- Monday, 23 February 2026
BBC
Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns
“I'm very hopeful that it will see the light of day. There's so many bills and the food lobbies, the huge multinationals that purvey all these foods are immensely powerful and until today I haven't even had a hearing,” Senator Imee Marcos told the BBC.
Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island's eastern coast.
Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles - a two followed by 36 zeroes - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube.
Spain floods death toll rises to 158 as rescuers comb for survivors
Some 158 people are now known to have died after flash floods hit parts of Spain on Wednesday - particularly devastating communities in Valencia
Deadliest weather made worse by climate change: Scientists
Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis. The killer storms, heatwaves and floods affected Europe, Africa and Asia killing more than 570,000 people.
Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM
The coalition led by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost its majority in parliament, its worst result in over a decade.
Online killer McCartney 'robbed us of granddaughter'
Cimarron Thomas lived with her mum, dad, and siblings. They were an ordinary American family, but in 2018, a predator was about to bring destruction to their lives.
Israel launches air strikes on Iran
Israel says it is conducting "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran
Warner's leadership ban lifted by Cricket Australia
David Warner's lifetime leadership ban has been lifted by Cricket Australia. Warner, 37, was banned from cricket for 12 months and prevented from holding leadership positions as part of his punishment for the ball-tampering scandal in 2018.
More than 20 dead in Philippine tropical storm
A tropical storm has dumped one month's worth of rains over large swathes of the northern Philippines, leaving more than 20 people dead and forcing 150,000 others to evacuate. Trami made landfall Thursday on the northeast coast of Luzon, the country's most populous island, and caused widespread flooding and landslides.
India evacuating more than a million people as Cyclone Dana nears
Authorities in India are evacuating nearly 1.5 million people from the path of an approaching cyclone in the eastern states of Odisha (formerly Orissa) and West Bengal. Thousands of relief workers have been deployed to minimize damage from Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours.
Twelfth monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
A twelfth monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past 10 days.
Turkey strikes PKK sites after fatal attack near Ankara
Turkey's government says its military struck sites on Wednesday night in Iraq and Syria linked to Kurdish militant group the PKK, after blaming it for an attack near Ankara that killed at least five people.
Five killed in attack on Turkish aerospace firm as CCTV shows gunman opening fire
Four people are dead and 14 injured after an attack at a Turkish aerospace company near Ankara, Turkey's interior minister says
Moment Obama raps Eminem's Lose Yourself at Detroit rally
Eminem has introduced former US President Barack Obama at a presidential campaign rally in Detroit.
