#bbc.com. #Feb.02.2026 Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have turned to Russia. Now the US wants to engage. The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
#Politics #Niger #Africa #Russia #USA #Europe #North America #Mali #Burkina Faso
#bbc.com. #Feb.02.2026 China executes four more Myanmar mafia members. China has executed four members of the Bai family mafia, which ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
#China #Asia #Myanmar
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.02.2026 Right-wing candidate takes strong lead in Costa Rica election. Laura Fernandez of the governing PPSO party leads presidential race with 53.01 percent of the vote, early results show.
#Politics #North America #Costa Rica
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.02.2026 Trump to close Kennedy Center for renovations amid backlash from performers. US president says the arts complex will close for two years for reconstruction starting in July.
#Politics #USA #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.02.2026 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,439. These are the key developments from day 1,439 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
#Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.02.2026 Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows. Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat
#Politics #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania #Australia Group
#theguardian.com. #Feb.02.2026 Clive Palmer denies Steve Bannon’s claim he was behind billionaire’s controversial 2019 Australian election ad strategy. Bannon’s claim revealed in text messages in tranche of documents released by US authorities in connection with Jeffrey Epstein
#Politics #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#bbc.com. #Feb.02.2026 Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, Trump says. The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center.
#Politics #USA #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.02.2026 UK’s ex-ambassador Mandelson quits Labour over Epstein links, reports say. Peter Mandelson says he is stepping down to avoid causing further embarrassment to governing party.
#Politics
#bbc.com. #Feb.02.2026 Syria’s only woman minister Hind Kabawat on challenges of rebuilding. The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.
#Asia #Syria
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban. Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’
#Tech #Snapchat #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#bbc.com. #Feb.02.2026 Starbucks bets on robots to brew a turnaround and win customers. Chief executive Brian Niccol explains why he thinks AI will help the coffee giant regain its buzz.
#Business #Tech #director
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Portland mayor demands ICE leave city after federal agents teargas protesters. Witnesses say protest outside ICE facility was peaceful until agents deployed teargas and rubber bullets around children
#Politics
#bbc.com. #Feb.01.2026 Norway's PM agrees crown princess had 'poor judgement' over Epstein links. Jonas Gahr Støre says he agreed with Princess Mette-Marit's own remarks over her contacts with the late sex offender.
#Politics #Norway #Europe #Jonas Gahr Støre
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Two federal agents reportedly identified in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez are both officers with Customs and Border Protection, ProPublica reports
#USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Most mortgaged homeowners won’t see repayments increase if the RBA hikes interest rates this week. Those who stuck to minimum loan repayments through last year’s rate cuts will bear the brunt of Tuesday’s anticipated hike, while those already paying extra are in a ‘great position’
#Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.01.2026 Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza in pilot. The pilot comes before Gaza residents begin to pass through the crossing on Monday, Israeli authorities say.
#Africa #Asia #Egypt #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.01.2026 Five-year-old boy and father detained by ICE return home to Minnesota. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, were accompanied home by Texas Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro.
#Politics
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Bomb cyclone brings freezing temperatures and snow to millions in US. About 150m faced cold weather advisories along eastern US, and two in North Carolina died in storm-related conditions
#Weather
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 Mandelson resigns from Labour to prevent ‘further embarrassment’ over Epstein links. Departure from party follows release of documents in US appearing to show Jeffrey Epstein sent former US ambassador $75,000
#Politics
#bbc.com. #Feb.01.2026 'Do you think you're the devil himself?' Epstein questioned in new interview. The footage, which is part of millions of files released by the US Department of Justice, shows the late sex offender being questioned by an unnamed interviewer.
#USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.01.2026 Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector after Trump push for pause. A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.
#Russia #Ukraine #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.01.2026 US is in talks with Cuban leadership, says Trump, after blockade threats. US president announces efforts being made to strike a deal having earlier threatened to stop island importing oil
#Politics #Iceland #Cuba #Europe #North America
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