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February 2026

(SpotNews) BOLIVIA-EL ALTO-MILITARY PLANE-CRASH

The South American country's national airline Boliviana de Aviacion announced the temporary closure of El Alto International Airport following the crash

World No. 1 Sun Yingsha advances to last 8 at Singapore Smash

Sun beat teammate Shi Xunyao 3-1 to book her spot in the last eight and will next face Japan's Hina Hayata, who edged China's Kuai Man 3-2

EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal

Ursula von der Leyeneuropean Commission President
The commission will now proceed with provisional application,
Provisional application is, by its nature, provisional,... The agreement can only be fully concluded once the European Parliament has given its consent."
We will continue to fight with determination to ensure that this provisional application never becomes permanent,
Johann Wadephulgerman Foreign Minister
Companies and people from both continents can finally benefit from more prosperity and growth,

Former Brazil lawmakers convicted for ordering murder of Rio activist

Franco, a lesbian activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio's powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was gunned down in the city center alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes

Let he who is involved in politics in Rio and has never asked drug-traffickers or militia members for votes cast the first stone,
How many Marielles will Brazil allow to be murdered?”
Cármen Lúciajustice
This process has caused me great spiritual and psychological harm,

Trumps State of the Union: Key highlights

US President Donald Trump has delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, using the primetime speech to defend his administration's record and outline political and economic priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

Our nation is back bigger, better, richer, and stronger than ever before,
Donald Trumppresident
The cheating is rampant in our elections. It's rampant,
My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy,

Local officials warn Congress of serious World Cup security concerns

Speaking at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, witnesses pointed at two primary reasons why security preparations are far behind where they need to be with little more than 100 days before the World Cup kicks off: the freezing of FEMA funds earmarked for World Cup security and a lack of coordination between local entities and the federal government

I feel that if we'd been having this conversation two years ago, we'd be in better shape,... but today, as we're approaching these games, we're nowhere near the capability we need."

Daily World Briefing, Feb. 25

Araghchi posted the remarks on X ahead of the third round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington, scheduled for Thursday in Geneva

Pillared on the understandings forged in the previous round, Iran will resume talks with the United States in Geneva with a determination to achieve a fair and equitable deal -- in the shortest possible time,

Nagal powers through; Dhamne impresses at Maha Open ATP Challenger Men's Championships

Nagal thrilled a lively home crowd with a clinical 6-1, 6-2 victory over seventh seed Rio Noguchi of Japan, securing victory in an hour and 9 minutes, dictating play from the baseline and sealing the contest in straight sets