Top StoriesThu Feb 26 2026
Cuba says four killed after speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters and opened fire
Four people were killed and seven others were wounded on Wednesday after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters and opened fire on Cuban forces, who returned fire, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.
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Top StoriesWed Feb 25 2026
Trump to deliver State of the Union speech amid anxieties over Iran, tariffs and economy
When U.S. President Donald Trump stands before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual state of the union address, he’ll be defending trade and immigration agendas that have stumbled lately in the face of legal setbacks and grim polling.
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Top StoriesTue Feb 24 2026
Ex-UK ambassador to U.S. Peter Mandelson arrested after Epstein revelations
Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office by police investigating his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Top StoriesMon Feb 23 2026
U.S. Secret Service agents killed man trying to unlawfully enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
The United States Secret Service announced that its agents shot and killed a man in his 20s after he entered the secured compound at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's estate, without authorization. According to the statement, the individual was spotted near the north gate of Mar-a-Lago carrying "what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel canister." It was also reported that the agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department confronted the suspect, and that the incident, including the background and potential motive, is under investigation.
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Top StoriesSun Feb 22 2026
Trump says he will raise global tariffs from 10% to 15% after Supreme Court setback
President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day ago to 15%, in reaction to the US Supreme Court’s ruling that his mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.
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Top StoriesSat Feb 21 2026
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Global Tariffs
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central to the president’s foreign policy and economic agenda.
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Top StoriesFri Feb 20 2026
Trump Launches ‘Board of Peace,’ Pledges Billions in Aid and Troops for Gaza
President Trump announced that nine members of the inaugural Board of Peace have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package
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Top StoriesThu Feb 19 2026
Eight skiers found dead after California avalanche, with one still missing, Sheriff confirms
Eight people were killed in an avalanche during a backcountry skiing expedition on the California side of Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, authorities said in an update on Wednesday.
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Top StoriesWed Feb 18 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday at age 84, his family said.
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Top StoriesTue Feb 17 2026
Robert Duvall, indelible actor from 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now,' dies at 95
Robert Duvall, the commanding and supremely versatile actor who earned a lasting place in American movie history as a stoic Mafia consigliere in “The Godfather,” a surf-loving Army colonel in “Apocalypse Now” and a washed-up country crooner in “Tender Mercies,” died Sunday.
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