Police officer killed, another critically wounded in shooting at Georgia hotel
An image taken from WSB video shows Gwinnett County Police Chief J.D. McClure speaks at a news conference Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Gwinnett County, Ga., following the shootings of two officers at a hotel. | Photo Credit: AP A police officer was killed and another was critically wounded on Sunday (February 1, 2026) in […]
Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita and Hirofumi Yoshimura, Japan Innovation Party leader, attend an election campaign event on the first day of campaigning for the February 8 snap election, in Tokyo, Japan, on January 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters […]
Capgemini to sell U.S. unit linked to ICE
Capgemini considered that the usual legal constraints imposed in the United States on contracting with federal entities. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS French IT company Capgemini will sell its U.S. subsidiary Capgemini Government Solutions, it said on Sunday, after coming under pressure to explain a contract the latter signed with U.S immigration enforcement agency ICE. […]
India trashes Pakistan’s allegations of Indian hand in disturbing peace in Balochistan
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File | Photo Credit: PTI India on Sunday (February 1, 2026) categorically rejected as baseless Pakistan‘s allegations of an Indian hand in attempts to disturb peace in Balochistan, and said it is Islamabad’s usual tactics to deflect attention from its “internal failings”. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, […]
Union Budget 2026: India makes no fresh allocation for Chabahar port in Budget as U.S. increases pressure on Iran
Indicating a freeze on India’s activities in the port of Chabahar, the Union Budget has made no allocation for the port in Iran in 2026-27. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos Indicating a freeze on India’s activities in the port of Chabahar, the Union Budget has made no allocation for the port in Iran in 2026-27. Chabahar had […]
Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
After the military snatched power in a coup on February 1, 2021, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Myanmar’s junta called on Sunday (February 1, 2026) for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over […]
Israel to terminate MSF work in Gaza for failing to provide Palestinian staff list
Israel said on Sunday (February 1, 2026) it was terminating the humanitarian operations of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Gaza after the international medical charity failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff. In December, Israel announced it would prevent 37 aid organisations, including MSF, from working in Gaza from March 1 for failing […]
If U.S. strikes Iran, ‘this time it will be a regional war’: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting with the Iranian people, in Tehran on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday (February 1, 2026) warned that any U.S. strike on the country would become a regional war even as Tehran and Washington confirmed that […]
Iran’s Khamenei says recent anti-government protests akin to ‘coup’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on February 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday (February 1, 2026) that recent anti-government protests that saw killings and vandalism were akin to “a coup”. “They [rioters] attacked the police, government centres, IRGC centres, […]
Further Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled for next week, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP The next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) and Thursday (February 5, 2026), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday (February 1, 2026). Envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. had been expected to meet […]