Trump touts economic record in State of the Union, seeks reset ahead of midterms

Reuters25 February 2026

By Katharine Jackson and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump touted his economic record during the longest State of the Union address in history on Tuesday, boasting that he had ushered in a “golden age” as he sought to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his...

At least 30 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil, 39 missing

Kingsley Oyong Akam25 February 2026

By Eduardo Simões, Isabel Teles and Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 24 (Reuters) – At least 30 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said on Tuesday, while 39 people were missing. The state fire department confirmed the deaths happened in the cities of Juiz...

UK government to disclose former Prince Andrew’s vetting files for trade role

Reuters24 February 2026

By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government agreed on Tuesday to release documents relating to the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy amid widening scrutiny over his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week’s arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles’ younger brother,...

UK sanctions two Georgian TV channels over ‘Russian disinformation’

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 February 2026

TBILISI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Britain introduced sanctions against two pro-government television channels in Georgia on Tuesday, accusing them of spreading deliberately misleading information about Russia’s war in Ukraine. The sanctions against Imedi and Postv are part of a new British package targeting 297 entities to mark the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s 2022 invasion of...

Student wounds paint painful picture of Senegal’s debt crisis

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 February 2026

DAKAR, Senegal (Reuters) – Violent clashes at Senegal’s top university have underscored growing pressure on the country’s young, populist-led government as it grapples with a deepening debt crisis. At least one student was killed, more than 100 people were arrested and the campus of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar remained closed weeks after unrest...

Fire at Cape Town International Airport disrupts flights

Reuters24 February 2026

CAPE TOWN, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A fire at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday disrupted international and domestic flights, although the state-owned company that manages South Africa’s airports said the blaze had been extinguished. Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said international departures were temporarily suspended as a precaution, while incoming international flights were diverted...

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to further rape, sexual assault charges

Reuters24 February 2026

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to two additional charges of rape and sexual assault relating to alleged incidents nearly two decades ago. Brand, 50, appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London, where he denied accusations of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in...

Zelenskiy gets standing ovation from EU Parliament

The Credibility News24 February 2026

Tuesday, 24th February 2026, 12:20 EUROPEAN UNION 🚨 BREAKING NEWS BRUSSELS, Belgium — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy received a standing ovation from the European Parliament on Tuesday as he thanked EU lawmakers for their continued support on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. This is a developing story. 📰 LATEST UPDATES (GMT) [10:45]: Zelenskiy...

BREAKING: Seven Killed as Air Ambulance Crashes in India’s Jharkhand State

The Credibility News24 February 2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS crashCHATRA, India — All seven people on board an air ambulance were kilMJ led when the aircraft crashed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The Beechcraft C90 plane, operated by Redbird Airways, had departed from Ranchi on Monday and was en route to Delhi. India’s aviation regulator,...

Five Years On, War Takes Steep Toll on Maternal Healthcare in Ukraine – UNFPA

Kingsley Oyong Akam24 February 2026

By: Kingsley Oyong Akam As Ukraine marks the fifth year of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, the nation’s healthcare system remains severely overstretched and overstrained, with maternal and newborn health services reaching critical levels, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Since the invasion began, there have been over 2,700 attacks on...

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