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Monday, February 23, 2026 11:42 AM ET

BBC News - World

Trump vows higher tariffs on countries that 'play games' with existing trade deals -- The threat comes after the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Trump had exceeded his authority in enacting a sweeping global programme of tariffs.

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LIVE - 'Near impossible' travel conditions in New York as 22 inches of snow falls on US east coast - Across the US, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are without power - while New York City bans non-essential travel.

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Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects -- Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.

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Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash -- Nepalese police say the British national was a 24-year-old man.

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Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM -- The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October's election.

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Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped -- Ukraine's president sat down with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.

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Cartel henchmen unleash violence after top drug lord killed in Mexico -- The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.

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Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says -- The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers say, while Trump was in Washington DC at the time.

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Australia backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession -- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.

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Robert Mugabe's son charged with attempted murder in South Africa -- Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.

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Kim Jong Un re-appointed leader of North Korea's ruling party -- The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise given the Kim family's grip since the 1940s.

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Australian prosecutors consider reopening British girl's cold case disappearance -- Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.

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Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says -- Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major US military build-up nearby.

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What's at stake as ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine president Duterte? -- Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.

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Who was El Mencho, Mexico's most wanted man? -- The BBC's Will Grant examines the power wielded by the Jalisco drug cartel chief, who died after a clash with security forces assisted by US intelligence.

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Are you cut out for living and working in Antarctica? -- Jobs are available on the icy continent for chefs, plumbers, carpenters and even hairdressers.

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How budget fast fashion is taking small-town India by storm -- More Indians in small towns are now shopping for affordable brands instead of unlabelled goods in the bazaars.

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How will Trump's new global tariffs work and what's next? -- The Supreme Court's decision has led questions over whether people can get a refund over the unlawful tariffs.

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Watch: Yosemite waterfall turns molten orange -- The event occurs only in February, when the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park at just the right angle.

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Watch: Winter storm covers parts north-east US in snow -- Weather warnings and travel bans are in place, as the storm causes power outages.

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What the killing of drug lord 'El Mencho' means for Mexico -- Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was killed during a security operation to arrest him, Mexico's defence ministry has said.

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Inside press briefing as Trump criticises Supreme Court tariffs ruling -- Bernd Debusmann describes how the president reacted after his sweeping levies were struck down.

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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years -- One hundred and fifty eight captive-bred juvenile tortoises were released on the Galápagos island of Floreana.

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Chad shuts border with Sudan in bid to stop conflict spreading -- A Chadian government spokesperson says the decision is aimed at protecting citizens.

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Why did Putin's Russia invade Ukraine? -- Russia hoped to overthrow Ukraine's pro-Western government, but Moscow's war has dragged on for more than three years.

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