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Iraq power cuts, China–US trade relief, shortages for families fleeing Ethiopia

Electricity supplies across much of Iraq’s Kurdish region were disrupted by a drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field, and the regional ministry plans to supply critical facilities from other power plants. China has extended trade relief affecting some mineral exports, US companies and vessels for two months. Families escaping fighting around Moyale in Ethiopia face food and shelter shortages in Kenya, where authorities and aid workers are registering arrivals and seeking assistance.

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Three workers stand and crouch at an electrical substation beneath an Iraqi flag, with a hospital, water tanks and an industrial plant in the distance. SI illustration
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Conflict

Government

US regulator approves single-stock perpetual futures

The US derivatives regulator approved perpetual futures tied to individual stocks, extending its earlier approval of crypto contracts. A legal challenge contests the rules that should govern the new products.

Rights

England and Wales bring pornography offences into force

New pornography offences in England and Wales carry different maximum prison terms for possession and publication. Creators say platforms have restricted or removed content, and courts will decide how the law applies to disputed depictions.

Elections

Security

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Conflict

  1. Russia says it struck 3 cargo vessels carrying goods for Ukraine

    A painted container ship crosses a dark blue sea beneath a cloudy sky. SI illustration

  2. Maritime chief urges safety enforcement as 25 seafarers die

    Illustration of a large cargo ship sailing between rocky shores, with two workers handling rope on deck and a smaller vessel in the background. SI illustration

  3. US blockade of Iran’s land supply routes is in effect, Trump says

    Three hands place translucent colored overlays on a relief map centered on Iran and the Caspian Sea. A folder bearing the U.S. Central Command emblem lies nearby. SI illustration
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  1. US Central Command confirms limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island

    A painted coastal scene with pale cliffs above a rocky shore and blue sea, with two aircraft in the cloudy sky. SI illustration

  2. Drone kills Zaporizhzhia nuclear worker, International Atomic Energy Agency says

    A painted nuclear power complex with red-topped buildings and striped chimneys; a yellow hard hat lies on a path beneath the blue IAEA emblem. SI illustration

Government

  1. Armenia’s prime minister presents 2027 budget draft to committees

    Illustration of three people examining blank sheets at a table, with two others seated in the adjoining room. SI illustration

  2. Stephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff

    Painted illustration of Donald Trump in a navy suit and red tie looking left, with two figures walking away through separate sunlit hallways behind him. SI illustration

  3. Russia’s Putin expands control over Japan Tobacco businesses to 7

    A painting of Vladimir Putin seated at a desk with a blank folder, with four industrial buildings beneath a glowing orange canopy in the background. SI illustration
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  1. UK business secretary plans human rights checks law

    A magnifying glass enlarges boxes on a path from a factory toward shop shelves, beside a red folder and blank papers; a UK flag hangs above. SI illustration

  2. Google warns Australia bill could block minors from Gmail

    A woman sits at a microphone facing a panel beneath an Australian flag. A large Gmail logo stands on the table beside a translucent yellow screen. SI illustration

  3. Japan approves ¥10 billion (about $63.2 million) cyber package

    A painted cityscape with a Japanese flag, a train and buildings linked by a web of red-and-white ropes; a worker ties a knot in the foreground. SI illustration

  4. England’s GPs plan £40 million (about $53.6 million) winter care

    A painted scene of a woman holding a medicine bottle as she talks with an older man at a table. Other bottles and a stethoscope sit nearby; snow is visible through the window. SI illustration

  5. US court halts McDonnell debt collection operation

    A painted columned building glows at dusk, while a telephone receiver and a stack of papers sit under a glass dome on a table in the foreground. SI illustration

  6. Portugal petrol prices fall 9.5 cents as government cuts tax discount

    A painted filling station with two fuel pumps beneath a Portuguese flag, as red and green arrows slope downward across the sky. SI illustration

  7. US Defense Department removes WuXi AppTec from military companies list

    A painted hand pulls a blank strip from a blue rack beneath the U.S. Department of Defense logo; an open doorway frames a columned courthouse. SI illustration

  8. US Secretary of State Rubio orders Lebanese consul to leave

    A painted portrait of Marco Rubio seated at a desk beside a small Lebanese flag and a closed envelope. SI illustration

  9. Armenia’s funeral-benefit bill will not go to parliament, welfare minister says

    A painted portrait of a bespectacled man beside a closed folder, with a grand stone building and evergreen trees behind him. SI illustration

