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Live Updates: Macron Insists Europe Remains Central to Global Stability

Live Updates: Macron Insists Europe Remains Central to Global Stability

President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, stressed European “fortitude.” Earlier, Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany cr…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
Macron swipes at Trump tariffs and Greenland threats in call for a stronger EU – Munich Security Conference live

Macron swipes at Trump tariffs and Greenland threats in call for a stronger EU – Munich Security Conference live

The French president said Europe must show “unwavering commitment” to defending its interestsIf you need a primer on what’s on the agenda for the next…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
US lawmakers ask Mandelson to testify to Congress over Epstein relationship

US lawmakers ask Mandelson to testify to Congress over Epstein relationship

Letter from committee on oversight says it is clear the former ambassador ‘holds critical information’Peter Mandelson has been asked to testify to the…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference

German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’The US acting alone has reached the limits of i…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Key Moments in Gisèle Pelicot’s Interview With The New York Times

Key Moments in Gisèle Pelicot’s Interview With The New York Times

The woman at the center of France’s largest-ever mass-rape trial told us about her life before, during and after the abuse she suffered at the hands o…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
ICE plans to spend $38.3bn converting warehouses to detention centers, documents show, as DHS shutdown looms – US politics live

ICE plans to spend $38.3bn converting warehouses to detention centers, documents show, as DHS shutdown looms – US politics live

Centers would have capacity for tens of thousands of people to be held; talks over funding bill stall hours before shutdown The annual rate of US infl…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
India tested, from U.S. sanctions to one-sided trade deal

India tested, from U.S. sanctions to one-sided trade deal

India’s autonomy and global credibility could be undermined by its unilateral trade deal with the United States

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Hindu (International)
Paris police fire on knife attacker at Arc de Triomphe

Paris police fire on knife attacker at Arc de Triomphe

French police on Friday shot and injured a man who tried to stab an officer with a knife during a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe monument in central …

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  France 24 (English)
Trump orders 2nd aircraft carrier to Mideast amid Iran nuclear push

Trump orders 2nd aircraft carrier to Mideast amid Iran nuclear push

President Donald Trump said Friday he is deploying a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Middle East as he intensifies pressure on Iran to reach a new…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  Daily Sabah (World)
Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat; Move Likely to Add to Tensions

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat; Move Likely to Add to Tensions

The seizure of the trawler, which Japan said was sailing in its waters in the East China Sea, is likely to add to tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
Arundhati Roy boycotts Berlin fest premiere of her revamped 1980s cult classic – the film shows why

Arundhati Roy boycotts Berlin fest premiere of her revamped 1980s cult classic – the film shows why

Indian writer Arundhati Roy on Friday said she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over the jury president’s Gaza remarks. The award-winning…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  France 24 (English)
AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference

AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference

Congressperson says US president and Marco Rubio are tearing apart transatlantic allianceAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Donald Trump of tearing …

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  BBC World News
Indian man accused of plot to assassinate US activist pleads guilty

Indian man accused of plot to assassinate US activist pleads guilty

Nikhil Gupta faces up to 40 years over alleged India-backed attempt to kill Gurpatwant Singh PannunThe Indian man who US prosecutors accused of plotti…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.

Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.

Floral arrangements crafted from carefully-folded, colorful bank notes, had become a popular symbol of love in Nairobi.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
San Francisco teachers strike ends as tentative deal reached with district

San Francisco teachers strike ends as tentative deal reached with district

School district says students will return next week after teachers demanded higher wages and more health benefitsSan Francisco teachers who staged the…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns

World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns

"Our freedom is not guaranteed" in an era of big powers, the German chancellor tells Munich's security summit.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  BBC World News
Rules-based global order no longer exists: German Chancellor Merz

Rules-based global order no longer exists: German Chancellor Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday that the rules-based international order has eroded, outlining new proposals to confront mounting global …

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  Daily Sabah (World)
Saudi FM calls for urgent halt to Israel's Gaza killings

Saudi FM calls for urgent halt to Israel's Gaza killings

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday called for an immediate end to Israel's killings in Gaza and swift reconstruction of the dev…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  Daily Sabah (World)
Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning the state-backed DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in corresp…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
New York police leader charged with bribery over school alert system scheme

New York police leader charged with bribery over school alert system scheme

Kevin Taylor allegedly accepted trips and lavish dinners for help in selling a ‘mobile panic alert system’ to city schoolsA New York police leader tas…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Original Bramley apple tree ‘at risk’ after site where it grows is put up for sale

Original Bramley apple tree ‘at risk’ after site where it grows is put up for sale

Tree has never been granted preservation order to protect it under law and prevent it from being cut downThe future of the original Bramley apple tree…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed

Head of Dubai-based ports giant quits after Epstein links revealed

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit comes after files showed he appears to have exchanged hundreds of emails with Epstein.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  BBC World News
Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, returned to sweep his party into government with a promise of change. Some have doubts.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
US homeland security department on track for shutdown after funding bill fails in Senate

US homeland security department on track for shutdown after funding bill fails in Senate

Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s fundingUS politics live – latest updatesThe De…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban?

Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban?

Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  BBC World News
UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers

UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers

Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appealJudges have humiliated ministers by i…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Trump says second aircraft carrier ‘leaving very shortly’ for Middle East

Trump says second aircraft carrier ‘leaving very shortly’ for Middle East

US President Donald Trump on Friday upped the stakes in Washington’s already tense relationship with Iran, saying that a second American aircraft will…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  France 24 (English)
'Europe managed to support Ukraine'

'Europe managed to support Ukraine'

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome, live from Munich, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Former Ukrainian Prime Minister, who served in the critical time in the recent h…

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  France 24 (English)
’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story

’The Interview’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story

In her first interview with an American media outlet, Pelicot opens up about surviving years of secret abuse — and a trial that shocked the world.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  NYTimes World
UK mother separated from children for years has ‘draconian’ order overturned

UK mother separated from children for years has ‘draconian’ order overturned

Flawed evidence by psychologist Melanie Gill was used to remove children from woman in 2019A mother who did not see her children for nearly six years …

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  The Guardian World
Sudanese city had 6,000 killed in three days, UN says

Sudanese city had 6,000 killed in three days, UN says

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed the atrocities in el-Fasher, says a UN report.

Feb 13, 2026  â€˘  BBC World News

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