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Jet2 flight diverted following midair brawl

A brawl broke out on a Jet2 flight from Turkiye to Britain on Thursday, forcing the pilot to land in Brussels and resulting in the removal of two passengers.The fight, captured in dramatic videos shared widely on social...

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Stricter US entry rules for tourists unlikely before mid-2026

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Four crew-12 astronauts blast off for ISS on Friday the 13th

Nasa’s crew-12 members, Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Nasa astronauts Jack Hathaway, Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot walk out of the Operations & Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center before transport to Launch Complex 40, ahead of their launch to the ISS in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Trump to undo legal basis for US climate rules

US President Donald Trump speaks at a 'Champion of Coal' event at the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP

Grieving Canada town holds vigil for school shooting victims

Community members mourn during a candlelight vigil for the victims of Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where a mass shooting took place a day earlier in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. — AFP

US lifts surprise El Paso airspace closure

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9 Killed in shootings at school and home in Canada

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Torrential rain in Colombia displaces thousands

People carry belongings on a flooded street in Monteria, Colombia on February 9, 2026. At least 13 deaths were reported this week in different parts of Colombia due to the intense rains battering the country, which are unusual for this time of year, according to a report on February 8, 2026, based on official information. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to Moon

SpaceX founder Elon Musk

Machado ally is kidnapped in Venezuela hours after prison release

Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa greet relatives outside the Helicoide detention center, in Caracas. — Reuters

Cuba halting airline refueling as US punishment takes toll

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Cuba’s government has lasted 67 years. Will it fall under Trump?

Fidel Castro, who led Cuba from the 1959 revolution until he formally stepped down in 2008, speaking in Santa Maria Del Mar in 1964.

Musk's mega-merger bets on sci-fi future of data centers in space

Advocates argue space-based data centers would be a cheaper alternative to data centers on Earth, thanks to constant solar energy and the ability to dump heat directly into space. — This is AI generated image

Artemis II mission to the Moon delayed until March

The Space Launch System (SLS), with the Orion crew capsule, stands at launch complex 39B during the Wet Dress Rehearsal, a full-scale countdown and propellant load, for the Artemis II mission to the Moon at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday. — Reuters

Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens

People sled down Flagstaff Hill in Boston Common after a snowstorm in Boston, Massachusetts. - AFP

Funding lapse triggers partial US shutdown, deal seen soon

An LAPD officer fires a non-lethal munition while facing protesters during a 'National Shutdown' protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles. — AFP
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