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Ice hockey-Canada start title defence with win, Knight ties US record

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - Switzerland vs Canada - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Julia Gosling of Canada celebrates scoring their third goal against Switzerland with Sophie Jaques of Canada and Erin Ambrose of Canada REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - Switzerland vs Canada - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Julia Gosling of Canada celebrates scoring their third goal against Switzerland with Sophie Jaques of Canada and Erin Ambrose of Canada REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Figure Skating–Grassl confident that Italians can push for bronze in team event

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Team Event - Men Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Daniel Grassl of Italy performs during the the men's short program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Team Event - Men Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 07, 2026. Daniel Grassl of Italy performs during the the men's short program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 8, 2026

The first meeting of leaders of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace will be held on Feb 19.
The first meeting of leaders of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace will be held on Feb 19.

US agency investigating if ABC’s The View violated equal time rules for political candidates

FILE PHOTO: Whoopi Goldberg gestures next to Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as they appear on ABC's "The View" in New York, U.S., October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Whoopi Goldberg gestures next to Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as they appear on ABC's "The View" in New York, U.S., October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US-led Board of Peace to hold first meeting of leaders on Feb 19

US President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace in January. He says it aims to resolve global conflicts.
US President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace in January. He says it aims to resolve global conflicts.

US pushes Russia and Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Israel’s Netanyahu expected to meet Trump in US on Feb 11 to discuss Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meeting at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in December 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meeting at Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in December 2025.

Denmark better placed on Greenland with US, but ‘not out of the crisis’, says FM

(From left) Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt holding a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb 7.
(From left) Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt holding a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb 7.

US court sentences South Sudan dissident who tried to traffic weapons for a coup

A 2022 photo showing South Sudan President Salva Kiir, who was the subject of a coup plot by Peter Biar Ajak, a government critic and Harvard-educated economist.
A 2022 photo showing South Sudan President Salva Kiir, who was the subject of a coup plot by Peter Biar Ajak, a government critic and Harvard-educated economist.

Freestyle-Defending champion Hall advances to slopestyle final

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Freestyle Skiing - Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification - Livigno Snow Park, Livigno, Italy - February 07, 2026. Alex Hall of United States in action during his run REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Freestyle Skiing - Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualification - Livigno Snow Park, Livigno, Italy - February 07, 2026. Alex Hall of United States in action during his run REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.