President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding that underpins US regulations aimed at curbing planet-warming pollution, marking the administration's most far-reaching rollback of climate policy to date.
Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with two further counts of rape.
Gregor Townsend insisted speculation about his own position will be no issue as he looks to get Scotland's Six Nations campaign back on track with a Calcutta Cup win at home to England on Saturday.
- Canada PM to visit town in mourning after mass shooting
- US lawmaker moves to shield oil companies from climate cases
Sports
Ukraine blamed a Russian disinformation campaign Thursday after fake news posted online about its Winter Olympics team, including a story criticising an athlete disqualified for trying to highlight war deaths.
February 12, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Sakkari fights back to outlast top-seed Swiatek in Qatar
Sports
February 12, 2026
Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.
February 12, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Did International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry really think she could keep politics out of sport?
February 12, 2026
US allies in NATO said Thursday they believed the crisis over Greenland had passed after the launch of a mission in the Arctic -- and looked to press on with bolstering Europe's role in the alliance.
February 12, 2026
Federica Brignone entered the Olympic history books on Thursday after coming back from a broken leg to win super-G gold at the Milan-Cortina Games, an achievement which is testament to the grit she has shown throughout her long career.
February 12, 2026
Sports
Wilson Odobert is the latest Tottenham player set for a lengthy spell out injured after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the club confirmed on Thursday.
February 12, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Stability has rarely been the watchword at Marseille but it has been a particularly chaotic week for the former European champions who are looking for a new coach to revive their faltering season.
A UK child-care worker who filmed himself sexually abusing youngsters at a nursery where he worked and downloaded over 26,000 indecent images of children was on Thursday jailed for 18 years.
Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison warned Thursday of possible legal action against Danish firm Maersk and others over the annulment of its contract to operate two ports on the Panama Canal.
President Donald Trump's pointman on Thursday announced the end of aggressive immigration operations in Minnesota that triggered large protests and nationwide outrage following the killing of two US citizens.
February 12, 2026
Weather
The UN's climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an "unprecedented threat" to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces -- issuing the appeal as US President Donald Trump rattles the global order.
February 12, 2026
RECENT NEWS
Veteran wing James Lowe returns to the Ireland starting line-up for their Six Nations match with Italy on Saturday as head coach Andy Farrell made sweeping changes following a desperately disappointing opening 36-14 defeat by France.
Two Mexican navy ships with more than 800 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Cuba Thursday, as the island nation struggles under what amounts to a US blockade of oil deliveries.
Belgium's AfricaMuseum is the country's biggest dedicated to the Congo, displaying millions of colonial-era objects and zoological specimens.
A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 38 people and caused devastation in Madagascar's second-largest city, prompting the country's leader to call for "international solidarity", the national disaster authority said Thursday in an updated toll.
February 12, 2026
- Judge sets Feb 2027 date for Trump's $10bn lawsuit against BBC
- Russia is cracking down on WhatsApp and Telegram. Here's what we know
- Backflips and quads galore: US skater Malinin hits new heights in Milan
- Stocks rise as all eyes on corporate earnings
- France bets on nuclear power to phase out fossil fuels
- Italy bring in Pani for Brex to face Ireland in Six Nations
- Counting underway in first Bangladesh polls since deadly uprising
- Norway police search ex-PM Jagland's properties in probe over Epstein links