The United States is building a major force of naval and air assets in the Middle East, potentially setting the stage for a sustained military campaign against Iran.
Slovakia dispatched Germany 6-2 on Wednesday to become the first team to advance to the Olympic men's ice hockey semi-finals before favourites Canada and the United States take to the ice for their games later.
Greece will claim a World War II photo trove posted for sale online believed to show for the first time one of Nazi Germany's worst atrocities in the country, the culture ministry said Wednesday.
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Health
A coalition of environmental and health groups on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
February 18, 2026
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Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up
Economy
February 18, 2026
Swiss resources giant Glencore is still open to a transformative merger with another mining group, its CEO said Wednesday, two weeks after dropping a plan to combine with British-Australian miner Rio Tinto.
February 18, 2026
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US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought in style with gold in the slalom on Wednesday as snowboarder Su Yiming won China's first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.
February 18, 2026
"Stop. Danger of death. Work in progress."
February 18, 2026
Kosovo's former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him "entirely untrue and utterly absurd" Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague.
February 18, 2026
Culture
The Turkish government on Wednesday said it would provide incentives to producers of the country's increasingly popular soap TV series that promote Turkey and its language.
February 18, 2026
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A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said, as the country on Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 consecutive days of rain.
Shadab Khan said Pakistan believed they could go on and win the T20 World Cup after their best performance of the tournament secured the last Super Eights berth on Wednesday.
Snowboard star Su Yiming said there was "no better gift on his birthday" after claiming China's first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics in the slopestyle event on Wednesday.
India opener Abhishek Sharma was bowled without scoring against the Netherlands on Wednesday, his third duck in a row at the T20 World Cup.
February 18, 2026
Sports
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has revealed that she reached out to offer support to US figure skater Ilia Malinin after witnessing his heartbreaking Olympic collapse at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
February 18, 2026
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Mikaela Shiffrin won Olympic slalom gold on Wednesday to end her eight-year Winter Games medal drought and bring some solace to the US ski team.
Ukraine on Wednesday slammed the move to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their own national flags at the 2026 Paralympics and overturn the ban imposed after Russia's invasion.
Virgil van Dijk has indicated Dominik Szoboszlai could succeed him as Liverpool captain after labelling the midfielder as someone capable of "being a leader for this team".
UEFA said on Wednesday it would "investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour" after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon.
February 18, 2026
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