#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 US salsa legend Willie Colón, vocalist, trombonist and composer, dies aged 75. Colón’s music combined jazz, rock and salsa, incorporating rhythms from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Africa
#Showbiz #Africa #Brazil #South America #Cuba #North America #music #jazz
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Pakistan strikes militant hideouts on Afghan border after surge in attacks. ‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry
#Asia #Pakistan #Afghanistan
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools. White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged students
#Education
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 New York City gets first blizzard warning in nine years as area hunkers down. New Jersey and other east coast areas brace for storm threatening more than 1ft of snow and 55mph wind gusts
#Weather
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Trump raises tariffs to 15% on imports from all countries. President announced increase from 10% using different authority from mechanism that supreme court struck down on Friday
#Business #Politics
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Nasa may roll back Artemis II rocket launch after helium flow discovery. Agency statement comes one day after announcement of 6 March target for astronauts’ mission to circle the moon
#Science #Tech #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 US group allegedly ran fake law firm and court proceedings to scam immigrants. Federal prosecutors have arraigned four people in New Jersey, with a fifth at large in Colombia
#South America #Colombia
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 At least five people killed in string of avalanches in Austria. Fatalities and injuries reported in avalanches across Tirol after prolonged snowfall and windy conditions
#Austria #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Trump approves federal emergency declaration for Potomac River sewage spill. Millions of gallons of raw sewage have been pouring into the water through a ruptured pipe since last month
#Politics #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Police responder to 2017 London Bridge attack sacked for ‘derogatory’ language. DC Mark Luker used offensive language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers in a WhatsApp group
#United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 ‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties. Exclusive: Irish author, who feared her books being withdrawn from UK, says proscription had been ‘extreme assault’ on rights and freedoms
#Palestine #Republic of Ireland #Europe #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Combative Carlson-Huckabee interview reveals US right’s chasm over Israel. Parts of Maga view Israel with suspicion, but US ambassador continues to believe in its divine right to much of the Middle East
#Politics #USA #Asia #North America #Israel
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Don’t be fooled by recent good news, the UK economy is still in a precarious state. Labour MPs may clamour for bolder spending, but – like their Tory and Reform counterparts – they ask for the unaffordable
#United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Iran refusing to export highly enriched uranium but willing to dilute purity. Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack Iran
#Asia #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Salad praise: how ice hockey’s ‘lettuce’ hair is winning over Hollywood. Gentler take on mullet has flowed over shoulders at Winter Olympics and is now tossed on red carpets
#Fashion #Showbiz #Sport #Hollywood #ice hockey
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’. Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land
#Tech #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 US lawmakers seek release of double amputee from Georgia ICE detention. Congress members write to Kristi Noem to express ‘grave concern’ over detention of Georgia barber Rodney Taylor
#Georgia #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists. Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ
#Politics #Russia #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Botswana’s diamond-funded health system has failed: it needs to be reformed and rebuilt | Duma Gideon Boko. As Botswana’s president here is my plan to renew this country’s beleaguered health system – and my vision for a stronger Africa
#Health #Politics #Africa #Botswana
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Tale of two nations: Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files. In Britain, the establishment has been shaken to the core by the files. In the US, however, ‘the Epstein class’ has faced little legal or political reckoning
#United Kingdom #USA #Europe #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 US man on ‘Dying to Serve’ tour dies after cancer fundraising hoax accusations. Doug Ruch died in New Zealand in December after article called him a ‘conman’ but cause of death remains unknown
#USA #North America #Insular Oceania #New Zealand
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch. Exclusive: Rami Ranger, who was suspended temporarily in 2023, makes successful bid at party fundraising event
#Politics #United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.21.2026 DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court. String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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