SATURDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2026, 05:17
Wadi Rum’s otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators arrested the country’s former intelligence chief on Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people, police said.
Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home and murdered, in what authorities believe was a case of mistaken identity.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in China, beginning his inaugural visit to his country’s largest trade partner and a high-tech rival as Europe’s biggest economy struggles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised Ukrainians for withstanding four years of Russian attacks with “immense courage”, saying Moscow has failed to break their spirit or win the war it started.
Americans visiting a Mexican resort city share what they’re seeing and experiencing following the killing of a powerful cartel leader.
Seventeen international aid groups said they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other areas in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the Israeli government is set to halt their life-saving work.
Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti‑ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the US deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead of possible strikes on the Islamic Republic.
China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization,” in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo.
Police have said 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target of the alleged crime.
US President Donald Trump boasted of a “turnaround for the ages” in a State of the Union speech, seeking to reverse his dismal polls and see off mounting challenges at home and abroad ahead of crucial midterm elections.
The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan’s growing tensions with China.
The People’s Party’s hopes were dashed on the rocks of the old-style patronage networks which dominate provincial politics.
Something rare happened Tuesday in the U.K. Parliament: MPs criticized the royals, which 19th century rules prohibit. But an exception was made for disgraced ex-Prince Andrew — and floodgates opened.
The Indian prime minister will meet his Israeli counterpart in Israel this week amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical crisis.
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bridget Brink, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who’s now running for Congress, about the U.S.’s next moves in brokering peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
Two Ugandan women were arrested for kissing in public, a police spokesperson told AFP, under an anti-gay law considered among the harshest in the world.
The French president’s office said it had accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, who has come under fire since the stunning heist of crown jewels in October.
Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
Two people died when a tree fell on their car during a historic winter storm that has also delayed flights and left thousands without power.
The prisoners escaped from a jail in Puerto Vallarte after armed men rammed one of the gates.