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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government on Sunday released several prominent opposition figures from prison, including one of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado’s closest allies, after lengthy politically motivated detentions. Their releases come as the government of acting president Delcy Rodríguez is facing mounting pressure to free hundreds of people whose detentions […]
This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo credit: The Hindu A man suffered serious injuries when he was attacked by a wild elephant in a forest area of Tripura’s Khowai district on Sunday (February 8, 2026). His family said he had gone to the forests of Chakmaghat to graze cows. The injured, […]
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is enjoying a likely election victory, with her ruling coalition expected to have won a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house. If confirmed by the official results, the outcome gives Japan’s first female prime minister a strong mandate to implement her conservative agenda and make her mark on the […]
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive U.S. reporting and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The nation’s only sitting Black governor was excluded from an upcoming bipartisan dinner for governors at the White House, a decision he said could be […]
OAKLAND – Police here appear to be making progress on shootings that happened years ago. In December, prosecutors charged 26-year-old Shaka Fagans with attempted murder for allegedly shooting two men in 2022. Both victims in that case are unindicted suspects in the 2021 killing of Bert Brigham III, a fatal shooting that Oakland police attributed […]
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met senior Canadian officials in Ottawa on Feb. 6 and 7, with both sides agreeing on steps to deepen security cooperation, streamline information sharing and rebuild institutional ties after nearly two years of diplomatic efforts. Doval met Nathalie Drouin, deputy secretary and national security and intelligence adviser to the Canadian […]
Tehran has the legal right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said </p><div><p>Iran will not give up its uranium enrichment capacity even under the threat of war, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran agree to one <em>“no enrichment”</em> policy. Araghchi made the comments […]
American skier Lindsey Vonn crashed seconds into her Olympic descent on Sunday after deciding to compete despite tearing her left cruciate ligament in an earlier crash at a World Cup event in the Swiss Alps a week ago. The 41-year-old American, who retired to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympicspreviously confirmed she had completely torn […]
One more time with everything on the line. The Patriots are 4.5-point underdogs heading into the Super Bowl, a rematch with the Seahawks, who only recently recovered from their infamous defeat in Super Bowl XLIX. Drake Maye is healthy after a shoulder scare landed him on the injury report earlier this week. But the Patriots […]
The combined market valuation of eight of the country’s top 10 most valued companies rose by Rs 4.55 lakh crore last week, tracking a strong rally in equities with Reliance Industries emerging as the biggest gainer.According to PTI, the benchmark BSE rose 2,857.46 points or 3.53 percent during the week.Among the top 10, Reliance Industries, […]