  10. US regulator opens school-bus recall query into 2,895 Waymo vehicles

    A painted white car with a green and blue W on its door sits behind a yellow school bus with red lights and an extended stop arm on a tree-lined road. SI illustration

  11. Armenia says 5,372 displaced families used housing certificates

    A painted family of four faces an unfinished house, with one adult holding a sheet of paper. Building materials, an Armenian flag and distant mountains surround them. SI illustration

  12. Germany’s chancellor chooses Ilse Aigner for president

    Painted portrait of a dark-haired woman in a burgundy jacket, with a bespectacled man seated at a dinner table in the background. SI illustration

  13. Egypt reopens Tripoli embassy after 12-year closure

    A painted portrait of a man in a dark suit and blue tie standing beside an open wooden doorway in a sunlit stone building. SI illustration

Rights

  1. Paraguay judge orders Peña held before trial and freezes assets

    Two people in suits approach a large building with a red, white and blue flag. One carries folders; a green Ueno Bank sign stands beside the path. SI illustration

  2. Russia’s Justice Ministry labels Peaceful Russia and Rassvet ‘foreign agents’

    A painted illustration shows two groups seated at tables beneath translucent red covers attached to a metal mechanism held by a large hand. SI illustration

  3. Novaya Gazeta closes its Moscow newsroom

    A painted gray-haired, bearded man stands in a newsroom with boxes, desks and a large Novaya Gazeta logo; a Kremlin tower is visible through the window. SI illustration
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  1. UK court orders councillor Glenn Gibbins to do 150 hours of unpaid work

    A painted courtroom scene shows a man from behind facing an empty bench. The number 150 covers the table, beside a sheet of paper; a Reform UK sign stands to the right. SI illustration

  2. Algeria’s Chéraga court sentences journalist Mezghiche to 3 years

    A painted empty courtroom with three chairs behind a wooden bench. A booklet bearing the CPJ logo lies on a table in the foreground. SI illustration

  3. UK jury convicts civil servant Kashim Chowdhury on 9 fraud counts

    A painted courtroom scene shows a group seated at left, a figure facing an empty judge’s chair, and folders and gridded papers on a table in the foreground. SI illustration

  4. Two Russian servicemen detained in Armenia on minor harm charges, committee says

    A painting of two men seen from behind inside a barred cell, beside a sunlit prison corridor. SI illustration

  5. Russell Brand gets 10.5 years in prison for rape and sexual assault

    A painting of a pale stone building behind a black fence, with autumn trees and pedestrians along the pavement. SI illustration

  6. UK immigration checks led to no arrest 15,578 times in 2025

    A painted street scene shows people walking toward a large modern building with a colourful glass canopy and a Union Jack above it. SI illustration

  7. Serbia police official Milić denies charges in murder case

    A painted courtroom scene shows a woman standing at a table with papers, facing a judge seated behind a wooden bench. SI illustration

  8. Former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch pleads guilty to crypto theft

    A person sits at a computer displaying coins flowing from three wallets through a glowing keyhole toward a fourth wallet. SI illustration

  9. Armenia’s anti-corruption chief: 5 proceedings over 2008 unrest sent to court

    Five tan folders stand in a sunlit corridor leading to an open courtroom, with stacked books at left and a city visible through the windows. SI illustration

  10. Armenia’s Justice Ministry says Nubarashen hunger strikers were moved

    A man carries folded blankets up a stairway toward a sunlit room with a bed, table and stool; a dark door sits beneath the stairs. SI illustration

Elections

  1. Minnesota lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan wins US Senate race

    A painted portrait of a woman in glasses and a navy top, with autumn trees and a lake through a window and a domed building beyond an archway. SI illustration

Security

  1. HABAŞ blast death toll reportedly rises to 18 as Turkey investigates

    Three helmeted workers carrying equipment walk toward an industrial plant beneath a Turkish flag. SI illustration

  2. At least 22 die in two boat incidents off Greece’s Crete

    A painted scene of uniformed crew helping people from a small boat onto a larger vessel flying a Greek flag, with mountains and another vessel in the distance. SI illustration

  3. China apartment fire kills at least 14 in Taiyuan, Xinhua says

    A person walks past a multi-storey apartment building on a snowy street lined with bare trees. SI illustration
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  1. Migrant boat sinking off Senegal kills at least 39

    A painting of five people spaced along a sandy beach, with one standing at the water’s edge and waves rolling in. SI illustration

