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- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Don't break up NewJeans and I'll forgo $18m payout, says ex-K-pop boss
Min Hee-jin has said she "can no longer bear to watch" the group get "torn apart".
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031
The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
BBC sees burnt cars in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican cartel violence
The evidence of Sunday's terrifying cartel rampage is still visible across parts of Mexico. The BBC's Will Grant visits...
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
German chancellor lands in Beijing for inaugural China trip
Friedrich Merz said it would be a mistake to "decouple" Germany from China shortly before boarding a plane to...
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
The bill seeks prison terms of five to ten years for what it describes as "acts against nature".
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Australia police make arrests over alleged murder of grandfather mistakenly kidnapped
Police have said 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target of the alleged crime.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Shein's elusive boss hails Chinese roots in rare public appearance
His speech follows years of the firm focusing away from China as it moved its headquarters to Singapore.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Threat of further violence looms after Mexican cartel rampage
The BBC speaks to Guadalajara residents days after cartel members sought to avenge the killing of Nemesio "El Mencho"...
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel’s jet use delayed investigations, Dem alleges
The whistleblower alleged that same team was delayed in responding to a mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode...
- Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Drones hammer Sudan's gold and oil zone – the pivotal new front line
Intensified attacks in the Kordofan region have led to mass casualties as peace remains elusive.
