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Top News Stories for Monday, February 23rd 2026
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Dalal Street is poised to open Monday amid fresh uncertainity after US President Donald Trump announced increasing temporary global tariffs on nearly all imports, from 10% to 15%. The move came just a day after the US Supreme Court struck down his earlier broad tariff programme, leaving investors questioning whether trade tensions are returning. Earlier this week, Supreme Court had ruled that Trump exceeded his ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Behind the scenes, real journalism faces real resistance. We keep reporting anyway. Member support protects our independence and keeps tough stories in the light. Join today to help defend a free press. Already a member? MILAN (AP) — It had to be the for Olympic gold. As the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago showed, the North American powerhouses are atop the hockey world on the international stage. They proved ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark's defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets. "The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised treatment, they receive it in Denmark. So it's not as if ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
By A few months after the longest full federal government shutdown in history, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now in the midst of a partial shutdown as lawmakers have yet to agree on a plan to fund the agency. Now, some travelers will be feeling the pain at the airport. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which runs the security checkpoints at the airport, is an arm of DHS. Now, as a ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said early Sunday it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan , targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed. Pakistan didn't specify the locations targeted, but the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement "various civilian areas" in the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Arab and Muslim governments have condemned remarks made by the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel would be justified in taking over a vast stretch of the Middle East on Biblical grounds. In an interview with conservative US commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked whether Israel had a right to an area which the host said was, according to the Bible, "essentially the entire Middle ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Cities and towns along the East Coast scrambled to prepare for a bout with heavy snow and damaging winds after forecasters issued blizzard alerts for communities from Maryland to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service warned that once the storm intensifies Sunday it could prove significantly more severe than projections made just a few days ago. The weather service said 1 to 2 feet (about ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Rondale Moore , the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. Police said Moore died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in his ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
NASA chief Jared Isaacman ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Saturday ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues. Workers detected a problem with helium flow to the massive SLS rocket that will "take the March launch window out of ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Demands for accountability are mounting after internal records revealed this week that an officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old US citizen, almost a year ago in South Padre Island, Texas . "While Martinez's death was reported in local media at the time, the reports did not identify HSI involvement or disclose that a federal ...
Source: commondreams.org
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Halligan resigned from the position last month after judges in the district continued to express skepticism regarding the legitimacy of her appointment A federal prosecutor , recently selected by judges for a key Virginia office that pursued cases against figures critical of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Police continue searches at Mountbatten-Windsor's former Windsor home after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office Buckingham Palace will not oppose plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession, the Guardian understands, as police confirmed a search of his former Windsor home would continue over the weekend. Royal sources indicated on Saturday that King Charles would not ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah group , including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday. The Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, but did not distinguish between militants and civilians. The Hezbollah officials told The Associated Press that the eight militants were killed in strikes near the village of Rayak in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
More than 1,5000 political prisoners in Venezuela have applied for amnesty under a new law that came into effect just a few days ago, according to the head of the country's legislature. "A total of 1,557 cases are being addressed immediately, and hundreds of people deprived of their freedom are already being released under the amnesty law", National Assembly chief Jorge Rodriguez told a news conference on Saturday. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at the age of 89. Pirates owner Bob Nutting said "Maz was one of a kind, a true Pirates legend ... His name will always be tied to the biggest home run in baseball history ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
There has been pressure from Republicans, including Donald Trump, to incorporate religion into public school classrooms, but it has prompted legal challenges on constitutional grounds. A US court has cleared the way for a law to take effect, which requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms in Louisiana. The policy is controversial because critics argue it violates the separation of church ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
drones struck an industrial site deep on Saturday, which a Russian news channel said was a key state-owned missile factory. The attack took place in Russia's Udmurt Republic, leaving 11 hurt, three of whom were hospitalized, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin, the local health minister. "One of the republic's facilities was attacked by drones" launched by Ukraine, regional head Alexander Brechalov said in ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
– The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out another accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations." It said the strike killed three people. A video linked to the post shows a boat floating in the water ...
Source: news4jax.com