At least 12 people were killed in seven Israeli air strikes on cars in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese…
Mitchell Shire Council starts installing new CCTV cameras and upgrading existing ones at 13 key sites across the municipality on February 23, 2026. The $750,000 project, funded by a federal safety grant, targets town centers, sports facilities and community hubs to boost public safety.
Relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners marked the fifth day of their hunger strike outside Caracas' Zona 7 prison on Wednesday. The action comes ahead of a Thursday parliamentary session that could approve a delayed amnesty law.
Argentina's economy has rebounded sharply under President Javier Milei's free-market reforms, slashing government spending by 30 percent and eliminating political risk for major investments. Poverty dropped and growth surged despite predictions of disaster.
India's Narcotics Control Bureau seized 4.776 kilograms of cocaine valued at Rs 23.88 crore from a Brazilian national at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport. The drugs were hidden inside cloth pieces in a suitcase carried by the suspect arriving from Doha.
A 31-year-old Sydney man faces terrorism charges after police discovered extremist material on his phone seized during a routine traffic stop last year. The man, from Bass Hill, also faces weapons charges following a raid on his home.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus's 18-month stint as Bangladesh's Chief Adviser ended February 17 with Tarique Rahman's new cabinet sworn in. Detractors charge his leadership delivered mob rule, economic decline and institutional favoritism instead of promised reforms.
Bangladesh's external debt has surged to nearly $112 billion by 2025, a 377% jump from $23.5 billion in 2009, as researchers blame massive cost overruns and corruption in infrastructure projects for pushing the country toward a debt trap. The government now devotes one-fifth of its revenue to interest payments alone.
A principal and teaching assistant at Sedge Garden Elementary School in High Point, North Carolina, face suspension amid a state probe into child maltreatment allegations. Documents accuse the aide of kicking a 5-year-old and smothering a 4-year-old with a blanket while the principal allegedly failed to report it.
Police wrapped up their latest search of Oak Park Station and a nearby property with no evidence of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. The operation examined abandoned mineshafts, tunnels, an outhouse and other structures on the family's remote South Australian sheep station.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel next week to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on recent U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Two Trump administration officials confirmed the February 28 meeting Wednesday.
Police searched abandoned mineshafts, tunnels and an outhouse at Oak Park Station but found no evidence in the hunt for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont. Task Force Horizon wrapped up the operation at the remote South Australian sheep station empty-handed.
A fact-finding commission uncovered indications that Indonesian military personnel from the TNI played roles in riots during an August 2025 demonstration in Jakarta. The panel outlined suspected incitement, facilitation, negligence and command failures by troops.
A multi-agency task force disconnected 3,000 illegal electricity connections in Thembisa on Tuesday. The operation targeted Ehlanzeni Cemetery and nearby areas to fight power theft.
A High Court in Kano ordered three men remanded in custody on charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and murder after a deadly break-in at a local businessman's home. The suspects pleaded not guilty before Justice Yusuf Ubale Mohammed.
Police in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory have deployed officers alongside Army, Navy, Air Force and DSS personnel for Saturday's area council elections. A movement restriction from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. will be in effect across the FCT on February 21, 2026.