16-02-2026 TEHRAN: Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the US if the Americans are willing to discuss lifting sanctions, an Iranian minister has told the BBC. US officials have repeatedly emphasized that Iran, not the US, is holding up progress in this protracted negotiating …

16-02-2026 SYDNEY: Australia said on Sunday it would spend AU$3.9 billion ($2.76 billion) to progress construction of a shipyard that will help deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defence pact with the US and Britain. Announced in 2021, AUKUS is Australia’s largest-ever defence investment and will see US-commanded Virginia-class …

15-02-2026 MUNICH: Europe must be ready to fight to protect its people, values, and way of life, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told world leaders on Saturday. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Starmer also called for deeper links and cooperation, including economic ties, between the UK and EU. The …

15-02-2026 GENEVA/ BISSAU: The World Health Organization on Friday released a formal statement blasting a US-funded vaccine trial as “unethical,” because it would withhold an established, safe, and potentially lifesaving vaccine against hepatitis B from some newborns in Guinea-Bissau, Africa. “In its current form, and based on publicly available information, …

15-02-2026 KADUNA: Gunmen on motorcycles have rampaged through three villages in northern Nigeria, killing at least 32 people and abducting several more, according to witnesses and local police. The raids on Saturday in the Borgu area of Niger State came amid a complex security crisis in northern Nigeria, featuring armed …

15-02-2026 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces have killed at least eight Palestinians in new attacks across Gaza, in yet another violation of the United States-brokered “ceasefire” in October, according to medical sources. Four of the victims were killed in an Israeli attack on Sunday in the southern city of Khan Younis, …

15-02-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD:  India and Pakistan will clash in the Twenty20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, still feeling the aftershocks of a tumultuous fortnight in which Pakistan’s boycott threat, later reversed nearly blew a hole in the tournament’s marquee fixture. With bilateral cricket a …

15-02-2026 DUBAI: Two sitting Philippine senators have been identified as “co-perpetrators” in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), documents released by prosecutors show. Senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go are among eight current and former officials named in a …

15-02-2026 DHAKA: As rickshaw puller Anwar Pagla turned into the road leading to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) office in Gulshan, Dhaka, on the afternoon after the parliamentary election, a small commotion stirred. His rickshaw had a Bangladeshi flag fixed to one side of the hood and the BNP’s flag …

Hydeabad Feb 14 (PMI) The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, has expanded its footprint in the Telangana municipal elections, securing around 66–70 seats across multiple towns, underscoring its growing organisational strength and coordinated campaign strategy. A strong showing was recorded in Bodhan and Bhainsa, where …