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• Sister of April Jones 'still waiting to wake up from nightmare' of her murder

  13-02-2026 23:57 via bbc.com
  April's disappearance in 2012 sparked the biggest missing person search in UK police history.
  
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• 19-year-old speedskater takes gold in 10,000 meters

  13-02-2026 23:57 via nbcnews.com
  19-year-old speedskater takes gold in 10,000 meters
  
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• Shaidorov wins gold as 'Quad God' Malinin crumbles

  13-02-2026 23:37 via bbc.com
  Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men's figure skating gold, suffers a nightmare on the ice.
  
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• British couple held by Taliban describe 'culture shock' returning to UK

  13-02-2026 23:24 via bbc.com
  Peter and Barbie Reynolds were released by the Taliban in September after being detained for seven-and-a-half months.
  
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• Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in effort to increase pressure on Iran

  13-02-2026 23:15 via theguardian.com
  USS Gerald R Ford will take about three weeks to sail to region, amid push for Iran to curb its nuclear ambitionsDonald Trump has ordered the world’s largest aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.The USS Gerald R Ford and its supporting warships should take about three weeks to return to the region, where they will join the USS Abraham Lincoln, d
  
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• 'We are not protected' says Hebron mayor as Israel expands West Bank control

  13-02-2026 23:12 via bbc.com
  Palestinians say an Israeli power grab shuts them out of decisions on planning and development in West Bank.
  
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• 'Matt Weston, take a bow!' - Team GB win first medal at 2026 Games

  13-02-2026 22:31 via bbc.com
  Matt Weston wins the first medal for Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home the men's skeleton gold at Milan-Cortina.
  
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• Wardley defends title in all-British bout with Dubois

  13-02-2026 22:21 via bbc.com
  Fabio Wardley will make the first defence of his world heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in all-British affair on Saturday, 9 May in Manchester.
  
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• How Weston handled pressure to win Olympic gold and GB's first medal

  13-02-2026 22:00 via bbc.com
  Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world, making history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina and securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.
  
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• Stakes climb as U.S. women advance to hockey semifinals

  13-02-2026 21:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. women's hockey team didn't celebrate after their thumping of Canada ended their preliminary round undefeated.
  
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• U.S. defeats Canada for first time in women's curling

  13-02-2026 20:54 via nbcnews.com
  U.S. defeats Canada for first time in women's curling
  
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• US politicians urge Mandelson to give evidence over Epstein

  13-02-2026 20:16 via bbc.com
  Lord Mandelson has previously expressed his regret for his continued association with Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Hiding pace? Too slow? What pre-season testing told us

  13-02-2026 20:16 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson assesses what we learnt- and what we didn't - from the first pre-season test in Bahrain.
  
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• Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

  13-02-2026 20:08 via bbc.com
  The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.
  
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• Ukraine strikes major Russian ammo depot with 'Flamingo' missile as Trump urges Zelenskyy to move on deal

  13-02-2026 19:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Video released this week shows Ukraine launching domestically produced FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles, as Kyiv pushes deeper strikes on Russian military infrastructure nearly four years into the war.Ukraine’s military said the missiles were used in an overnight attack on February 11 to 12 targeting a missile, ammunition and an explosives arsenal near the settlement of Kotluban in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, describing the facility as belonging to Russia’s Main Missile and Artil
  
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• Vonn needs more surgery but 'feels more like herself'

  13-02-2026 19:42 via bbc.com
  Lindsey Vonn says she is "finally feeling" more like herself but will require at least two more operations on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.
  
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• 'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention

  13-02-2026 19:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medication.
  
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• Boxers, dancers and weightlifters - the war dead pictured on banned Ukrainian slider's helmet

  13-02-2026 19:14 via bbc.com
  Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.
  
