Gas explosion kills 13 after apartment building partially collapsed in southern Pakistan

19 février 2026 à 08:29

Police and rescue officials say a gas explosion has ripped through an apartment building in Pakistan’s largest port city of Karachi, killing at least 13 people, after part of the structure collapsed

Modi pitches India as global artificial intelligence hub at AI summit

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19 février 2026 à 07:37

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide

A beloved teacher in Morocco unmasked: Frenchman investigated over abuse of 89 boys

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19 février 2026 à 07:12

A Frenchman who seemed like a beloved teacher in Morocco now faces accusations of decades of abuse

US Southern Command chief meets Venezuela's president weeks after Maduro's capture

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19 février 2026 à 01:42

The top U.S. military commander for Latin America has met with Venezuela’s acting president in Caracas as both sides discuss security and policy goals

Leila Shahid, first female Palestinian ambassador, dies in France at 76

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18 février 2026 à 21:04

Leila Shahid, the first female Palestinian diplomat, who held prominent posts in Europe during some of the most tumultuous years of the Mideast conflict, has died in France at the age of 76

Pope laments 'ashes of international law' left by today's conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

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18 février 2026 à 19:48

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday

Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

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18 février 2026 à 18:23

A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times

Police on the case: How Rome's beloved Bernini elephant sculpture lost the tip of its tusk — again

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18 février 2026 à 15:16

Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk

Russia hosts Cuban foreign minister and urges US not to blockade Cuba

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18 février 2026 à 12:48

The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow on Wednesday as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages caused by a U

Ramadan ushers in a month of fasting, worship and charity for Muslims

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18 février 2026 à 12:46

Muslims worldwide will begin daily fasting from dawn to sunset as Ramadan begins

UK interest rate cut expected in March after inflation drop

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18 février 2026 à 12:25

Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to a 10-month low largely on the back of lower food and gas prices

Ramadan ushers in a month of fasting, worship and charity for Muslims worldwide, in photos

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17 février 2026 à 22:20

Muslims worldwide will begin daily fasting from dawn to sunset as Ramadan starts, marking a period of worship, reflection and charity. The holy month, the ninth in the Islamic lunar calendar, brings families together for meals to break the fast. This year, Ramadan is expected to begin around Feb. 18 or 19, but the actual start may vary by country due to differing moon sighting practices.

Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his political views

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17 février 2026 à 21:32

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators

Police arrest man who ran towards the US Capitol building holding a shotgun

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17 février 2026 à 21:24

Police in Washington, D.C., say they’ve arrested a man who ran towards the U.S. Capitol building holding a shotgun

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band to launch 'Land of Hope and Dreams' US tour next month

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17 février 2026 à 19:34

Bruce Springsteen brings his political message back to U.S. arenas with a new run of shows

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

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17 février 2026 à 18:45

A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him

Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, US military says

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17 février 2026 à 18:08

The U.S. military says it's carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters

Kenya's main airport resumes operations after 2-day strike

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17 février 2026 à 14:12

Kenya’s main airport in Nairobi is restarting normal operations after workers agreed to end a two-day strike

Delaware man married in the 1970s to former first lady Jill Biden set for plea in wife's death

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17 février 2026 à 13:18

The long-ago husband of former first lady Jill Biden is set to enter a plea in Delaware to charges that he killed his current wife

Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over tweet accusing kingdom of antisemitism

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17 février 2026 à 10:25

Belgium has summoned the U.S. ambassador after he accused the country of antisemitic prosecution over a Jewish circumcision case

Guatemala ends emergency powers after a monthlong crackdown sparked by 10 police killings

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17 février 2026 à 04:33

Guatemala has ended its monthlong state of emergency after deadly attacks on police pushed President Bernardo Arévalo to seek special powers against gangs