  2. Kraków suspect in shooting that killed 6 dies, Polish police say

    A painted view of a broad stone square with a few pedestrians, an ornate arcaded building on the right and rows of buildings on the left. SI illustration

  3. Armenia opens criminal case over parliament brawl; no one charged

    A painting of people seated in a wood-paneled chamber facing an empty raised bench, with a chair overturned in the sunlit aisle. SI illustration

  4. Mexico arrests Rafael Alvarez and 19 others in cartel operation

    Two uniformed officers walk beside a man toward a doorway beneath a Mexican flag; other groups walk along the sunlit street behind them. SI illustration

  5. Bax crossing inquiry finds green light misled driver killed in 2025

    A painted rural railway crossing with a green signal and a closed white gate. An RAIB-branded report sits in the foreground. SI illustration

  6. Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee sends 286 cases to court

    A painted scene shows a person handling stacks of folders at a desk, with an Armenian flag on the wall and sunlight entering an arched room. SI illustration

  7. India evacuates 19 seafarers from Yemen, embassy says

    Five men carrying bags walk through a sunlit passage toward the sea, beneath the flags of Yemen and India. SI illustration

  8. Northern Ireland police link Belfast explosives case to far-right terrorism

    Three people wearing blue gloves handle dark boxes in a room, beside a wall map of Britain and Ireland with Northern Ireland highlighted in blue. SI illustration

Reports on this date

  • An Iraqi flag flies over a stone building in a darkened mountain town, with a mosque, a dam and a few pedestrians under a purple evening sky. SI illustration
    AveNews

    Iraqi Kurdish power cuts, Ethiopia displacement, China trade relief

    Following the attack on Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, the regional ministry plans to use other power plants to supply critical facilities. Families fleeing fighting around Moyale need food and shelter in Kenya, where authorities and aid workers are seeking assistance. China has extended some trade relief for two months.

    Daily report · covering

    3 min53 sources

  • A painted landscape shows power lines crossing green fields toward a substation and distant city, with Moldovan and Romanian flags on either side. SI illustration
    Technology

    Moldova’s power link, UK energy tax plans, Keplr wallet recovery

    Moldova’s electricity connection to Romania can reduce reliance on the Cuciurgan power plant in Transnistria; Sandu says two more lines to Romania are on the way. The UK plans to restore VAT on home energy installations, raising household costs. Web3Auth and Keplr are preparing to return funds recovered after theft from some social-login wallets.

    Daily report · covering

    4 min44 sources

  • A painted globe glows orange across its northern edge, with curved lines above it and the World Meteorological Organization emblem at left. SI illustration
    Science

    WMO’s 2026 heat estimate, COP31 agenda, England’s winter care plans

    The World Meteorological Organization estimates that January–September 2026 was 1.47°C warmer than the preindustrial average and expects El Niño to raise the annual figure. COP31 delegates adopted a negotiating agenda, while climate finance is among the issues facing negotiators. England’s GP practices plan extra home support for patients they consider most at risk.

    Daily report · covering

    4 min30 sources

  • A painted container ship flying a US flag sails past red cranes and stacked containers in a harbor. SI illustration
    Business

    China–US trade relief, MEXC transfer ban, UK business checks

    China has extended trade relief for two months, including some mineral-export waivers, while a separate $60 billion tariff-cut proposal remains unfinished. US financial institutions face a ban on transfers to and from MEXC. The UK plans mandatory human rights checks for large businesses.

    Daily report · covering

    4 min47 sources

  • A painted blue structure bears a large FOX sign above a purple Roku sign and a blank lavender panel. SI illustration
    Culture

    Roku joins Tubi under Fox ownership

    Fox has completed its $22 billion purchase of Roku, bringing it under the same ownership as Tubi. Jeremy Latcham takes over DC Studios while Gunn and Safran plan further creative work. Arpita Singh has died at 89, with her paintings on view at Talwar Gallery through 27 February.

    Daily report · covering

    3 min23 sources

  • A painting of women playing football in green and white kits before a crowd, with Nigerian and Japanese flags above the pitch. SI illustration
    Sports

    Nigeria’s U-17 world title, 2030 rugby league hosts, Larson’s third championship

    Nigeria beat Japan to complete six consecutive victories and win the U-17 Women’s World Cup. The US and Pacific Islands were awarded the expanded 2030 Rugby League World Cups. Kyle Larson secured his third NASCAR Cup Series title after Christopher Bell fell out of contention.

    Daily report · covering

    3 min37 sources