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• Don Lemon pleads not guilty to Minnesota church protest charges

  13-02-2026 19:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges connected to his coverage of protests over federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
  
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• University expels student who called for accountability over Hong Kong fire

  13-02-2026 18:58 via theguardian.com
  Discipline committee decides to terminate Miles Kwan from studies because of ‘multiple acts of misconduct’A Hong Kong university student who had called for accountability over a deadly fire at an apartment complex in the city has been expelled by the school for disciplinary offences.Miles Kwan, a politics student, was detained for two nights by the city’s national security police last year for “seditious intent” after handing out flyers calling for an independent in
  
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• Bitter dispute between Trump and EU over Gaza’s future breaks out into the open

  13-02-2026 18:51 via theguardian.com
  EU’s head of foreign policy claims ‘Board of Peace’ is vehicle for Trump with no accountability to Palestinians or UNA bitter dispute between Europe and the US over the future of Gaza has broken out into the open, with the EU’s head of foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, warning that Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” was a personal vehicle for the US president that removed any accountability to Palestinians or the United Nations.Spain’s foreign minister, Jo
  
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• Iran regime accused of killing 19 Christians in anti-regime protests as persecution continues: watchdog

  13-02-2026 18:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The Islamic Republic of Iran’s atrocities against demonstrators opposed to the regime has reportedly resulted in security forces killing at least 19 Iranian Christians, according to Article 18, an organization that promotes religious freedom in Iran.Article 18 reported on Feb. 9 that "The total number of Christians confirmed to have been killed during the protests is at least 19, including members of Iran’s recognized (Armenians and Assyrians) and unrecognized (converts) communities.
  
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• DHS shutdown looms as battle continues on Capitol Hill over demands to rein in ICE – US politics live

  13-02-2026 18:09 via theguardian.com
  Negotiations over funding bill stall as Democratic members of Congress try to force Republicans to consider measures on ICE and CBP behaviorThe annual rate of US inflation eased in January, according to the latest data consumer price index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Over the last 12 months, the cost of goods has increased by 2.4% – down from 2.7% in last month’s report.Lawmakers in the House and Senate left Washington on Thursday as the Department of Homel
  
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• California’s mountain lion population now protected by state’s Endangered Species Act

  13-02-2026 18:08 via theguardian.com
  State agencies are now mandated to protect the big cats, which have been increasingly vulnerable due to habitat lossMore than 1,400 mountain lions across California are now protected by the state’s Endangered Species Act, the state’s fish and game commission announced on Thursday.The commission unanimously voted to list six groups of central coast and southern California mountain lions under the California Endangered Species Act, meaning the agency determined that they are likely to
  
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• NGOs sound the alarm as families flee camp holding suspected IS fighters

  13-02-2026 18:06 via theguardian.com
  Annex holding 6,000 women and children is now mostly empty, raising security and humanitarian concernsMost of the foreign families of suspected Islamic State fighters have left al-Hawl camp since the Syrian government took control of the facility, prompting security and humanitarian concerns over their whereabouts.About 6,000 women and children from 42 different countries were previously held in the foreigners’ annex of al-Hawl camp in northeast Syria, which housed some of the most radical
  
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• NGOs sound alarm as foreign families flee camp holding suspected IS members

  13-02-2026 18:06 via theguardian.com
  Annexe holding 6,000 women and children is now mostly empty, raising security and humanitarian concernsMost of the foreign families of suspected Islamic State fighters have left al-Hawl camp since the Syrian government took control of the facility, prompting security and humanitarian concerns over their whereabouts.About 6,000 women and children from 42 different countries were previously held in the foreigners’ annexe of al-Hawl camp in north-east Syria, which housed some of the most radi
  
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• Curler Rich Ruohonen becomes oldest U.S. Winter Olympian

  13-02-2026 18:05 via nbcnews.com
  Curler Rich Ruohonen becomes oldest U.S. Winter Olympian
  
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• Even US will not be powerful enough ‘to go alone’, says Merz – Munich Security Conference live

