The Petersburg Post

Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been under intense pressure to resign. It follows his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador in Washington, despite knowledge of his connections to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Among Starmer's potential replacements are his former deputy Angela Rayner, Health Minister Wes Streeting and former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband. British Prime Minister Keir ...

Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 - Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Air Canada became the first scheduled airline to withdraw services to Cuba due to shortages of jet fuel as the United States tightened its energy embargo on the Caribbean island. Canada's Montreal-headquartered flag-carrier announced Monday it was suspending its 16 weekly flights serving Havana and three other cities, effectively immediately, but said it would send aircraft to bring home 3,000 ...

Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 - US, Britain, EU and Arab nations condemn plans that Israeli ministers say will 'kill the idea of a Palestinian state' Israeli measures to tighten its control of the West Bank have prompted a global backlash, including a signal from Washington restating the Trump administration's opposition to annexation of the occupied territory. Announcing the measures, which involve extending Israeli control in areas that are ...

Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 - A rubber boat carrying dozens of people has capsized off the coast of ‌Libya, leaving at least 53 people, including two babies, dead or missing. In a statement on Monday, the International Organization for ‌Migration (IOM) ‌said the vessel carrying 55 people had overturned north of the coastal city of Zuwara, in northwestern Libya, on February 6. The IOM said its teams provided two survivors with ...