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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 12:00 AM ET

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LIVE - Lunar New Year: Year of the Fire Horse welcomed with lion dancing and dragon parades - The Year of the Horse is here - and millions are celebrating with prayer, family and food.

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The tech bros might show more humility in Delhi – but will they make AI any safer?

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FBI won't co-operate on Alex Pretti investigation, state officials say

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Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties

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Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

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Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

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Swearing, illicit filming & rule changes - what next in curling cheating row? -- It's been quite the few days in the Cortina Curling Stadium during a Winter Olympics that has delivered intrigue and excitement both on and off the field of play.

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Ski jumper disqualified for wearing boots 4mm too big -- Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig is disqualified from the men's large hill individual event for wearing oversized boots.

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A big day for GB's men's curling team - Tuesday's guide -- What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

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How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great -- A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.

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Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast -- European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

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Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain -- The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

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Can you really depuff your face? The truth about three common treatments -- We look at three viral hacks to unpick fact from fiction - the effects are often at best, temporary, say experts.

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How the tide turned against the leader of South Africa's second-biggest party -- John Steenhuisen will not seek re-election as DA leader, leaving the race wide open for a successor. -- Africa

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'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world -- In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage. -- Asia

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Teen who killed two in crash filmed herself speeding on Snapchat

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Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival

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Gasps and disbelief in US as 'Quad God's' Olympic dream crumbles

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Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle

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Watch: 'I am a survivor' Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC Newsnight

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Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home -- The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.

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French police conduct searches over ex-minister Jack Lang's links to Epstein -- Police have raided Paris' prestigious Arab World Institute, which was headed by Lang until his resignation earlier this month.

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Austrian man faces terror charges over Taylor Swift concert attack plot -- The 21-year-old could be jailed for up to 20 years over a plot to attack the US singer's concert in 2024.

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Navalny's mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding -- On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not "simply die in prison".

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'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove -- The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

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Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview

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US Senator Mark Kelly tells BBC he will 'seriously consider' White House run

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How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm

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China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in?

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Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm

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US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

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Canada reacts as cheating row rocks curling superpower

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Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95

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Obama clarifies views on aliens after saying 'they're real' on podcast

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Lamine Yamal misses penalty as Girona stun Barca in derby - Lamine Yamal misses a penalty before substitute Fran Beltran scores in the 86th minute as Girona stun title-chasing Barcelona in a fierce Catalan derby.

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FA Cup heroes Macclesfield make memories to last a lifetime -- Macclesfield's FA Cup odyssey may have ended against Brentford but they have made memories to last a lifetime, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

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'People shouldn't be dying just for existing' - Gauff on US issues -- Coco Gauff says it is "tough to wake up" and see what is happening back home in the United States amid the president's immigration crackdown.

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Wright hat-trick helps Coventry beat Boro to go top - Haji Wright scores a hat-trick as Coventry City beat Middlesbrough to go top of the Championship.

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Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss -- Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.

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Australia on brink as Nissanka sends Sri Lanka through -- Australia's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup are all but over after Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka hit a brilliant unbeaten 100 to condemn them to an eight-wicket defeat.

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Ratcliffe, Man Utd and the immigration comments fallout -- Sports editor Dan Roan analyses the potential fallout of Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's comments on immigration.

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