  13-02-2026 18:01 via theguardian.com
  German chancellor says close relationship is advantage for both Europe and US but world order as we know it ‘not longer exists’If you need a primer on what’s on the agenda for the next three days, I spoke with the MSC’s head of policy Nicole Koenig, the author of the European part of their security report published ahead of the meeting.I asked her what is most likely to be the focus of this year’s forum, will Rubio deliver a “JD Vance 2.0” speech or say
  
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• Calls mount for release of Palestinian protester held by ICE for nearly a year

  13-02-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Leqaa Kordia was taken into custody last March, nearly a year after being arrested at a protest at ColumbiaCalls are mounting for the release of a Palestinian woman who has been held in immigration detention for nearly a year following her arrest at a pro-Palestine protest last year, with several elected officials weighing in after a medical emergency renewed attention to her case.Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old originally from the West Bank, was arrested in April 2024 at a protest against Israel&rs
  
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• AI is indeed coming – but there is also evidence to allay investor fears

  13-02-2026 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Opinions are divided about the potential impact of artificial intelligence as the response to a recent viral essay showsUK ad agencies undergo their biggest exodus of staff as AI threatens industryThe message from investors to the software, wealth management, legal services and logistics industries this month has been clear: AI is coming for your business.The release of new, ever more powerful AI tools has coincided with a stock market slide, which has swept up sectors as diverse as drug distrib
  
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• Ukrainian athlete seeking to honor killed countrymen loses appeal to compete at Olympics

  13-02-2026 17:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych remains barred from Olympic competition, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Friday, upholding his earlier disqualification for wearing a “helmet of remembrance” for his countrymen killed by Russia
  
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• Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win – The Latest

  13-02-2026 17:57 via theguardian.com
  The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Palestine Action was the first direct action protest group to be proscribed.The decision was widely condemned and was defied by a civil disobedience campaign, during which more than 2,000 people have been arrested. From July last year, being a member of – or showing support for – the group became an offence punishable by up to 14 years in pri
  
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• ‘What word is there for this?’ Tumbler Ridge reaches for unity in storm of grief

  13-02-2026 17:54 via theguardian.com
  In Canadian town stunned by shooting perpetrated by one of its own, there is anger, but also a prevailing sense of dutyResidents of the Canadian mining town Tumbler Ridge largely agree that Tuesday 10 February began like a normal day. The cloudy haze that settled over the valley was typical. So, too, was the chill of winter.There were no hints that the quiet and comfortable routine of daily life in the mountains would be irrevocably shattered in one of Canada’s worst acts of mass violence.
  
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• A new generation of American curlers arrives on the Olympic stage

  13-02-2026 17:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minnesota — When Danny Casper prepares to throw, confidence takes over.“I look to my right, look to my left and down the sheet, and I just think there’s no good reason that I should miss this shot," he told NBC News.
  
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• UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers

  13-02-2026 17:45 via theguardian.com
  Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appealThree senior judges have ruled that the ban on the direct action group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws was disproportionate and unlawful, handing the home secretary a humiliating defeat.Shabana Mahmood was urged to respect the court’s decision after the judges said the ban, introduced by her predecessor Yvette Cooper, impinged on the right to protest and should be qua
  
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• Bangladesh election: BNP wins historic first vote since overthrow of Hasina

  13-02-2026 17:45 via theguardian.com
  Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil The Bangladesh Nationalist party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won a sweeping victory in the country’s first election since a gen Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.Results from the election commission confirmed the BNP alliance had won 212 seats, returning the party to power after 20 years, while the rival alliance, led by the Islamist party Jamaa
  
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• San Francisco teachers strike ends as tentative deal reached with district

  13-02-2026 17:32 via theguardian.com
  School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefitsSan Francisco teachers who have been on strike over wages and family health benefits have reached a tentative agreement with the school district.The San Francisco unified school district (SFUSD) says schools will reopen to staff on Friday and to students on Wednesday after two holidays. Continue reading...
  
