EXPLAINER The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 11.5 to 15.5 hours, depending on where in the world you are. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is set to begin on February 18 or…
Operation Hawkeye has killed and captured more than 50 ISIL fighters after hitting about 100 targets. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States forces have carried out a series of strikes against ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria in…
England beat Scotland by five wickets in India to recover position in group at 2026 T20 World Cup. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Tom Banton’s unbeaten 63 led England to a five-wicket T20 World Cup victory over Scotland…
Jury chair Wim Wenders said filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’ when asked about German support for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Indian author Arundhati Roy has announced that she is withdrawing from the Berlin International Film Festival after what she described as “unconscionable statements” by its jury…
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych had his appeal dismissed as images on his helmet breached an Olympic ‘sacred principle’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 13 Feb 202613 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav…
Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says current NATO approach ‘no longer fit for purpose’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has called for NATO “partnerships not dependencies”, saying Europe must take primary responsibility for its defence. The US official was in Brussels to meet with NATO’s defence ministers on Thursday,…
These are the key developments from day 1,449 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Listen to this article | 6 mins info Published On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is where things stand on Thursday, February 12: Fighting Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under Russian missile attack early on…
New rule could be used to send asylum seekers to countries they have no ties to if they’re ‘deemed’ safe. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share European Parliament passed new legislation letting member states deport migrants to designated “safe”…
Despite undergoing surgery for a fractured left leg, ski icon Lindsey Vonn defended her decision to compete at Games. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share American ski athlete Lindsey Vonn said on Monday she had suffered a “complex tibia…
Two lawsuits accusing the world’s largest social media companies of harming children begin this week, marking the first legal efforts to hold companies like Meta responsible for the effects their products have on young users. Opening arguments began today in a case brought by New Mexico’s attorney general’s office, which alleges that Meta failed to…
