News covers US support for leaders like Orban, Iran's nuclear talks and military exercises, China's military purge, Ukraine's civilian casualties, Syria's territorial shifts, and Venezuela's political prisoners and economic considerations, reflecting a complex global landscape.

• In Hungary, Marco Rubio Stresses Trump’s Support for Viktor Orban — New York Times World -
• Auditioning to Beat Trump — New York Times World -
• Syrian Army Crosses New Threshold With Advances in Kurdish Regions — New York Times World -

• The patience and the poker face: Iran’s wily diplomat set to face the US in nuclear talks — The Guardian -
• Rage. Grief. Anxiety. The New Mood in Iran. — New York Times World -
• In Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty — New York Times World -
• Trump lashes out at California governor’s green energy deal with UK — The Guardian -
• US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran — BBC World -
• Iran Holds Exercises in Strait of Hormuz After Trump Threatens Military Action — New York Times World -
• A Russian ‘Village of Military Valor’ Waits for Its Reward — New York Times World -
• Trump is ‘deeply committed to your success’, Rubio tells Orbán during Hungary visit – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Ukraine and Russia to meet for second round of talks as fourth anniversary of war looms — The Guardian -
• Pressure grows for release of remaining Venezuelan political prisoners — BBC World -
• Pressure grows for release of remaining Venezuelan political prisoners — BBC World -
• Germany calls on France to increase defence spending — The Guardian -
• Ukrainian civilian casualties rose by 26% in 2025, researchers say | First Thing — The Guardian -
• Republicans and Democrats unite to condemn Trump’s attacks on allies — The Guardian -
• Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine — BBC World -
• Prices Jump as Venezuelans Abroad Consider Buying Property Back Home — New York Times World -
• Trump eyes Venezuela visit – but obstacles to his oil plan remain — BBC World -
• ‘Life requires cash’: Gaza’s jobs crisis leaves people struggling to afford basics — The Guardian -
• Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast — BBC World -
• Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says — BBC World -
• Iran must abandon enriched uranium and not produce more, Netanyahu says — BBC World -
• Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war — The Guardian -

This topic details shootings in Sydney and Rhode Island, ongoing investigations into missing persons like Savannah Guthrie's mother and Gus Lamont, Epstein's past connections, child rescue from the dark web, and legal proceedings for a Bondi Beach terror attack and other violent crimes.

• 'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new plea for mother's release as FBI analyses glove — BBC World -
• Former NRL star Matt Utai shot outside home in western Sydney — The Guardian -
• Shooting at Rhode Island ice rink leaves at least two people dead — The Guardian -

• How dark web agent spotted bedroom wall clue to rescue girl from years of harm — BBC World -
• FBI won’t share Alex Pretti shooting evidence, Minnesota authorities say — The Guardian -
• Girl, 16, and, boy, 15, found guilty over killing of man pelted with rocks in Kent — The Guardian -
• Civil rights groups sue to protect voter data FBI seized from Georgia office — The Guardian -
• French police launch murder inquiry after far-right activist’s death in Lyon — The Guardian -
• Epstein ranch in New Mexico bought by family of ‘Trump Republican’ candidate — The Guardian -
• Savannah Guthrie makes new appeal for missing mother: ‘It’s never too late to do the right thing’ — The Guardian -
• Disappearances in Mexico surge by 200% over 10 years — The Guardian -
• Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show — The Guardian -
• Gus Lamont: South Australia police search home for new evidence as 75-year-old arrested on unrelated gun charges — The Guardian -
• Bondi Beach shooting accused faces court for the first time — BBC World -
• Female Israeli soldiers rescued after being chased by ultra-Orthodox men — BBC World -
• Sydney police plead for return of man, 85, kidnapped by mistake — BBC World -
• How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews – podcast — The Guardian -
• Queensland police refused to discipline officer accused of domestic violence against pregnant partner — The Guardian -
• Kidnappers should return man, 85, abducted by mistake to ‘a shopping centre’, NSW premier says — The Guardian -
• Bondi beach terror attack accused Naveed Akram makes first court appearance — The Guardian -
• 'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world — BBC World -
• Gisèle Pelicot Speaks — New York Times World -

Key issues include Starmer's U-turns on local elections and plans for social media law, NHS challenges with measles vaccines, fertility patients winning a high court battle, new UK border rules impacting dual nationals, and Spain's approach to immigration, alongside broader European deportation plans and consumer sentiment on finances.

• NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn — The Guardian -
• Fertility patients win high court battle to save embryos after consent error — The Guardian -
• Starmer abandons plans to delay local elections in England in latest U-turn — The Guardian -

• English councils face ‘race against time’ to arrange elections, leaders say — The Guardian -
• Why Starmer’s latest U-turn over local elections could be a gift for Reform — The Guardian -
• UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears — The Guardian -
• Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Students in England and Wales launch legal action over online teaching during pandemic — The Guardian -
• Starmer’s options in funding a further defence spending rise would be limited — The Guardian -
• National Gallery to make major cuts in effort to stem ballooning deficit — The Guardian -
• How Spain Is Carving a Different Path on Immigration — New York Times World -
• UK consumer sentiment takes a tumble; bad weather threaten fruit supplies but boosts Morocco’s wheat crop – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Starmer vows to fast-track social media law but says under-16s ban not definite — The Guardian -
• Britain ‘needs to go faster’ on defence spending, Starmer says — The Guardian -
• Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists — The Guardian -
• New UK border rules for dual nationals are discriminatory against women, campaigners say — The Guardian -
• Britons feeling ‘dismal’ about finances amid mounting debts, survey finds — The Guardian -
• Royal Mail blames bad weather and sickness for late deliveries — The Guardian -
• Arrested retirees ‘vindicated’ by ruling against Palestine Action proscription — The Guardian -
• Blue Labour, ‘Manchesterism’ and Lords reform: your questions answered – podcast — The Guardian -
• Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts — The Guardian -
• Bank of England should cut rates to boost consumer spending, says TUC — The Guardian -
• EU’s deportations plan risks ICE-style enforcement, rights groups warn — The Guardian -

This section highlights the dismissal of a greenwashing case against Santos, political shifts within the Liberal party and debates over immigration policies, families of IS fighters being turned back from Syria, environmental announcements by the Albanese government, and a court case against Coles for misleading discounts.

