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The Manila Times

February 2026

Trump says he's 'not happy' with Iran talks but will wait to see what happens in further rounds

Donald Trumppresident
I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have,
Donald Trumppresident
They cannot have nuclear weapons and we’re not thrilled with the way they’re negotiating, so we’ll see how it all works out,
António Guterresgeneral
We’re seeing both positive messages coming out of the diplomatic tracks, which we’re continuing to encourage,
Donald Trumppresident
I guess you could say there’s always a risk. You know, when there’s war, there’s a risk in anything, both good and bad,
Mike HuckabeeuS Ambassador
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Trump says US discussing 'friendly takeover' of Cuba

President Donald Trump on Friday suggested a "friendly takeover" of communist-led Cuba, with tensions high between Washington and Havana in the wake of the US toppling of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro

The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble,
Donald Trumppresident
They have no money, they have no anything right now. But they’re talking with us and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.”

UK police arrest man after Churchill statue sprayed with graffiti

The group posted a picture on social media appearing to show one of its supporters pouring red paint over the statue of the monarch whom it called the "Famine Queen", a reference to the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century

Officers were on scene within two minutes of being alerted shortly after 4am. A 38-yr-old man is in custody having been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage,
Churchill was a great Briton,

Neil Sedaka, US singer and songwriter, dies age 86

Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,

Alex Eala gets first round bye at Indian Wells

Any ranking changes after February 23 won't affect the seeding of Eala and the other 31 players in the competition also known as "the fifth Grand Slam"

Bill Clinton denies wrongdoing at grilling on Epstein ties

Bill Clintonpresident
I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong,
Jeffrey Epstein was in the White House 17 times while Bill Clinton was President. We know that Bill Clinton flew on Jeffrey Epstein's plane at least 27 times. So those are questions that we're going to ask,
Suhas Subramanyamdemocrat committee member
Let's be real, we are talking to the wrong president,

Gilas braces for tough showdown vs Australia

I just don't want to get into the ‘we almost won, we almost did that.’ We don’t want to play that game with ourselves. We wanna win games,
But again, the more we are together, we expect to fix that a little more,
Tim Conecoach
I hate to say this but we’ll continue to learn as we move forward,

UST eyes second straight win in front of home fans vs UE

Of course, we're excited because it's homecourt and I'm sure there'll be a lot of support. Maybe we'll double or triple our effort from last time, and every preparation is crucial. We're more excited to play, of course, we're on our home court every day, so hopefully, we'll be more confident in everything,
These are very heavy teams we've faced. We're very happy about that, but we need to study and learn because this isn't the end. We still have a lot of games, it's gonna be a very long journey, so we have to study more and train harder,
Angge Poyosfilipino volleyball player
We're just thankful because we got our first win this season, and we really bounced back. We're motivated to play today, and we executed what we trained for. We had some lapses, but we'll work on them in the next games,

Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in $110B mega-merger

David Ellisonparamount CEO
Our pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery has been guided by a clear purpose: to honor the legacy of two iconic companies while accelerating our vision of building a next-generation media and entertainment company,
Mohammed KhalloufhSBC analyst
Netflix's withdrawal from the race will leave it free to refocus on its business, while its closest competitors grapple with long and distracting regulatory approval and merger integration processes,
Rob Bontaattorney General
Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal,

Messi knocked down by fan in Puerto Rico pitch invasion

While one fan demanded a selfie with the Argentine great and another asked for his shirt to be signed, a third rushed to embrace Messi from behind

Trump's 'pretty much' decided whom to endorse in Texas' Senate primary but isn't yet saying a name

But as the showman president is wont to do, he left the public — and the candidates themselves — hanging, as he declined on Friday to name who he'll actually support

Tim Scottunited States Senator from South Carolina since 2013
It is a strong possibility we cannot hold Texas if John Cornyn is not our nominee,
Donald Trumppresident
They're in a little race together,
Donald Trumppresident
We brought the country back. We don’t want to lose the midterm. We've got to win the midterms,... We've got to get out. You've got to get out, and we've got to vote. And we’ll keep it all going better even than it is now, as good as it is
Wesley Huntrepresentative
Another friend of mine who is doing very well, Wesley Hunt. Wesley Hunt, what a good job.”
Ken Martinamerican politician (born 1973)
As Donald Trump calls affordability a ‘fake word’ and ‘hoax’ and spends his time building gilded ballrooms, Texas families are seeing costs rise, health care get more expensive, and jobs disappear at one of the highest rates in the country,
Donald Trumppresident
Congressman Tony Gonzales is here,

US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall Street

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% and staggered to the finish of just its second losing month in the last 10

I don’t think we’re early to this realization. I think most companies are late. Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.”
Jack DorseycEO
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Pentagon and Scouting America reach deal to keep ties after Hegseth's anti-DEI push

Pete Hegsethdefense Secretary
We hope that doesn’t happen, but it could,
Roger Kronechief executive officer
We have transgender people in our program, and we'll have transgender people in our program going forward,
We do not put boys and girls together in intimate spaces and in order to do that we need to have some knowledge of who they are,
Scouting America is one of the most reliable pipelines to the United States Armed Forces our country has ever known,