International from Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister on Tuesday, marking a decisive political shift in the country after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory.

Pakistan's military has revealed that Monday's attack on a checkpoint in the country's Bajur district killed 11 security personnel and wounded seven civilians.

Five people have died and four others suffered minor injuries in a fire at an apartment building in Spain's northeastern Catalonia, regional firefighters said late on Monday.

New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late convicted US financier Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and assaulting girls.

The Arab League has condemned Israel's decision to convert lands in the West Bank into "state property".