NewsFeedOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world “urgently” needs global regulation of fast-evolving AI, calling for an international oversight body. The “democratisation of AI is the only fair and safe path forward,” he said.Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

NewsFeedUS Major General Jasper Jeffers said the Gaza “International Stabilization Force” will first deploy to Rafah and hopes to eventually have 20,000 soldiers. Indonesia, which has pledged 8,000 troops, will serve as deputy commander of the force.Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

US president says at inaugural Board of Peace summit that Washington and Tehran should make a ‘meaningful deal’.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 2 minsinfoDonald Trump has renewed his threats against Iran, suggesting that Tehran has about 10 days to reach a deal with Washington or face further

NewsFeedSpeaking at the inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting, Donald Trump praised the “magnificent” B-2 bombers that “totally decimated the nuclear potential” of Iran last summer, saying they helped bring peace to the Middle East for the first time in 3,000 years.Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to

The two countries had been banned following the invasion of Ukraine, but had their rights restored last year.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 2 minsinfoBy ReutersPublished On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareOlympic hosts Italy called for a reversal of the decision

NewsFeedIsrael’s plan to restart land registration in the occupied West Bank is straining its relationship with Jordan. Al Jazeera’s Noor Wazwaz asked Jordan’s former foreign minister if the 1994 peace agreement that formed ties between the two countries is still fit for purpose.Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click

Zimbabwe chase down target of 179 to beat one of the favourites – and tournament co-hosts – Sri Lanka at cricket’s T20 World Cup.Listen to this articleListen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareZimbabwe signed off the group

Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareFrance has marked a record-breaking streak of more than 35 consecutive days of rain.National weather service Meteo-France said the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy days since measurements began in 1959, breaking the 2023

Listen to this articleListen to this article | 5 minsinfoA new United Nations Human Rights Office report says Israel’s military campaign and blockade of Gaza have created living conditions “increasingly incompatible with Palestinians’ continued existence as a group in Gaza” as it presses its genocidal war on the

NewsFeedFew places in Ukraine have been spared from the impact of the Ukraine war, including the radioactive exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Al Jazeera’s Nils Adler has been seeing how the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster has been affected by the war.Published On 19 Feb 2026

Alongside last week’s parliamentary election in Bangladesh, voters also cast their ballots in a national referendum on important constitutional reforms proposed for the country following the July 2024 uprising and ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The July National Charter, which most political parties signed last year, was approved by

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, .css-1wt8oh6{font-family:"Georgia","Times","Times New Roman",serif;}US President Trump will host the inaugural meeting of his so-called ‘Board of Peace’ in Washington, DC today.Published On 19 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share