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Pedestrians cross 42nd Street near Bryant Park during a snow storm, Monday, February 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Published 12 hours ago

Powerful winter storm roils travel across US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations

NEW YORK (AP) — Air traffic is coming to a standstill in much of the northeastern U.S. as a powerful storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across the region. Thousands of flight disruptions piled…
President Donald Trump points to a reporter during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, February 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Published 11 hours ago

Trump threatens countries to abide by tariff deals despite Supreme Court decision

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the United States Supreme Court striking down many of his far-reaching taxes…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Published 9 hours ago

New York City remains under state of emergency during massive snowstorm

A massive snowstorm pummelled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong winds and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns,…
Local residents stand next to a damaged car at the site of a cross-border Pakistani army strike in the Behsud district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.
February 23, 2026

Pakistan claims killing at least 70 militants in strikes

KABUL (AP): Pakistan’s military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it described as hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for…
Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a US aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, ‘If you sow the wind, you’ll reap the whirlwind,’ at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehr
February 23, 2026

University students hold protests around memorials for those killed

DUBAI (AP): New anti-government protests have begun in Iran, witnesses said Sunday, as university students in Tehran and another city demonstrated around memorials for thousands of people killed in a…
A general view of MOL’s Danube refinery which produces fuel from Russian crude oil in Százhalombatta, Hungary.
February 23, 2026

Hungary threatens to block fresh sanctions against Russia over oil deliveries

BUDAPEST (AP): Hungary threatened to block a new package of European Union sanctions against Russia and stall efforts to help Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume. The EU’s foreign…
This is an aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, August 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
February 22, 2026

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early…
Cuba's Minister of Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, poses at the ministry's entrance in Havana, Friday, February 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
February 22, 2026

Cuba’s health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the United States blockading the country’s oil supply, a Cuban official said Friday. The country’s…
Ukrainian servicemen load an artillery shell before firing at Russian positions on the front line in Kharkiv region of Ukraine, Wednesday, February 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)
February 22, 2026

After 4 years of war by Russia in Ukraine, peace still elusive despite US push for settlement

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II.…