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Iran’s foreign minister says his government has agreed a “set of guiding principles” with the United States that could pave the way for a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Abbas Araghchi was speaking after the latest indirect talks in Geneva. He said they’d been more constructive than previous discussions, butContinue Reading

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Germany has run out of its own air defense missiles and can no longer transfer them directly to Ukraine from national reserves, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in an interview with Deutschlandfunk, as reported by Suspilne on 17 February. Speaking after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned at the MunichContinue Reading

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 17 February that 2,000 Ukrainian children have been brought home from areas under Russian control through the Bring Kids Back UA initiative.  Since the start of its full-scale invasion, Russia has systematically removed Ukrainian children from occupied territories, removing them from their families and transferringContinue Reading

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KDE Plasma 6.6 is now available to download, adding text extraction to screenshots, per-app volume control in the taskbar and the ability to save custom themes. The update also introduces new components, including on-screen keyboard, login manager and OEM setup wizard. All are offered alternatives rather than replacements. This isContinue Reading

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Last year LGBTQ+ identification remained steady at nine per cent in the US, according to a survey.  Data from 2025 telephone interviews conducted by Gallup with more than 13,000 US adults revealed that around nine per cent of US adults identify within the LGBTQ+ community.  The percentage remains unchanged fromContinue Reading

Lasers beam ‘artificial stars’ above Chile | Space photo of the day for Feb. 17, 2026

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The Milky Way shines over the Very Large Telescope in Chile. (Image credit: A. Trigo/ESO) The European Southern Observatory has released a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way shining over the Paranal Observatory in Chile, as lasers create artificial “guide stars” in the pristinely dark sky above. What is it? Stars , satellite streaks, galaxiesContinue Reading