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SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday (Feb 22) protested a Japanese government event commemorating a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over its territory.In a statement, the foreign ministry said it strongly objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan’s Shimane prefecture and to the attendance of a senior Japanese government official, urging Japan to immediately abolish the ceremony.The tiny islets, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them, have long been a source of tension between the two neighbours, whose relations remain strained by…

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Ayaz Ahmad stares at his screen, fingers moving rapidly as he types in a group chat on his mobile phone.Ahmad, 28, goes around houses in Hisar, a city in northern India’s Haryana state, selling shawls and other handicraft items – like thousands of other itinerant traders from Indian-administered Kashmir, who crisscross the country on foot or bicycles.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBut a spate of hate attacks faced by the shawl sellers in recent weeks has forced them to rethink and strategise what was once a common, winter-time sight across Indian cities: Kashmiris lugging…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Surveillance video and images of a suspect accused of vandalizing the Trump-Kennedy Center’s outdoor ice rink were released Saturday as federal authorities investigate what officials described as a “targeted attack.”Trump-Kennedy Center President and Ambassador Richard Grenell shared the footage on social media and urged the public to help identify the suspect.”Help us find this terrorist suspect who attacked the Trump Kennedy Center,” he wrote.He added: “Notice his shoes and his umbrella.”TRUMP–KENNEDY CENTER DETAILS MASSIVE REPAIRS, WARNS VENUE WON’T SURVIVE WITHOUT FIXES Surveillance images released Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, show a suspect accused…

NYC mayor announces winter storm prep New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a video on social media Saturday with information related to the upcoming winter storm. (@NYCMayor via X) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City on Saturday put out a call for emergency snow shovelers ahead of a powerful nor’easter bomb cyclone, requiring workers to submit multiple forms of identification — contrasting the city’s election policy for most voters.For the first time in nearly a decade, a blizzard warning was issued for New York City, with expected snowfall totaling 19 to 24 inches and…

Rebuilding the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 has been a slow process. But the redevelopment, which included Share an Idea whereby the public had input on the city’s redevelopment, and which generated more than 100,000 ideas, is creating an attractive, walkable and liveable city.It is also a city that is prepared for future earthquakes, replacing its once stunning Victorian Gothic centre with low-rise buildings deploying innovative construction materials and methods to withstand 8.5 magnitude.The September 4, 2010, earthquake registered at 7.1 magnitude, causing widespread damage, but no loss of life. The February…

KABUL: Pakistan said on Sunday (Feb 22) that it launched multiple airstrikes targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.The overnight attacks were the most extensive since border clashes last October killed more than 70 people on both sides and wounded hundreds.Islamabad said it hit seven sites along the border region targeting Afghanistan-based militant groups “in the aftermath of recent suicide bombing incidents in Pakistan”.The military targeted the Pakistani Taliban and its associates, as well as an affiliate of the Islamic State group, a statement by the Ministry of Information…

Bodies of five asylum seekers wash ashore in Libya as three others die in a separate incident off the coast of Greece.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPolice in Libya have recovered the bodies of five asylum seekers that washed ashore near the capital, Tripoli, as authorities in Greece announced the deaths of three others in a separate incident off the coast of Crete.The bodies in Libya were found on Saturday by residents of the coastal town of Qasr al-Akhyar, according to a police officer.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHassan Al-Ghawil, head of investigations ⁠at the Qasr Al-Akhyar police station,…

Some flyers could soon experience longer lines at U.S. airports after the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday confirmed it would suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck and Global Entry programs as the agency contends with a partial government shutdown that has entered its second week. In a statement provided to CBS News late Saturday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that TSA and Customs and Border Protection “are prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts.”The partial shutdown took effect on Feb. 14 after lawmakers failed to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Saturday’s two-woman bobsled final at the Milan Cortina Olympics added another medal to Team USA’s tally.After medaling in the women’s monobob earlier this week, Kaillie Armbruster Humphries teamed up with Jasmine Jones to earn another medal. The duo finished in third in 3:49.21, securing bronze. Humphries and Jones also set a track record in Heat 1.Six Americans competed in the event, and Humphries and Jones secured a podium finish. Humphries entered the Winter Games as a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Pilot Kaillie Armbruster Humphries and Jasmine Jones of the United States compete…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pennsylvania high school senior is facing hundreds of felony charges after authorities reportedly accused him of operating a “large-scale criminal network” involving sextortion and catfishing.Zachariah Abraham Meyers, 18, of McMurray — about 15 miles southwest of Pittsburgh — was arrested Friday and charged with more than 300 felonies, including trafficking in minors, sexual extortion, unlawful contact with a minor, distribution of child sexual abuse material, among other offenses, according to a court docket obtained by Fox News Digital.Police allege Meyers, a senior at Peters Township High School, used social media platforms,…