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Dalai Lama’s office says the spiritual leader has never met Epstein

NewsFebruary 8, 2026

The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader’s name was mentioned in a cache of fi...

Seifert powers New Zealand to their record T20 World Cup chase against Afghanistan

NewsFebruary 8, 2026

Opener Tim Seifert struck a blistering 65 off 42 balls to lead New Zealand’s highest-ever run in a T20 World Cup as they beat Afghanistan by five wickets on Sunday. After Afghanistan made 182-6, New Z...

Naib’s fifty lifts Afghanistan to 182-6 against New Zealand in T20 World Cup

NewsFebruary 8, 2026

Gulbadin Naib struck a rapid half-century to guide Afghanistan to 182-6 after an early wobble against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Coming in at number three, Naib scored 63 off 35 balls...

Dow surges above 50,000 for first time as US stocks regain mojo

CryptoFebruary 8, 2026

US stocks had been under pressure this week, with the Nasdaq falling the last three sessions following big drops in software equities and some tech giants related to the AI push. On Friday, Amazon w…...

Dow surges above 50,000 for the first time as US stocks regain mojo

CryptoFebruary 8, 2026

The Dow surged above 50,000 points for the first time Friday, shrugging off worries connected to artificial intelligence companies while traders focused on the prospects for US growth and Federal Res…...

Denmark better placed on Greenland with US but ‘not out of the crisis’, foreign minister says

NewsFebruary 7, 2026

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Saturday that his country is now in a better position regarding United States President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland — an autonomous Danish territory —...

ICC in talks to revive India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash

NewsFebruary 7, 2026

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to resolve the boycott of its T20 World Cup match against India on February 15, AFP learnt on Saturday. The go...

‘I didn’t make a mistake’: Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

NewsFebruary 7, 2026

US President Donald Trump refused to apologise on Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the Whit...

Iran FM looks to more nuclear talks, but warns US against any attack

BusinessFebruary 7, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he hoped talks with the United States would resume soon, while reiterating Tehran’s red lines and warning against any American attack. Accordin...

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40bn in bitcoin to users

BusinessFebruary 7, 2026

A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a selloff on the platform. Bithumb s...