12-02-2026 WELLINGTON/ CHRISTCHURCH: A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques has appeared in court to try and withdraw his guilty plea. Australian Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence with no parole after admitting to murdering the 51 people and attempting to murder another 40 …

11-02-2026 WASHINGTON: Survivors of late sex offender Jeffrey’s Epstein have appeared in an advert calling for the release of more files related to him. In the 40 second video from the World Without Exploitation group, released in the US on Super Bowl Sunday, survivors held up photographs of their younger …

11-02-2026 TOKYO: Japanese stocks surged to a record high on Monday, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) basked in a historic election victory. The LDP secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday’s election, the first time a single party has won a two-thirds lower house majority …

11-02-2026 VICTORIA CITY: Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon, has been jailed for 20 years for colluding with foreign forces under the city’s controversial national security law. Rights groups called it a death sentence for the 78-year-old, whose family has raised concerns about his health, but Hong Kong’s leader …

11-02-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian farm unions and opposition parties have called for nationwide protests against the new India-US trade framework, saying it risks hurting the farm sector by allowing more US imports, although the government says key staples are protected. The agreement has become a political flashpoint, reviving …

11-02-2026 TEHRAN: Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and a group that supports her. Mohammadi, 53, was on ⁠a week-long hunger strike that ended on Sunday, the Narges Foundation said …

11-02-2026 LONDON: Another key ally of Keir Starmer has quit as the UK Prime Minister (PM) fights for his political survival amid the fallout of the Peter Mandelson scandal. Downing Street Communications Chief Tim Allan said he was standing down to allow ‘a new No 10 team to be built’. …

11-02-2026 MILAN: The world’s largest shipping line has been enabling the transport of goods to and from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as the United States and Europe continue to promote trade despite clear responsibilities under international law, a joint investigation by media and the Palestinian Youth …

Hyderabad, Feb 9 (PMI) Shahalibanda Police have registered a case against notorious rowdy sheeter Ayub Khan and another accused, Mohd. Farooq of Kummarwadi, in connection with a cheating and criminal intimidation case. According to police, the complainant was induced into a business partnership in 2024 and invested ₹4.70 lakh. It …

Ramagundam Feb 9 (PMI) In view of the forthcoming municipal elections, the Ramagundam Police Commissionerate has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to ensure the peaceful conduct of polls. The restrictions will be in force in the limits of Ramagundam Municipal Corporation, Manchiryal Municipal Corporation, and …