FEBRUARY 26, 2026
Donald Trump has urged Sir Keir Starmer, pictured together in September 2025, not to ‘give away Diego Garcia’ - Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
Donald Trump is refusing to back Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal again unless the Prime Minister allows the US to use the islands to strike Iran.
The US president is understood to have asked to use Diego Garcia,...
FEBRUARY 26, 2026
Outgoing WEF President Børge Brende delivers a speech at the forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2026. - Harun Ozalp/Anadolu/Getty Images
A month ago, Børge Brende interviewed US President Donald Trump following his address to government and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland.
On Thursday, the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, which organizes the annual gathering in the...
FEBRUARY 25, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not pictured) in Budapest, Hungary, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data, saying in an internal...
FEBRUARY 25, 2026
Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, on August 4, 2025. - Kiichiro Sato/AP/File
A sprawling Chinese influence operation — accidentally revealed by a Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT — focused on intimidating Chinese dissidents abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, according to a new report from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT...
FEBRUARY 24, 2026
President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on February 24, 2026. - Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Reuters
President Donald Trump made false claims in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Here is a fact check of some of Trump’s remarks so far:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims US has secured ‘$18 trillion’ in investments
Trump repeated...
FEBRUARY 23, 2026
Ramayana
The Ramayana has never lived only in verses or manuscripts. It has lived in footsteps, in rivers crossed, in forests remembered, and in temples where lamps are still lit every morning. Long before it became a story we read, it was a journey people believed in, walked through, and passed down not as fiction, but as lived...
FEBRUARY 23, 2026
Most Dangerous Wildlife in the World.
The most dangerous wildlife in the world is not limited to one terrifying predator or a single deadly incident. Around the globe, certain countries are home to venomous snakes, powerful predators, disease-spreading insects, and marine creatures capable of killing within minutes. From remote rainforests to crowded villages, the real danger often lies...
FEBRUARY 23, 2026
BANGKOK — U.S. futures declined and global markets exhibited mixed reactions on Monday following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn most of President Donald Trump’s extensive tariffs.
Despite this ruling, Trump indicated his intention to explore alternative methods for imposing import taxes, including an executive order for a global tariff initially set at 10% and later increased to...
FEBRUARY 23, 2026
Washington, D.C. - The United States imposed a 50 percent tariff on India because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Democratic Senator Mark Warner. He alleged Trump made economic decisions based on personal interests, rather than policy decision.
Last year, the president first imposed a 25% tariff and...
FEBRUARY 22, 2026
An aerial view shows ice blocks in the water near the coastline of the city of Nuuk, Greenland. Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump says he is sending a "great hospital boat" to Greenland.
The president said many people on the Arctic island are sick and need care.
Greenland has free, universal healthcare.
President...
