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  • Afghan men gather near a damaged car after an overnight Pakistani airstrike hit a residential area at the Girdi Kas village in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, on February 22, 2026.
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    Pakistan’s defense minister says latest clashes with Taliban mean ‘open war.’ What’s happening?
  • Trump wonders why Iran won’t ‘capitulate’ on its nuclear program. Here’s why
  • US ambassador to Israel tells embassy staff if they want to leave they ‘should do so TODAY’
  • How a working-class plumber threw a wrench in Starmer’s election plans
  • Pokémon at 30: Multimillion-dollar cards and spiking demand. Here’s why you’ve still gotta catch ‘em all
  • How US envoy Kushner’s ‘incomprehension’ of diplomacy stunned France
  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he's willing to get along with US fi Washington accepts North Korea's nuclear weapons state and drops hostile policy. Kim Jong Un's daughter and his wife attended the military parade which did not display any weapons.
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    Kim Jong Un vows to strengthen nuclear program, watches military parade with daughter
  • Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ island
  • Grandfather kidnapped from his bed and murdered in case of mistaken identity, police say
  • Hong Kong court jails father of US-based democracy activist under national security law
  • With World Cup looming, can Mexico contain the chaos unleashed by the killing of drug lord ‘El Mencho’?
  • Syria reports ‘mass escape’ from detention camp holding ISIS-linked families amid reports thousands fled
  • Former UK ambassador to US Peter Mandelson released after arrest amid Epstein probe
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  • Domestic and foreign tourists in Chinese traditional costume visit the Palace Museum in Beijing, China, on January 10, 2025.
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    Young Americans are embracing ‘Chinamaxxing’. That’s a soft power boost for Beijing
  • Members of the Searching Mothers of Sonora group put up flyers.
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    A group of Mexican mothers with years of experience looking for missing people joins Guthrie search

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  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he's willing to get along with US fi Washington accepts North Korea's nuclear weapons state and drops hostile policy. Kim Jong Un's daughter and his wife attended the military parade which did not display any weapons.
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    Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter seen a possible successor 3:42
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  • <p>Whether it's art, tourism or transport, technology is disrupting sectors by bringing more people into the mix across Africa. CNN talks with Fred Swaniker, the CEO of Sand Technologies and founder of the African Leadership Group, about how the rise of Africa's tech talent is benefiting the continent and the world. </p>
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  • The Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer speaks after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election, Manchester, England, on February 26, 2026.
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    British prime minister suffers embarrassing election defeat in stronghold to Green Party
  • Louvre museum director resigns in wake of ‘heist of the century’
  • France bans US ambassador Charles Kushner from meeting French ministers
  • Four years on, Russia’s war in Ukraine has transformed conflict and shattered global security
  • Zelensky pleads to Trump: ‘Stay on our side’
  • Planes, police and airbases: New allegations of how Andrew may have used taxpayer money to meet Epstein

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    Iranian regime pressures families of slain protesters to bury truth of crackdown
  • Trump’s Iran options seemed vast with the US buildup but are fast narrowing
  • US offers diplomatic services in West Bank settlement for first time. Critics warn it’s ‘normalizing annexation’
  • Fresh protests erupt in Tehran as Witkoff says Trump curious why Iran has not yet ‘capitulated’
  • Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel
  • Wounded but still dangerous: How Iran could strike back if Trump attacks
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  • A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.
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  • Legendary salsa musician Willie Colon poses for a portrait in Mexico City, March 5, 2009. Colón, considered by many to be the "architect of urban salsa," died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. He was 75.
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  • The northern lights are seen through the mouth of an ice cave on the south shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin on Saturday, February 14.
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  • ANTARCTICA - FEBRUARY 8: An aerial view of seals as Turkiye's 10th National Antarctic Scientific Expedition, organized under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, led by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and coordinated by TUBITAK MAM Polar Research Institute continues on February 8, 2026 in Horseshoe Island, Antarctica. The expedition marks the 10th year of Turkiyeâs scientific activities in Antarctica. Following an 11-day journey, a team of 17 researchers - 16 from Turkiye and one from Bulgaria - arrived at the Turkish Scientific Research Camp on Horseshoe Island to carry out studies in life, physical and earth sciences. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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  • Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage annouces partnership with Berklee College of Music to train 100 emerging music creators.
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  • UN experts say destruction by Sudan’s rebels in El Fasher in October bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’
  • How this photographer captured an image so stunning, people thought it was AI
  • US troops to Nigeria will avoid combat, focus on training, military says

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  • The Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where people injured in the speedboat incident were reportedly being treated on Thursday.
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    US citizen was among those killed in Cuba speedboat shootout. Here’s what we know
  • Freed Venezuelan political prisoner reunites with niece at Trump’s State of the Union address
  • How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence
  • The death of ‘El Mencho’ exposed the reach of Mexico’s cartel crisis. Will US tourists stay away?