• Australia news live: federal court dismisses landmark greenwashing case against Santos; PM predicts One Nation surge will be short-lived — The Guardian -
• Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home — BBC World -
• What is happening to Syria’s IS camps and their former residents? — The Guardian -

• Australian women and children sent back to Syrian detention camp after initial release — The Guardian -
• What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage — The Guardian -
• Scientists to track 10,000 moths across Australia, using little more than eyelash glue and confetti-like tags — The Guardian -
• Moderate Liberals warn Angus Taylor against adopting Trump-style immigration policies — The Guardian -
• Ley’s shadow immigration minister ‘never agreed’ to unreleased Liberal plan to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia — The Guardian -
• Angus Taylor moves to promote conservatives and sideline Sussan Ley allies as Liberal party veers right — The Guardian -
• Liberal infighting erupts in Nepean as executive sidelines branch to back mayor dubbed ‘Sam Groth 2.0’ — The Guardian -
• Coles offered ‘utterly misleading’ discounts ACCC argues in federal court case — The Guardian -
• BoM warns of ‘classic fire spike day’ for Victoria – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Rightwing thinktank joins backlash to Queensland’s ‘vague’ proposed hate speech laws — The Guardian -

Europe is urged to prepare for 3C of global heating, Cyprus faces severe drought conditions, and a train derails in Switzerland due to avalanches, while the UK considers mileage-based electric vehicle taxes to address environmental concerns.

• ‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating — The Guardian -
• Cyprus appeals to residents to cut water use by two minutes a day amid drought — The Guardian -
• Train derails in Switzerland amid fatal avalanches across the Alps — The Guardian -

• Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax — The Guardian -

Investigations into Navalny's poisoning by frog toxin continue, a trial shows a single dose of DMT could treat depression, and Trump's Rx site emphasizes fertility treatment, alongside concerns over measles vaccine uptake and Obama's clarification on alien contact.

• Was Navalny poisoning by frog toxin meant to send a message? — The Guardian -
• No evidence aliens have made contact, says Obama after podcast comments cause frenzy — The Guardian -
• Single dose of potent psychedelic drug could help treat depression, trial shows — The Guardian -

• Navalny Was Poisoned With Frog Toxin, European Governments Say — New York Times World -
• Navalny's mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding — BBC World -
• Fertility treatment given special emphasis as Trump Rx site goes live — The Guardian -
• What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny? — BBC World -

Notable events include Japan and Italy winning Olympic medals in figure skating and giant slalom, the deaths of actor Robert Duvall and 'Tehran' co-creator Dana Eden, a **$12 million ticket scam at the Louvre, Harry Styles curating a festival, and the collapse of Italy's Lovers' Arch alongside disputes over art repatriation**.

• Japan Wins Pairs Figure Skating, Knocking China From the Top — New York Times World -
• How Italy’s Federica Brignone Won Gold in Giant Slalom. — New York Times World -
• Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season — New York Times World -

• Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95 — The Guardian -
• Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95 — BBC World -
• Producer of Israeli spy thriller found dead in Athens hotel room — The Guardian -
• How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great — BBC World -
• Far-right character’s monologue prompts violent scenes at German theatre — The Guardian -
• Ticket Scam Cost the Louvre $12 Million, Investigators Say — New York Times World -
• Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps — BBC World -
• ‘Tina’ and ‘Milo’ Olympic Mascot Toys Are Almost as Tough to Get as a Medal — New York Times World -
• Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle — BBC World -
• British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays — The Guardian -
• Giant robot tribute to Brazil's President Lula leads start of Rio Carnival — BBC World -
• Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics — New York Times World -
• Harry Styles to curate Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre – and play an intimate gig — The Guardian -
• Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets. — New York Times World -
• Italy’s famous Lovers’ Arch collapses into the sea on Valentine’s Day — The Guardian -
• ‘Bring it back’: Sicilians say Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo belongs with them — The Guardian -
• New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin — New York Times World -
• China hopes for a bumper lunar new year as world’s biggest migration begins — The Guardian -

This topic explores **resolutions to user issues on X (formerly Twitter), ByteDance's decision to curb its AI video app due to Disney's legal threats, a KPMG partner being fined for AI cheating, UK banks planning a Visa/Mastercard alternative, and Warner Bros Discovery's potential sale talks**.

• Car dealership tycoon ousted from his Kent company in ‘coup’, high court hears — The Guardian -
• User Issues With X Appear to Have Resolved — New York Times World -
• KPMG partner fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat in AI training test — The Guardian -

• Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China — The Guardian -
• Kenya strike delays flights at international hub airport — BBC World -
• ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat — BBC World -
• Warner Bros Discovery weighs new sale talks after fresh Paramount offer — The Guardian -
• TikTok creator ByteDance vows to curb AI video tool after Disney threat — The Guardian -