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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview The Munich Security Conference again becomes a rally, not a forum
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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview A court in Azerbaijan has handed billionaire and former Russian citizen Ruben Vardanyan a 20-year prison term
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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview The Pakistani authorities have not allowed family members to meet Imran Khan despite his health issues, Naureen Niazi has said
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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview The wars of the future are being planned in Israel, US Senator Lindsey Graham has said
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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said Russian nationals living in the West should “f**k away”
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17 February 2026, 08:15
Preview Three people, including the suspect, have been killed in a shooting at an ice rink in the US
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17 February 2026, 08:15

  CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organisation empowering Iranian civil society.

Read the full story, “IRAN: ‘Sustainable Change Will Depend on Domestic Organisational Capacity, Not External Force’”, on globalissues.org

17 February 2026, 08:15

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, February 16 (IPS) - 2026 has begun on a deeply troubling note. International law, long regarded as the backbone of global peace and security, is being challenged in ever more brazen ways. Core principles of sovereignty and restraint are being flagrantly breached.

Read the full story, “We Must Reject a World Governed by Raw Power”, on globalissues.org

17 February 2026, 08:15

BANGKOK, Thailand, February 16 (IPS) - Trade in the Asia-Pacific region has moved into a new strategic reality. The latest Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Trends (APTIT) highlights that rapid technological change and a strategic reconfiguration of supply chains are reshaping how economies in the region trade and compete.

Read the full story, “Regional Trade in Transition: Digitalization, Servicing and De-risking”, on globalissues.org

17 February 2026, 08:15

GARISSA, Kenya , February 16 (IPS) - By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she has prepared her three children for school before walking them to class and heading to Suuq Mugdi, an open-air market in Garissa town, to buy the fruit she will sell.

Read the full story, “Extreme Heat Undermines Decent Work in North Eastern Kenya”, on globalissues.org