The move, in coordination with the US, is the latest implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Kurdish-led forces. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Syrian army has taken over the al-Shaddadi military base in the northeast of the … Read more
Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, center, celebrates winning a gold medal for an alpine ski, men’s giant slalom race, as silver medalist Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt, right, and bronze medalist Switzerland’s Loic Meillard applaud, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP BORMIO, Italy — … Read more
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 … Read more
Vendors sell kites in a market area near Mochi Gate ahead of the springtime festival Basant in Lahore, Pakistan. This is the first time in 19 years that the kite festival has been held legally in the city. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR LAHORE, Pakistan — Ahead of … Read more
A fire at a key fuel refinery in the capital comes amid Cuba’s mounting fuel emergency due to US-imposed restrictions. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 14 Feb 202614 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A fire broke out at a key fuel processing plant in the Cuban … Read more
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, sit down with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly at the Munich Security Conference. Source link
NewsFeed The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a ‘terror group’ was unlawful. The case was brought by the group’s co-founder Huda Ammori. Rory Challands is outside the court in London. Published On 13 Feb 202613 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social … Read more
An example of Polymarket trades on military operations between Israel and Iran. Prosecutors in Israel have not identified which trades in particular are under investigation. Polymarket / Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Polymarket / Screenshot by NPR Israeli authorities have arrested several people and charged two on suspicion of using classified information to … Read more
Israel’s recent move to deepen its control of the illegally occupied West Bank has drawn criticism from around the world, seen as a step towards the annexation of the Palestinian territory. But for one of the men behind Sunday’s announcement, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, it marks a definite step forward in his long-running journey … Read more
Gold medallist Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates after the men’s 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate … Read more