Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran’s protest crackdown News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran. Read More
Jimmy Lai: 20-years in jail is ‘a death sentence’, son of British media tycoon says News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December. Read More
Lebanon: Fourteen killed in latest building collapse News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow. Read More
South Korea: Official expelled from party for remark on ‘importing’ foreign women News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Jindo county head Kim Hee-soo had suggested “importing young women from Vietnam or Sri Lanka” for young rural men. Read More
Senegal arrests 14 members of alleged paedophile gang linked to France News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017. Read More
Bad Bunny’s unapologetically American Super Bowl show Entertainment, News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 All of the cultural easter eggs you might have missed, explained. Read More
K-Pop Demon Hunters sequel ‘in process’, says Golden songwriter News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Mark Sonnenblick says “the music will follow from the story” for the sequel to Netflix’s most-watched film. Read More
Venezuela’s opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas. Read More
Trump bashes Bad Bunny’s halftime spectacle Entertainment, News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 The president had already blasted the NFL for choosing the Puerto Rican recording artist, who performed his show in Spanish. Read More
Japan election: Stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory News / February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026 Japanese stocked jumped as markets opened on Monday morning, after prime minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory. Read More