2:30 am, Friday, 13 February 2026
BREAKING NEWS
Japan widens Nankai megaquake risk range to 60–94.5% over 30 years
New probability band and data issues Japan’s Earthquake Research Committee has revised the 30-year probability for a magnitude 8–9 quake
SEOUL WON’T RULE OUT TRUMP–KIM MEETING AT NEXT MONTH’S APEC
Signals from Seoul on possible summitry South Korea signaled it “cannot rule out” a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump
UAE foreign minister meets Netanyahu, urges end to Gaza war and a political plan
Gulf diplomacy and wartime calculus The United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and
TRACKING THE ‘REAL’ ORIENT EXPRESS: WHY LUXURY SLEEPER BRANDS CONFUSE TRAVELERS
Name, nostalgia and competing operators The allure of the Orient Express keeps drawing travelers to pricey sleeper trains across Europe,
STELLANTIS RECALLS 123,000+ JEEP WAGONEERS OVER WINDOW TRIM HAZARD
Safety fix under development Stellantis will recall 123,396 Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer vehicles from model years 2022–2024 in the
KURDISTAN–TURKEY PIPELINE RESTARTS AFTER 2½-YEAR HALT
Oil flows resume toward Ceyhan Crude shipments from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey resumed for the first time in
IRAN RECALLS ENVOYS TO GERMANY, FRANCE AND UK OVER UN SANCTIONS DISPUTE
Regional rift over snapback mechanism Iran recalled its ambassadors to Germany, France and the United Kingdom for consultations after the
AP’s Best Photos: From Myanmar’s Lake Festival to World Stages
Visual moments from across the globe AP’s daily photo curation spans Myanmar’s Phaung Daw Oo festival boat processions, conflict zones
Pentagon Starts Deploying Mesh Satellite Network for Faster Targeting
Hundreds of spacecraft to link sensors and shooters The U.S. Defense Department has begun deploying a proliferated low-Earth-orbit network designed
Pakistan’s Sharif Invites U.S. Investment as He Meets Trump
Pitch to American companies Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged U.S. firms to invest in Pakistan during talks with U.S. President
