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Nunez double keeps Al-Hilal unbeaten in Asian Champions League

Afghanistan beat UAE to keep faint Super 8 hopes alive at cricket T20 World Cup

Afghanistan's Mohammad Ishaq (left) and Azmatullah Omarzai celebrate their team's win over United Arab Emirates in the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group-stage match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Feb 16, 2026.
Afghanistan's Mohammad Ishaq (left) and Azmatullah Omarzai celebrate their team's win over United Arab Emirates in the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group-stage match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Feb 16, 2026.

African Union summit clouded by Saudi-UAE rivalry in Horn of Africa

FILE PHOTO: A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025. REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A delegate walks next to African Union (AU) member states flags ahead of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2025. REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

English Oak holds on strong

Trump’s Board of Peace said to have raised first pledges for Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Senate Democrats seek probe of reported UAE stake in Trump family’s crypto company

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, on Feb 12, 2026.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, on Feb 12, 2026.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 14, 2026

The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, with at least 40 fighter jets on its deck, off the coast of Saint Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands.
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, with at least 40 fighter jets on its deck, off the coast of Saint Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands.

Dubai port giant DP World replaces leader after his name appears in Epstein e-mails

Former An undated photo provided by Democrats on the House Oversight committee, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, left, head of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, and Jeffrey Epstein. Bin Sulayem, often credited with turning DP World into a global logistics powerhouse, resigned on Feb. 13, 2026, the company said, amid mounting scrutiny of his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Democrats via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY DUBAI EPSTEIN by LATIF DAHIR of FEB. 13, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —
Former An undated photo provided by Democrats on the House Oversight committee, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, left, head of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, and Jeffrey Epstein. Bin Sulayem, often credited with turning DP World into a global logistics powerhouse, resigned on Feb. 13, 2026, the company said, amid mounting scrutiny of his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Democrats via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY DUBAI EPSTEIN by LATIF DAHIR of FEB. 13, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Arab states criticise Israel as it expands powers in occupied West Bank

An Israeli flag flies over an Israeli settlement in the old city in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
An Israeli flag flies over an Israeli settlement in the old city in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Draw means Al-Hilal drop first points in Asian Champions League

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