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Times of India

2026-02-16 01:20:14 (1 day ago)

Why school bus commutes in UAE are raising health, learning concerns

The UAE has introduced new limits for school bus journeys, capping travel at 45 minutes for young children and 60 minutes for older students. This move addresses concerns about long commutes impacting children's health, sleep and academic focus. Global research highlights physical discomfort, air pollution exposure and mental stress as key issues linked to extended travel times.

Times of India

2026-02-16 01:13:01 (1 day ago)

First-of-its-kind mission: US airlifts next-gen nuclear reactor on C-17 aircraft — watch how it was done

The United States successfully airlifted a miniature nuclear reactor for the first time using a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of Operation Windlord. This marks a significant step in rapidly deployable nuclear energy systems, aiming to enhance energy security for military bases and strengthen national security.

France 24 - World News

2026-02-16 01:11:52 (1 day ago)

2026 Olympics: France tie all-time medal record with 1 week left

France have earned their 15th medal at Milano Cortina, tying their all-time winter Olympic record.

Times of India

2026-02-16 01:06:04 (1 day ago)

First solar eclipse of 2026: Can UAE residents see the ‘Ring of Fire’ on February 17?

The first solar eclipse of 2026, an annular event known as the 'Ring of Fire,' will occur on February 17. While invisible from the UAE due to its remote path over Antarctica and the Sun being below the horizon, live streams will be available. A total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe in August 2026.

BBC News - Health

2026-02-16 01:04:05 (1 day ago)

Women calling for greater support with menopause

Women who experienced challenges during the menopause set up businesses to help others.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-16 01:00:44 (1 day ago)

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers

Exclusive: Figures said to reflect increased Russian military targeting of cities and infrastructure

Civilian casualties in Ukraine caused by bombing soared by 26% during 2025, reflecting increased Russian targeting of cities and infrastructure in the country, according a global conflict monitoring group.

Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) said 2,248 civilians were reported killed and 12,493 injured by explosive violence in Ukraine according to English-language reports – with the number of casualties an incident rising significantly.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-16 01:00:44 (1 day ago)

Bank of England should cut rates to boost consumer spending, says TUC

Union analysis finds consumers lag behind international peers as some rate-setters remain anxious about inflation

The Trades Union Congress is urging the Bank of England to cut interest rates and rekindle economic growth, pointing to analysis showing that cash-strapped consumers are lagging their international peers.

The Bank’s monetary policy committee voted 5-4 to leave borrowing costs unchanged this month, after six cuts since mid-2024.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-16 01:00:43 (1 day ago)

Grim reapers: what has fertilised the rich new wave of neo-rural noir?

The Shepherd and the Bear is part of a new breed of films with a sympathy for country matters that has moved on from othering folk-horror

One of the best horror scenes this year arrives in a documentary about French pastoralism. It’s pitch-black out on a Pyrenean mountainside. Wagnerian lightning illuminates the ridges and the rain sheeting down. Bells clank in darkness as the sheep flee en masse to the other side of the col. Yves, the shepherd in charge, faces down this bewilderment, trying to perceive the threat: “Are those eyes?”

The Shepherd and the Bear, directed by Max Keegan, is part of a new breed of films with a heightened sympathy for country matters. Surveying the wind-ruffled pastures, lingering in battered cabins, it’s a highly cinematic depiction of the conflict in the Pyrenees provoked by the reintroduction of the brown bear. Much past rural cinema made hay from insisting we beware of the locals: Deliverance’s vicious hicks, The Wicker Man’s wily pagans, Hot Fuzz’s Barbour-jacketed cabal for the “greater good”. But the new school rides with the locals like Keegan’s film taps their knowledge and tells us what they’ve known all along: that it’s nature that’s truly scary.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-16 01:00:43 (1 day ago)

Keir Starmer has a unique talent – to alienate absolutely everyone | Nesrine Malik

Who is his constituency now? Not the left or the right – and not the centre any more. That’s why there’s been a nosedive in the polls

After a tumultuous few weeks, we are once again in “reset” territory. Keir Starmer has bought some more time, there is a modest bounce in his polling, and he has had the well-timed fortune of the Munich security conference. His call there for the “remaking” of western alliances and taking the initiative on European defence cooperation has fumigated the air a little of the sense of imminent demise that has been swirling around him. But it will probably be a temporary hiatus. He is in a hole that is too deep to climb out of. The prime minister’s persistent unpopularity is best understood as the result of abundance: there is simply, in Starmer, something for everyone to deplore.

In policy, he has taken stances that have established him in the minds of many people as devoid of principle and compassion. On Gaza, Starmer got it wrong from the start. From his early assertion that Israel had the right to cut off water and power, to refusing calls for a ceasefire and then cracking down on protest (a move now judged as unlawful by the high court), the prime minister positioned himself against a huge domestic swell of distress. Add to that the cuts to disability benefits that made him appear callous after so many years of austerity, and what you have – whatever U-turns or watering down followed – is an impression of a politician whose instincts are those of a state apparatchik; someone whose default is enforcing pre-existing conventional wisdoms in foreign policy and economics, no matter how damaging or unpopular they are.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-02-16 01:00:21 (1 day ago)

Ken Paxton sues Dallas over alleged failure to fund police as required by Proposition U

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing officials in Dallas over a lack of funding for its police department, arguing that it violates a voter-approved public safety measure.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-02-16 00:48:44 (1 day ago)

Europe’s growing fight over Israeli goods: Boycott movements mushroom

From a supermarket worker's grassroots act to state-led initiatives, a protest grows. But pro-Israel groups battle back.

ABC News - International News

2026-02-16 00:33:52 (1 day ago)

A fireworks store explosion in China kills 8 ahead of Lunar New Year

An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns