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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,445 

07 February 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Sunday, February 8: Fighting Russian forces launched more than 400...

Polls open in Thailand with three main parties vying for power 

07 February 2026

Polls have opened in Thailand in a closely watched general election, with progressive reformers, military-backed conserv...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi tipped for big win as polls open in snap elections 

07 February 2026

Voters in Japan are casting their ballots in a parliamentary election that is expected to deliver a resounding victory f...

Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals 

07 February 2026

Syria and Saudi Arabia have signed a major investment package spanning aviation, energy, real estate and telecommunicati...

‘Non-negotiable’: Iran says missiles off the table in talks with the US 

07 February 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he hopes talks with the United States will resume soon, while US President ...

Italy says cannot join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ because of constitution 

07 February 2026

News|United Nations Italy says it’s unable to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” owing to a “co...

Will pro-military message bring Thailand’s ‘most hawkish’ party to power? 

07 February 2026

As Thailand prepares to vote on Sunday in a nationwide election, the country’s months-long border dispute with Cambodi...

Spain, Portugal brace for new storm after floods kill 2, displace 11,000 

07 February 2026

Spain and Portugal are bracing for a new storm, just days after Storm Leonardo’s deadly floods killed at least two peo...

US transfers ISIL detainees to Iraq as northeast Syria base draws down 

07 February 2026

United States forces have transported a third group of ISIL (ISIS) detainees from Ghwayran prison in Syria’s Hasakah p...