US and Bangladesh set trade deal with tariffs at 19 percent
Bangladesh has agreed to provide significant preferential market access for some US industrial and agricultural goods.
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Somalia’s president on Israel, Somaliland and rising regional tension
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Israel’s Somaliland move, US pressure, security fears and Somalia’s political future.
Published On 8 Feb 2026
From: NewsFeed
US federal agent breaks pet dog’s rib in Tennessee
A Tennessee woman says her dog suffered a broken rib after being kicked by a federal officer.
Published On 8 Feb 2026
From: NewsFeed
Trump won’t apologise despite backlash over video depicting Obamas as apes
Trump has refused to apologise for a now-deleted video that depicted Michelle and Barack Obama as apes.
Published On 8 Feb 2026
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From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba
US pressure pushes island nation’s 11 million people to the brink as Cuba imposes emergency measures amid fuel crisis.
‘Non-negotiable’: Iran says missiles off the table in talks with the US
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says discussions will remain focused on nuclear issue, not missile programme.
From: UpFront
Chris Hedges on decline of the American empire
Journalist Chris Hedges speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s first year and the future of US democracy.
Published On 7 Feb 2026
Italy says cannot join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ because of constitution
Under constitution Italy cannot join because power would be wielded by one leader standing above other members.
US has given Ukraine and Russia June deadline to end war: Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s president says the US has also proposed new trilateral talks in Miami, which he said Ukraine will attend.
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to convene in Washington, discuss Gaza: Report
Report by news outlet Axios says that first meeting of board tasked with governing Gaza will take place on February 19.
No evidence to support US claim China conducted nuclear blast test: Monitor
US wants Beijing to join a revised nuclear weapons treaty after expiration of a previous accord between US and Russia.
