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The Guardian - World News

2026-02-18 09:11:32 (2 days ago)

Zelenskyy says no agreement on key issues in peace talks as he accuses Russia of ‘dragging out negotiations’ – Europe live

Unresolved ‘sensitive’ issues in peace talks are fate of occupied territories in east Ukraine and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The peace talks ended abruptly today after about two hours, according to reports, in contrast with yesterday’s negotiations that apparently took place over six hours.

Neither side have offered any public sign of progress, but instead said the talks were “difficult” with Russian news agencies quoting sources describing the negotiations as “very tense”.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-02-18 09:10:43 (2 days ago)

Nazis restored old manuscripts to hunt down Jewish ancestry, researcher finds

University of Oxford expert uncovers role of paper restorers and bookbinders in deciphering church and civil records to compile 'hitlist' of Jews

The post Nazis restored old manuscripts to hunt down Jewish ancestry, researcher finds appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Fox News - Video

2026-02-18 09:09:43 (2 days ago)

Griff Jenkins speaks with Tucson locals about Nancy Guthrie case

Fox News' Griff Jenkins speaks with locals in Tucson, Arizona, to discuss the impact of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance on the community.

Fox News - Video

2026-02-18 09:06:18 (2 days ago)

Mark Zuckerberg stepping into 'lion's den' in upcoming social media trial

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett and Kurt 'The CyberGuy' Knutsson discuss the upcoming testimony as internal Meta messages comparing Instagram to a drug are revealed.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-02-18 09:06:11 (2 days ago)

Why is the US targeting Cuba’s global medical missions?

Amid Cuba’s deepening fuel crisis, countries are bowing to US pressure and winding down their Cuban medical programmes.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-02-18 09:05:38 (2 days ago)

Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom Olympic gold medal at Winter Games 2026

American ski great clinches her fourth career Olympic medal, and her first since 2018, in the women's slalom at Tofane.

ABC News - International News

2026-02-18 09:05:33 (2 days ago)

Australia bans citizen with alleged links to IS group from returning from Syria

Australia’s government has banned an Australian with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group from returning from a detention camp in Syria

ABC News - International News

2026-02-18 09:05:31 (2 days ago)

Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-18 09:03:09 (2 days ago)

Search continues for nine skiers missing after US avalanche near Lake Tahoe

Six rescued after backcountry group swept up near Castle Peak in California’s Sierra Nevada during severe storm

Nine skiers are still missing after an avalanche swept the Castle Peak area of the Sierra, Nevada, mountains in California. Authorities said six others, who had been stranded, have since been rescued.

The avalanche occurred about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe at about 11.30am on Tuesday, engulfing a group of backcountry skiers – including four guides and 11 clients.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-18 09:00:35 (2 days ago)

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: brighten the winter gloom with accessories that add personality

This is the season when dressing is dictated by logistics – safety first and function-led. But don’t let that put you off adding the odd flourish

My very first girlcrush is still my ultimate winter style icon. Miss Bianca, star of the 1977 film The Rescuers, is Disney’s most underrated princess. As the Hungarian delegate to the Rescue Aid Society, an international humanitarian organisation run by mice with a secret headquarters in the walls of the UN building in New York City, Miss Bianca travels the world rescuing children in peril, and never allows being a mouse to stop her either from feats of bravery – commanding meetings of international delegates, rescuing children from flooded caves – or from rocking a look. She has a nice line in shawl-collar trapeze-line coats (think mid-century Balenciaga), but her real style signature is her glamorous scarves and hats. In a violet pillbox hat with a matching scarf tied in a bow, or dashing shades of mustard, Bianca makes cosy winter dressing look delicious. She might be a mouse, but she is never, ever mousey.

A cartoon mouse is an unusual place to begin an article about winter accessories. It is also an unusual point from which to draw a line to a former first lady of the US, but while pairing a tiny animated rodent with Michelle Obama as co-style icons is a mismatch on paper, it is not so in spirit. At the 2009 inauguration, Obama wore a lemongrass coat and dress by Isabel Toledo, offset by olive-green leather gloves. Her daughters, Malia and Sasha, were chicly bundled in scarf-and-glove sets chosen to contrast with their coats. Their clothes were elegant, but it was the accessories that made the look memorable. The family looked comfortable, relatable, and quietly joyful: no small feat on a freezing day dense with symbolism and expectation.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-18 09:00:34 (2 days ago)

Unprovoked shark attacks up sharply in 2025, with 12 human deaths worldwide

Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000

The number of people killed or bitten by sharks in unprovoked attacks globally increased significantly in 2025, a report published on Wednesday has found, while a single Florida county maintained its crown as the so-called shark bite capital of the world.

The International Shark Attack File, compiled by the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida, recorded 65 unprovoked attacks worldwide, up from 47 during 2024, and an increase on the five-year average of 61.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-18 09:00:34 (2 days ago)

Romania in safety drive to improve EU’s deadliest roads

Government takes its first serious steps to crack down on dangerous driving but progress is slow

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The first time Lucian Mîndruță crashed his car, he swerved to avoid a village dog and hit another vehicle. The second time, he missed a right-of-way sign and was struck by a car at a junction. The third time, ice sent him skidding off the road and into two trees. Crashes four to eight, he said, were bumper-scratches in traffic too minor to mention.

That Mîndruță escaped those collisions with his life – and without having taken anyone else’s – is not a given in Romania. Home to the deadliest roads in the EU, its poor infrastructure, weak law enforcement and aggressive driving culture led to 78 people per million dying in traffic in 2024. Almost half of the 1,500 annual fatalities are vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.