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Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 - gathered in Washington on Thursday for its long-awaited first meeting, with the next stage of the It was an event teeming with "the greatest world leaders," financial and troop pledges and promises of global conflicts settled, which he cast as a coda to his presidency. The board would not only achieve peace in Gaza but also intervene in "hot spots" around the world, Trump said. "We will help Gaza," he said. "We ...

Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 - Trump told the U.K. not to "give away" the Chagos Islands, which is where a joint U.S.-U.K. military base is located. The president suggested the Chagos deal was prompted by "Wokeism" after the U.K. has come under pressure to hand the islands back to Mauritius. The U.S. is due to hold talks with Mauritius on the issue next week. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a press ...

Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. A memo filed by the Department of Homeland Security ahead of a Thursday federal court hearing in Minnesota says refugees applying ...

Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 - Sudan atrocities are 'hallmarks of genocide', UN says A UN fact-finding mission has determined that evidence of atrocities carried out during the siege and takeover of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher points to genocide. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured el-Fasher, located in the western region of Darfur, at the end of October after an 18-month blockade. It was one of the most brutal chapters in ...

Thursday, Feb 19th, 2026 - A British couple detained in Iran since January 2025 have been sentenced to 10 years in jail for espionage, their family announced on Thursday, prompting condemnation from the UK government. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, were arrested while travelling through the country on an around-the-world motorcycle journey, according to relatives, and have consistently denied Tehran's spying claims. They are ...