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Times of Israel - World News

2026-02-20 01:16:57 (3 days ago)

Michael Oren: Israel’s historic Iran moment

A pro-Israel US president is poised to strike a weakened Iran, whose terror axis is crumbling. But Israel's enemies remain defiant, and both US parties could turn against it

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France 24 - World News

2026-02-20 01:04:20 (3 days ago)

Live: Iran warns US bases, assets 'legitimate targets' if it attacks

Iran has warned that US bases, facilities and assets would be "legitimate targets" if the US follows through on its military threats and attacks. President Donald Trump has given Iran “probably 10 days” to reach a nuclear deal amid a massive US military buildup in the region. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

ABC News - International News

2026-02-20 01:03:56 (3 days ago)

Thai police go undercover as lion dancers to nab a serial burglar

Thai police say they've caught an elusive serial burglar by going undercover as lion dancers at a temple fair

BBC News - Technology

2026-02-20 01:03:06 (3 days ago)

Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner

Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being "late to the party" in regulating social media.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:27 (3 days ago)

Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck | Gaby Hinsliff

The youth minimum wage is set to rise over this parliament, but it’s putting off employers from hiring people into their first roles

When Keir Starmer was 14 years old, he got a part-time job clearing stones from a local farmer’s field. At 16, Kemi Badenoch was flipping burgers and cleaning toilets in McDonald’s. Me, I waitressed at weekends from the age of 15 in an Essex pub owned by an ex-paratrooper with two formidable rottweilers roaming behind the bar, which was a life lesson all of its own.

But whatever your first job may have been, there’s a reasonable chance it combined the thrill of hard cash with several mortifying mistakes and a crash course in handling stroppy customers, taking criticism more or less gracefully and moaning about it only out of earshot. Though teenage starter jobs have been in decline for decades – for reasons varying from academic pressures on sixth-formers to the rise of side hustles on Vinted that don’t show up in official statistics – everyone still has to start somewhere, even if it’s now more likely at 18 than 14. But getting that start is becoming harder than it was.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:27 (3 days ago)

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds

Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Air pollution from home wood burning is estimated to lead to 8,600 premature deaths in the US each year, according to research.

Just 2% of US homes use wood for primary heating. Another 8% burn wood for pleasure, aesthetics or supplementary heating, but combined they produce 21% of the country’s wintertime particle pollution.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:26 (3 days ago)

‘Very dangerous’: a Mind mental health expert on Google’s AI Overviews

Information content manager Rosie Weatherley says harmful inaccuracies are presented as uncontroversial facts

• Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation

A year-long commission has been launched by Mind to examine AI and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google’s AI Overviews, which are shown to 2 billion people each month, gave people “very dangerous” mental health advice.

Here, Rosie Weatherley, information content manager at the largest mental health charity in England and Wales, describes the risks posed to people by the AI-generated summaries, which appear above search results on the world’s most visited website.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:26 (3 days ago)

France and Germany agreed to build the fighter jet of the future. Now they can’t agree who is in charge

FCAS, which also involves Spain, is imploding at a high-stakes moment for Europe, as threat rises from Russia

France and Germany’s plan to build a fighter jet of the future, planned to come with a swarm of drones and a “combat communications cloud”, is collapsing.

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, said this week that the €100bn programme no longer worked for him. He insisted it was “not a political dispute”, but a technical one. France needs a jet that can carry nuclear weapons and launch from aircraft carriers, while Germany does not. However, the problems go back much further.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:25 (3 days ago)

Helen Goh’s recipe for rhubarb, pear and hazelnut crumble with browned butter | The sweet spot

A bright, fruity pudding topped with a toasted pebbly crumb

Rhubarb brings its late-winter brightness to this favourite pudding, while ripe, buttery pears soften the edges and add a gentle creaminess. Instead of the traditional rubbing-in method, the crumble is made by pouring warm browned butter straight into the dry ingredients, creating a pebbly topping with a deeper toasted flavour. Leave out the crushed fennel seed, if you prefer, but this small addition, bloomed briefly in the butter, gives the whole thing a subtle aromatic lift.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:25 (3 days ago)

What to wear if you are bored of your winter coat

Can’t wait to ditch that heavy parka? Here are three lighter options for the warmer days ahead

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:25 (3 days ago)

Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation

Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews

• ‘Very dangerous’: a Mind mental health expert on Google’s AI summaries

Mind is launching a significant inquiry into artificial intelligence and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google’s AI Overviews gave people “very dangerous” medical advice.

In a year-long commission, the mental health charity, which operates in England and Wales, will examine the risks and safeguards required as AI increasingly influences the lives of millions of people affected by mental health issues worldwide.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-20 01:00:24 (3 days ago)

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels

Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

As a child, Marcel Mazur had to hold his breath in parts of Kraków thick with “so much smoke you could see and smell it”. Now, as an allergy specialist at Jagiellonian University Medical College who treats patients struggling to breathe, he knows all too well the damage those toxic gases do inside the human body.

“It’s not that we have this feeling that nothing can be done. But it’s difficult,” Mazur said.