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• Scottish Labour leader says he doesn’t regret calling for Starmer to quit – UK politics live

  13-02-2026 17:30 via theguardian.com
  Anas Sarwar said that he stood by what he said when he announced on Monday that he wanted the prime minister to stand downThe Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a high court ruling defending the interim guidance it issued to organisations about the implications of the supreme court judgement saying that, when the Equality Act refers to sex, it means biological sex.The guidance – described as an “interim update” – was controversial because it was seen as ove
  
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• Two jailed over plot to attack Jewish community

  13-02-2026 17:16 via bbc.com
  Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein planned to carry out an "Isis-inspired plot", a court hears.
  
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• Two men jailed for life over plot to attack Greater Manchester’s Jewish community

  13-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  An undercover operative stopped the pair from carrying out what could have been UK’s deadliest terrorist attackTwo men have been jailed for life after attempting to stage one of the UK’s deadliest terrorist attacks before it was thwarted by an undercover operative.Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, who had sworn allegiance to Islamic State (IS), planned a marauding firearms attack targeting Greater Manchester’s Jewish community. Continue reading...
  
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• Haiti’s Winter Olympics kit redesigned at last minute to fit IOC guidelines

  13-02-2026 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Designer Stella Jean forced to paint over image of revolutionary on ski suits after being told it breached rulesWinter Olympics live – latest updatesThe designer behind the Haitian team’s uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics has said she had to redesign their ski suits for the opening ceremony after being told they did not comply with the guidelines on athlete expression by the International Olympic Committee.The uniforms, designed by the Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean, were ba
  
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• Two federal agents on leave over 'untruthful' remarks about violent Minneapolis encounter

  13-02-2026 16:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal prosecutor is seeking to dismiss charges against two men involved in what authorities described as a violent altercation with immigration agents in Minneapolis last month.
  
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• Beijing pastry shop overrun by shoppers after Xi Jinping’s visit

  13-02-2026 16:17 via theguardian.com
  Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around cityA Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats.Traffic was brought to a standstill in Beijing’s capital as the president took a tour around the city on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Will the US Supreme Court stand up to Trump?

  13-02-2026 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Or will the court expand the US president’s power?
  
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• Norway's Klaebo ties medal record with eighth gold

  13-02-2026 16:15 via nbcnews.com
  Norway's Klaebo ties medal record with eighth gold
  
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• Showdown in the American west as Colorado River faces crucial deadline: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’

  13-02-2026 16:11 via theguardian.com
  Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake?The future of the American west hangs in balance this week, as seven states remained at a stalemate over who should bear the brunt of the enormous water cuts needed to pull the imperiled Colorado River back from the brink. Time is running short to reach a deal before a critical deadline, set for Saturday.In the region where water has
  
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• Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now

  13-02-2026 16:06 via bbc.com
  Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
  
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• Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment

  13-02-2026 16:02 via theguardian.com
  Author says she is ‘disgusted’ by claim from jury president Wim Wenders that film-makers should remain apoliticalThe author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlinale after the film festival’s chief jurist said film-makers must stay out of politics.The festival got off to a shaky start on Thursday after the competition jury, led by the German film-maker Wim Wenders, fielded questions about the conflict in Gaza. Asked if films can affect political change, Wenders said that &
  
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• Snowboarder Chloe Kim breaks down her silver medal win

  13-02-2026 15:48 via nbcnews.com
  Snowboarder Chloe Kim breaks down her silver medal win
  
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• Canada school deaths suspect created shooting simulator on gaming platform

  13-02-2026 15:43 via theguardian.com
  Roblox says it has removed account after massacre that left nine people including the shooter deadThe 18-year-old suspect in a high school shooting in British Columbia had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, it has been revealed.The simulator, set in what appeared to be a virtual shopping mall, allowed users – represented as Roblox-style avatars – to pick up weapons and shoot other players, 404 Media reported on Thursday. Continue reading...
  
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