Alexander Katiraie
Iranian Nobel Laureate Gets Second Prison Sentence and Ends Hunger Strike
The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to another seven years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.
Published: February 8, 2026, 8:19 pm
Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right
Exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.
Published: February 8, 2026, 8:38 pm
Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Hiring Friend of Epstein
The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.
Published: February 8, 2026, 6:40 pm
At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home
A backlash to Trump administration policies has followed U.S. athletes to Italy. One skier’s comments drew a furious response from the president himself.
Published: February 8, 2026, 7:09 pm
A Curling Champion Is Italy’s Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games
Stefania Constantini worked in a clothes shop until her sports career took off. The champion curler is now one of Italy’s best hopes at the Winter Games.
Published: February 8, 2026, 10:01 am
War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same
Researchers discovered surprising changes to former pets along the front line of combat with Russia.
Published: February 8, 2026, 10:01 am
Trump Reverts to Diplomacy With Iran, but the Road Is Narrow
Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.
Published: February 7, 2026, 11:36 pm
Russian Strikes Pummel Ukraine’s Power Grid
The drone and missile bombardments were the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during a winter freeze, as peace talks have made little progress.
Published: February 7, 2026, 6:07 pm
Trump’s Greenland Threats Rattle the Faroe Islands
Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now.
Published: February 7, 2026, 10:00 am
Olympics Officials Signal Sanctions on Russia in Sports May End
In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.
Published: February 7, 2026, 5:01 am
Philippe Morillon, General Who Made Fateful Protection Promise, Dies at 90
“I will never abandon you,” he told residents of Srebrenica amid sectarian armed conflict in Bosnia. The town later suffered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.
Published: February 7, 2026, 3:26 am
JD Vance Is Booed at Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony in Milan
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.
Published: February 7, 2026, 10:44 pm
Rita Ora cuts a casually chic figure as she touches down in Sydney carrying a $28,000 Hermès Birkin
Rita Ora has arrived in Australia ahead of her planned appearances at two high-profile local events.
Published: February 8, 2026, 1:06 pm
Fans call for brutal collision sport that killed teen to be banned after launch of new league: 'Has to be illegal right?'
Outrage has erupted after a brutal collision sport linked to a teen's death launched a new commercial league, with furious viewers from around the world demanding it be shut down
Published: February 8, 2026, 5:19 am
Andy Farrell's Six Nations horror show in Paris seems like the start of another Irish rugby recession - here's why things are going to get a lot worse before they get better...
The most bizarre stat is the fact that Ireland are currently ranked ahead of France in the global pecking order. Pay no heed to that. Les Bleus are miles ahead.
Published: February 7, 2026, 4:58 pm
Fears Britain's student loan system is being scammed with more than 370,000 'missing' graduates owing £13BILLION
The Student Loans Company (SLC) admitted it has no details about the employment or financial status of more than 370,000 of its beneficiaries.
Published: February 7, 2026, 2:32 am
Littering fines rocket 160-fold in some councils as 'trigger-happy' wardens dole out penalties for pouring coffee down drains and putting rubbish in bins
Data obtained by the Daily Mail reveal Colchester City Council issued 146.8 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) each month last year, on average.
Published: February 8, 2026, 8:04 pm
Things can only get wetter! We've already suffered weeks of downpours... but experts say there are 14 more days of rain to come
Experts are predicting that many areas, including London and the south coast, will see showers every day for the next fortnight.
Published: February 8, 2026, 12:59 am
Still the rain won't stop! Britain faces more than 80 flood warnings with relentless downpours continuing to drench nation
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 91 flood warnings, mostly scattered across the south and south-west England and the East and West Midlands.
Published: February 7, 2026, 11:27 pm