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Saturday February 21, 2026

Trump signs order to impose 10% tariff on all countries

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose 10 percent tariffs on imported goods from all countries, according to one of his posts on social media on Friday, reported Xinhua. The measure will be effective almost immediately, according to Trump. Trump says he will sign order imposing

Published: 02:42 am,Saturday 21 February 2026

Iran to prepare nuke deal draft as Trump mulls limited military strike

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran will prepare the draft of a possible nuclear deal with the United States within two to three days, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he is contemplating a limited military strike on Iran, reported Xinhua. In an

Published: 22:36 pm,Friday 20 February 2026

US Supreme Court rules Trump administration's sweeping tariffs illegal

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs under a law meant for use in national emergencies are illegal, reported Xinhua. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court said that the tariff policies under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are

Published: 02:34 am,Saturday 21 February 2026

Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrikes on E. Lebanon

At least six were killed and 25 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Friday on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, reported Xinhua, quoting the country's National News Agency. Among those killed was a Hezbollah commander identified as Hussein Yaghi, Lebanon's official and security sources confirmed. Meanwhile, a Lebanese

Published: 02:57 am,Saturday 21 February 2026

NASA completes key rehearsal for Artemis II moon mission

NASA on Thursday completed a key wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II crewed lunar mission, successfully fueling its Space Launch System rocket and demonstrating the launch countdown sequence at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in the U.S. state of Florida, reported Xinhua. During the rehearsal, engineers loaded

Published: 01:42 am,Friday 20 February 2026

Trump says Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach a deal over its nuclear program, otherwise "really bad things" will happen, reported Xinhua. "I would think that would be enough time," he told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We're either going to

Published: 01:53 am,Friday 20 February 2026

16 killed in Pakistan's Karachi building explosion

At least 16 people were killed in gas explosion at a residential building in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The explosion occurred at around 4:15 a.m. local time on the first floor of a three-storey building, Assistant Superintendent of Police Jamshed Asher told

Published: 01:47 am,Friday 20 February 2026

US trade deficit in goods hits record high in 2025

The United States posted a record 1.24 trillion U.S. dollar trade deficit in goods in 2025, up 2.1 percent from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, reported Xinhua. Statistics show that the United States' annual exports and imports of

Published: 02:24 am,Friday 20 February 2026

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison on insurrection

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to life in prison on charges of insurrection stemming from his declaration of emergency martial law, live footage showed Thursday, reported Xinhua. The Seoul Central District Court delivered its ruling, which was broadcast live to the public, saying the crux

Published: 02:29 am,Friday 20 February 2026

Lavrov says Iran has the right to peaceful uranium enrichment

The demand for Iran to completely renounce its rights to enrich uranium for any purpose contradicts the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and Iran has the right to peaceful uranium enrichment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. Russia is in close contact with the Iranian

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