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  • Residents gather at the site, following the Pakistani airstrikes, in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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    Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
  • Indonesia frees and deports American who spent 11 years in prison for Bali ‘suitcase murder’
  • Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
  • South Korea punishes former president who thought he could unravel democracy

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  • A clownfish watches its offspring hatch from eggs in the waters off Kagoshima Minamisatsuma, Japan, in this image by photographer Kazushige Horiguchi, which was the winner in the Behavior category.
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    Incredible images showcased in Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 awards
  • 21 best travel pants for men and women, chosen by editors and stylists
  • He followed his dad’s 1980s cycle ride to Australia — and recreated the photos frame by frame
  • These low-key US mountains offer ways to avoid getting ‘priced out of skiing’
  • Fancy a ‘Heated Rivalry’-style getaway? Shane and Ilya’s love nest cottage is on Airbnb

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  • MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 27: A model, sunglasses details, walks the runway at the Gucci FW26 Fashion Show at Palazzo Delle Scintille on February 27, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Gucci)
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    Gucci asks: Can AI ever be luxury?
  • The Stardew Valley video game community will love you, even if your farm is ugly
  • At London Fashion Week, brands cater to their unique type of freak and geek
  • At Burberry, a glamorous night out in the depths of winter
  • Here’s the theme of the 2026 Met Gala

Weather

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  • Luis Javier Rodriguez clears snow from a sidewalk, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Weekhawken, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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    Power outages, travel troubles and bitter cold plague Northeast in wake of historic bomb cyclone blizzard
  • From maybe to monster: Forecast chaos turned into blizzard clarity in less than 48 hours
  • Tracking the NYC and Northeast snowstorm in maps and charts

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  • Pilots of a J-16 fighter jet greet the audience during the 2025 aviation open-day activities of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force and Changchun Air Show in Changchun, China, on September 19, 2025.
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    Former US F-35 instructor charged with conspiring to train Chinese military
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    Video Alleged kidnappers mistakenly abduct and kill the wrong man, police say 1:03
  • Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a ceremonial welcome for Israel’s President Isaac Herzog at Government House in Canberra, Australia, on February 11, 2026.
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    Australian leader evacuated from residence following bomb threat linked to opponents of group banned in China
  • China’s President Xi Jinping attends a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Tiananmen Square on September 03, 2025, in Beijing, China.
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    Scale of Xi’s military purges could hinder China’s ability to fight, says think tank
  • Pedestrians walk past a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, on a road in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho."
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    Video U.S. tourist describes situation on the ground in Mexico after cartel violence flares across the country 3:44
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  • Firefighters work at the site where buses were set on fire by members of organized crime following a military operation in which Mexican officials said cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, "El Mencho," was killed, at a tourist area, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, February 22, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.  REUTERS/Stringer
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    US tourists stranded in Mexico amid ‘really scary’ cartel violence following drug lord’s killing
  • Davianis Deyunde, 50, and Raul Trujillo carry a recently bought solar panel after unloading it from a delivery truck as Cubans grapple with an ongoing energy crisis exacerbated by fuel shortages, Havana, Cuba on February 4, 2026.
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    Canada plans to assist Cuba as Washington squeezes the island
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  • Eleven members of the Owls pose for a team photo. A handwritten slip with the photograph identifies the players as, standing, from left: Mary Yarbra Turner, Roberta Johnson Fair, Dolly Martin, Ina Miller, Harriett Booker, Melvina Freeman, Regiena Twaites Brown, Evelyn Williams; front row, from left: Mary Porter Tanner, Lillian Brown, Alice Powell Tanner.
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    Unearthing the forgotten diamonds: The untold story of the Owls Club
  • CNN Sports exclusive: How family, focus and faith fuel Bukayo Saka and Arsenal’s trophy ambitions
  • Team USA captain calls President Trump’s White House invite a ‘distasteful joke’
  • Judge orders PSG soccer star Achraf Hakimi to stand trial in rape case, lawyer says appeal planned
  • ‘Giving fate the middle finger’: How blind climber Jesse Dufton scaled a 500-foot monolith

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  • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.
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    Trump instructs federal agencies to stop work with Anthropic
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon
  • What social media addiction looks like, according to the woman suing Meta and YouTube
  • AI is gobbling up the world’s memory chips, sending smartphone prices to record highs, report says
  • Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’

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