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Father of Hong Kong activist sentenced to eight months in jail under national security law
By Jessie Pang and Anna-Lisa Fuglesang HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced the father of a wanted pro-democracy activist to eight months in prison on Thursday under the city's na...
Feb 25, 2026
Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol
By Jan Wolfe and Kristina Cooke Feb 25 (Reuters) - A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a dow...
Feb 25, 2026
Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction in rare legal victory
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surpri...
Feb 25, 2026
Fiji and Tuvalu to host pre-COP31 climate meetings
SYDNEY, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings in the lead-up to the COP31 climate summit in 2026, the Pacific Islands Forum said on Thursday. The bloc said Fiji will host the pre-C...
Feb 25, 2026
Homeland Security official rejects suggestion ICE agents will be at polling stations
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it was not planning immigration operations targeting polling locations during this year's midte...
Feb 25, 2026
US-Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva against backdrop of military threat
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new U.S. stri...
Feb 25, 2026
North Korea leader Kim's daughter appears at military parade, state media footage shows
By Kyu-seok Shim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade held in Pyongyang on Wednesday night, state media footage showed on ...
Feb 25, 2026
UK's Starmer faces latest test in tight-run local vote
MANCHESTER, England, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Keir Starmer faces a big test on Thursday when voters in Manchester cast their ballots for a new lawmaker in an election polls say is too close to call between ...
Feb 25, 2026
FBI obtained Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Biden administration
By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles, now the FBI director and White House Chief of Staff, when they were both pri...
Feb 25, 2026
Islamist militant attacks on Niger, Benin and Nigeria border zone soaring, research shows
LAGOS, Feb 26 - Militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are rapidly increasing their attacks on the borderlands between Niger, Benin and Nigeria, turning remote transit corridors into active co...
Feb 25, 2026
