With dark circles under their eyes and feeling weak but angry, about a dozen female relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners staged day three of a hunger strike Monday demanding their loved ones' immediate release.
Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo said Monday that he now works in the United States because he is unable to finance films in his home country.
Ilia Malinin suggested Monday he has been the victim of online attacks and is "fighting invisible battles" in his first public statement since his shock eighth-place finish in the men's figure skating final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique dismissed any suggestions of dressing room disharmony as the reigning European champions prepared to put their continental title on the line this midweek against domestic rivals Monaco.
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Stocks mixed, dollar up in subdued start to week
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The Dutch inventor of hit wooden construction game Kapla, which has entertained children and inspired architects for four decades, has died at the age of 80, his wife told AFP.
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Benfica coach Jose Mourinho insisted he is capable of saying no to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez as he played down rumours of a return to the Spanish giants on Monday.
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The whole terrace on top of St Peter's Basilica will soon be open to the public, complete with a cafe, the Vatican said on Monday, as part of a plan to mark the 400th anniversary of the building's completion.
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Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.
February 16, 2026
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Loic Meillard added another gold to the Swiss near-domination of men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics on Monday, before China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu tries to win her first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Loic Meillard won the Swiss men's team their fourth Olympic gold in the five alpine skiing events in Bormio when he streaked to victory in the slalom on Monday.
From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no-one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.
England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.
The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.
February 16, 2026
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TV producer Dana Eden, who co-created the hit Israeli spy thriller series "Tehran", has been found dead in a hotel room in central Athens, Greek police told AFP on Monday.
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Iran's foreign minister arrived in Geneva ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States, as the Revolutionary Guards on Monday begin military drills in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole exposed after Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised deepfakes.
Kaori Sakamoto will be looking to avoid another Olympics upset as the Japanese figure skating star takes to the ice in the wide-open women's singles starting Tuesday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed Viktor Orban's leadership during a visit to Budapest on Monday, ahead of elections threatening the nationalist prime minister's hold on power.
February 16, 2026
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