Washington appoints new US envoy on Tibetan human rights | Human Rights News
China has previously criticised the role, accusing the US of interfering in China’s internal affairs. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration has appointed an envoy to the…
Traffic gridlock in central Hong Kong as crowds throng last day of Lunar New Year fair
Parts of Hong Kong Island were heavily congested on Monday as the final day of the Lunar New Year flower market at Victoria Park drew shopping crowds, leaving commuters stranded and bringing public transport to a standstill for hours. At 7pm, buses and trams continued to be stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic in Causeway Bay, where…
Why Good Omens Season 3 Will Have Only 1 Episode
Good Omens Season 3 surprised fans when it was revealed that the final season will have only one episode. The first two seasons each featured six episodes. The new season will conclude with a single feature-length finale which caught many fans of Good Omens off guard. Why will Good Omens Season 3 have just one…
3 Tech Stocks That Could Help Set You Up for Life
Each of these offers something different for your portfolio. New technology is the driving force behind most of the disruptive upstarts that go on to change the world. That makes tech stocks a surefire part of a growth portfolio, but it also makes them riskier than other stocks; while some of these exciting stocks have…
Vinicus Jr responds to alleged racist incident after Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Benfica halted
Get the Adam Clery Football Column. A newsletter that unpacks the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game The ACFC newsletter: unpacking football’s absurdities Unpack football’s oddities with the ACFC newsletter Vinicius Jr has posted his thoughts on the alleged racist incident during Real Madrid’s Champions League play-off first leg against Benfica which was held…
Iran, US make progress in Geneva talks but tensions linger; over 50 fighter jets moved to Middle East
Iran and the United States met for second round of indirect talks in Switzerland’s Geneva on Tuesday. While officials have stated that both nations have made progress, tensions continue to linger between Tehran and Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaks during the Conference on Disarmament, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in…
How Nvidia and AI are Driving Demand for Silver Higher
Key Points Marginal increases in demand can exert significant upward pressure on commodity prices, particularly during periods of weak supply growth. High prices may be causing demand destruction for silver, so the current sell-off is not unusual. The coming data center demand (powered by Nvidia architecture) is probably structural and lasting. 10 stocks we like…
Strictly Legal | Donald Trump, our vexatious litigator in chief
Feb. 18, 2026, 12:05 a.m. ET I will not use this column to list all the terms – favorable and unfavorable – people have used to describe Donald Trump. The list would be too long and many of the terms unprintable. But I will offer up one that hasn’t been used much – “vexatious.” I…
YouTube down in US: Company gives ‘final update’, explains what caused the outage
YouTube (representative image) Thousands of YouTube users in the US and other countries worldwide faced problems accessing the video platform. The outage impacted YouTube.com, the YouTube app, YouTube Music, Kids, and TV with Downdetector reporting more than 2,40,000 reports at the peak in the US. In India, around 17,000 reports were registered. YouTube was quick…
Curry fishball toys a hit as Hong Kong nostalgia shines at Lunar New Year fair
Curry fishball plushies, novelty minibus signs and products inspired by Hong Kong iconography emerged as bestsellers at the city’s biggest Lunar New Year fair, with one vendor saying he made more than HK$100,000 (US$12,790) in daily sales. From first-time sellers to charities, vendors were busy attracting customers with their locally designed merchandise on Wednesday as…
