchers believe they have witnessed the collapse of a dying star into a black hole

Chance glimpse of star collapse offers new insight into black hole formation

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said 'the very concept of international cooperation is under attack'

'Unprecedented threat'

UN climate chief says 'new world disorder' threatens cooperation

While the Endangerment Finding initially applied only to a section of the Clean Air Act governing vehicle emissions, it was later incorporated into other regulations

Greenhouse gases

Trump dismantles legal basis for US climate rules

Flowers are placed near Tumbler Ridge Secondary school two days after the rural community experienced one of Canada's deadliest shootings

Canada PM to visit town in mourning after mass shooting

Dozens of cases against oil copmanies modeled on successful actions against the tobacco industry in the 1990s are playing out in state and local courts -- including claims of injuries, failure-to-warn, and even racketeering

'Get out of jail free card'

US lawmaker moves to shield oil companies from climate cases

India's Ishan Kishan reached his fifty off 20 balls

India tune-up for Pakistan showdown with 93-run rout of Namibia

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych's wears the helmet during a training session at Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 9, 2026

Disinformation campaign

Ukraine says Russia behind fake posts targeting Winter Olympics team

University students who oppose the Venezuelan government march on Youth Day in Caracas on February 12, 2026

'We are not afraid'

Thousands of Venezuelans stage march for end to repression

Ubisoft's star has fallen with investors in recent months

Amid restructuring

'Avatar' and 'Assassin's Creed' shore up troubled Ubisoft

In a first, women without hijab were seen at the rally

Accused of hypocrisy

Iranian state TV's broadcast of women without hijab angers critics

Federal agents detain a protester in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 3, 2026

Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Afghan director and actress Shahrbanoo Sadat laughs as she attends a press conference for the film "No Good Men" presented in Berlinale Special Gala at the 76th Berlinale.

Are there good men in Afghanistan?

'Naive optimist' opens Berlin Film Festival with Afghan romantic comedy

Workers are restoring the luxurious 1st century BC residence of Poppaea Sabina

Surprisingly vibrant colours

'Virgin' frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry had tears in her eyes after failing to persuade a disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of Ukrainians killed in the war with Russia

Memorial helmet

Ukrainian's disqualification from Winter Olympics gives Coventry first test

NATO said it was starting an Arctic Sentry mission to increase security in the region

As Greenland storm passes, US allies focus on stepping up in NATO

The plan for 2025 to 2035 foresees more use of the country's 57 nuclear power plants

France bets on nuclear power to phase out fossil fuels

Shocking footage

Shanghai road collapses into sinkhole during metro construction

This photo from London's Metropolitan Police shows former nursery care worker Vincent Chan, who has admitted charges including sexual assault

Admitted to 56 charges

UK nursery worker jailed for 18 years for 'wicked' serial child sex abuse

Balboa port on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal

Following annulled contract

HK firm CK Hutchison threatens legal action if Maersk takes over Panama ports

The Mexican Navy ship ARM Papaloapan arriving in Havana Bay with humanitarian aid

Amid US blockade

Two Mexican navy ships arrive with humanitarian aid for Cuba

Impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo is home to some of the world's rarest minerals

Race for rare earths

Belgian museum blocks US firm's access to DRC mining files

More than 18,000 homes were destroyed in the cyclone, according to the BNRGC, with over 50,000 damaged or flooded

8,800 people displaced

Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displaced

A US judge set a February 2027 trial date for President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC

Misleading editing

Judge sets Feb 2027 date for Trump's $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Russia wants users to switch to Max, a domestic messaging service that lacks end-to-end encryption

Tightening control

Russia is cracking down on WhatsApp and Telegram. Here's what we know

The elections are the first since the August 2024 student-led uprising ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina

Knife-edge race expected

Counting underway in first Bangladesh polls since deadly uprising

Norway's former prime minister Thorbjorn Jagland (L) and his lawyer (R) put on smiles as they left one of the premises being searched

'Nobel big shot'

Norway police search ex-PM Jagland's properties in probe over Epstein links

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