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Rubio meets Orban in Budapest as U.S. and Hungary are to sign a civilian nuclear pact
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government during which they plan to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement heralded by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Chicago Girl Fighting Father's Deportation Dies Of Rare Cancer At 16
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
A Chicago teen who spoke out for her father's release after he was detained last fall by immigration officials in a deportation case has died after battling a rare form of cancer.
‘Life requires cash’: Gaza’s jobs crisis leaves people struggling to afford basics
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
Fresh fruit and other items now available but at high prices in territory where unemployment is estimated at 80%Every morning, Mansour Mohammad Bakr sets out from the small rented room in Gaza City he shares with his pregnant wife and two very young daughters. The 23-year-old walks past the port and the breaking waves of the Mediterranean where he once earned his living.Before the two-year war that devastated Gaza, Bakr was a fisher, sharing tackle and a boat with his father and brothers. Now his brothers are dead, his father is too old, and his equipment was destroyed during the conflict. Like hundreds of thousands of others across Gaza, Bakr needs a job. Continue reading...
Expectations are low for the latest US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor
Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks
Feb 16, 2026 - World 
Iran's top diplomat has held talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva a day before a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran