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LeBron James makes triple-double history as Lakers top Mavs

Reuters — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:40:21 +0000

(Reuters) – LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 games this season.

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Bangladesh’s BNP wins sweeping election majority, promise of stability

Reuters — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:37:35 +0000

• BNP wins 212 of 299 seats, Jamaat-e-Islami wins 70 • Tarique Rahman expected to become prime minister • Election seen as crucial for stability after anti-Hasina unrest Dhaka – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won an overwhelming two-thirds majority on Friday in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster

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North Korea’s Kim positioning daughter as successor, Seoul spy agency briefing says

Reuters — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:53:50 +0000

• Daughter Kim Ju Ae seen as de facto second-highest leader • NIS briefing suggests Ju Ae provides input on policy matters • Monitoring whether she given official title at party meeting • North Korean leader directs development of submarine with ballistic missile capability Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be taking steps to consolidate his daughter’s

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Instagram chief defends youth mental health decisions at trial

Reuters — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:13:28 +0000

Los Angeles, California – The top executive at Meta Platforms’ META.O Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices around features that some company insiders called harmful to young users, at a trial on claims the app helped fuel a youth mental-health crisis. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what

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WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

Reuters — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:06:44 +0000

Reuters – Russia has attempted to “fully block” Meta Platforms META.O-owned WhatsApp in the country, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday, as it promotes home-grown platforms and seeks greater control over its internet space. A simmering dispute with foreign tech providers intensified after Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russian authorities are pushing a state-backed rival app called ‘MAX’,

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Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ Netanyahu says

Reuters — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:01:52 +0000

Washington, United States – Israel has joined U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Visuals released earlier on Wednesday after the Netanyahu-Rubio meeting showed them holding a document with Netanyahu’s signature on Israel joining the board.

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Tearful Norwegian confesses to cheating on girlfriend, begs forgiveness after bronze medal win

Reuters — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:25:28 +0000

Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid followed up his bronze medal in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 10, with a stunning confession that he had cheated on his girlfriend, before openly begging her for another chance.

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US reaches nuclear deal with Armenia as Vance pushes peace dividend

Reuters — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:25:00 +0000

Armenia and the United States agreed on Monday, Feb. 8, to cooperate in the civil nuclear sector as Washington sought to bolster ties with a former close ally of Russia, months after Washington brokered a peace agreement in the South Caucasus.

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China critic Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail after landmark Hong Kong trial

Reuters — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:20:52 +0000

Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 9, to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case thathas fueled global concerns about Beijing's clampdown on freedoms in the ex-British colony.

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As Japan’s Takaichi creates election history, only markets stand in her way

Reuters — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:18:22 +0000

The biggest landslide win in postwar history has given Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a huge mandate to revitalise the economy, but investors say she has little room to run up deficits or pressure will be quickly back on bonds and the yen.

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