- Monday, 23 February 2026
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India to enforce migrant law that excludes Muslims
India's government has announced plans to enact a controversial citizenship law that has been criticised for being anti-Muslim.
NZ hospital treats 12 after mid-air Latam incident
Several people were injured on a Latam Airlines flight after a "technical event" caused a "strong movement". The aircraft "just froze" after a "quick little drop", one passenger told the New Zealand Herald.
Indonesia's Batik Air faces probe after pilots fall asleep mid-flight
The two men - who have both been temporarily suspended - fell asleep during a flight on 25 January from Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta.
Woeful England surrender in final India Test
England's tour of India ended in woeful fashion as some spineless top-order batting resulted in a massive defeat inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharamsala. Needing 259 to make the home side bat again, England were bundled out for 195 to lose by an innings and 64 runs and hand India a 4-1 series victory.
More than 280 pupils abducted by Nigeria gunmen
More than 280 Nigerian school pupils have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, officials say. The pupils were in the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT) when dozens of gunmen on motorcycles rode through the school, one witness said.
Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
Last month was the world's warmest February in modern times, the EU's climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row. Each month since June 2023 has seen new temperature highs for the time of year.
Facebook and Instagram down in apparent global outage
Tracking website Downdetector indicated more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook, while there were more than 20,000 reports for Instagram.
Children starving to death in northern Gaza - WHO
Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the weekend to the Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals were the first since early October.
Haiti declares emergency after huge jailbreak
Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity.
UN says many bullet wounds among Gaza convoy injured
Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said. UN observers visited Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital and saw some of the roughly 200 people still being treated.
Rihanna among celebrities in India for Ambani gala
Some of the world's most influential people have arrived in India's Gujarat state to attend a wedding party thrown by Asia's richest man. Mark Zuckerberg, Rihanna and Bill Gates are among the guests at the pre-wedding gala hosted by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani for his son.
India economy beats expectations with 8.4% growth
India has retained its title of the world's fastest-growing major economy as it expanded by 8.4% in the last three months of 2023. The data comes as the country is set to hold a general election this year.
At least 43 dead in Bangladesh building fire
At least 43 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a multi-story building in Bangladesh, the country's health minister says. According to local media, the blaze began in a restaurant at around 22:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Thursday in the capital, Dhaka.
India names astronauts for maiden space flight
India has unveiled four Air Force pilots who have been shortlisted to travel on the country's maiden space flight scheduled for next year. The Gaganyaan mission aims to send three astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.
Hope for Gaza ceasefire by next week, says Biden
US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to have a ceasefire "by next Monday" in the Israel-Gaza war. His comments come amid reports of some progress reached in ongoing negotiations involving Israel and Hamas representatives in Qatar.
