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No evidence aliens have made contact, says Obama after podcast comments cause frenzy

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-16T04:50:15+00:00

Former US president clarifies ‘they’re real’ answer that he gave during quick-fire interview roundHours after Barack Obama caused a frenzy by saying aliens were real on a podcast, the former US president has posted a statement clarifying that he has not seen any evidence of them.In a conversation with the American podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen over the weekend, Obama appeared to confirm the apparent existence of aliens during a speed round of questioning where the host asks guests quick questions and the guests respond with brief answers. Continue reading...

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Top tech leaders say India playing key role in shaping future of AI

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T04:48:43+00:00

The AI Impact Summit starts today and will run upto February 20 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, marking the first global AI summit to be hosted in the Global South

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A Munich, une trêve transatlantique en trompe-l’œil

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-16T04:30:09+00:00

Si Marco Rubio, le secrétaire d’Etat américain, s’est montré, dans le ton, moins agressif vis-à-vis de l’Europe que le vice-président, J. D. Vance, un an auparavant, le fond du discours n’a guère changé.

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Francia e Italia piden reanudar el diálogo directo con Putin

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-16T04:30:01+00:00

Europa se plantea abrir conversaciones con Moscú, pero Berlín y Londres creen que no es el momento. La Unión reclama su sitio en la mesa de diálogo sobre Ucrania y trata de elevar la presión sobre el Kremlin

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Somalilandia, el país que quiere existir aunque el mundo le dé la espalda

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-02-16T04:30:01+00:00

El territorio del Cuerno de África se autogobierna con éxito desde hace tres décadas, pero no figura en los mapas oficiales ni es reconocido por ningún otro Estado salvo Israel, cuyo reciente gesto ha reavivado el debate sobre la autodeterminación de los pueblos

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India AI Summit 2026 Live: India stands at the forefront of AI transformation, says PM Modi

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T04:29:28+00:00

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India stands at the forefront of the artificial intelligence transformation and its strides in AI reflect both ambition and responsibility. His remarks came on a day when he is set to inaugurate the India AI Impact Expo 2026 at the Bharat Mandapam.

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New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam gears up for India AI Impact Summit 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T04:17:43+00:00

Under the IndiaAI Mission, the country is unveiling 12 indigenous foundation models developed by homegrown start-ups and consortia, trained on vast Indian datasets and tailored to the nation’s 22 official languages

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Delhi's air quality remains 'poor', AQI at 214

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T04:03:14+00:00

Delhi's Anand Vihar recorded AQI at 293, Bawana at 259, Chandni Chowk at 247, DTU at 203, Dwarka Sector 8 at 234, ITO at 200, Jahangirpuri at 285, Narela at 243, Punjabi Bagh at 203, RK Puram at 239, and Wazirpur at 268

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La nouvelle donne de l’automobile américaine après la bombe Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-16T04:00:13+00:00

L’entreprise de démolition des politiques climatiques américaines lancée par la Maison Blanche transforme radicalement le business de la voiture outre-Atlantique. Un nouveau paysage où l’électrique recule, le robot-taxi avance et où le prix des véhicules est une variable de plus en plus importante.

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Agnès Delahaye, historienne : « Les mobilisations de Minneapolis s’inscrivent dans l’histoire des grandes luttes sociales aux Etats-Unis »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-16T04:00:10+00:00

Le récit promu par Donald Trump d’une Amérique blanche rayonnant sur le monde vise à effacer la complexité d’une histoire multiculturelle faite de violences et de luttes d’émancipation, explique l’historienne, dans un entretien au « Monde », à l’occasion de la parution de son ouvrage « A qui appartient le 4 juillet ? ».

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Le coûteux chamboule-tout de l’automobile américaine après la bombe Trump

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-16T04:00:09+00:00

L’entreprise de démolition des politiques climatiques américaines lancée par la Maison Blanche transforme radicalement le business de la voiture outre-Atlantique. Un nouveau paysage où l’électrique recule, le robot-taxi avance et où le prix des véhicules est une variable de plus en plus importante.

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Kim Jong-un unveils housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-16T03:49:20+00:00

Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for RussiaNorth Korea has said it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong-un to honour the war dead.State media photos showed Kim walking through the new street – called Saeppyol Street – and visiting the homes of some of the families with his increasingly prominent daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju-ae, as he pledged to repay the

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ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-02-16T03:47:49+00:00

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

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India seeks role in shaping AI future with the ‘India AI Impact Summit’

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T03:34:09+00:00

World leaders, tech moguls, AI founders and investors are expected to arrive in New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit, potentially the largest gathering of AI luminaries to date

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How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-16T03:00:39+00:00

The Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reports on the plot by two IS terrorists to massacre Jews in Manchester, and how it was thwarted by an undercover stingWalid Saadaoui had once worked as a holiday entertainer, organising dance shows and quizzes at a resort in his native Tunisia. After moving to the UK and marrying a British woman, he became a restaurateur and an avid keeper of birds.All the while, however – as the Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, explains – he was hiding a secret: he had pledged allegiance to Islamic State. Continue reading...

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Coles offered ‘utterly misleading’ discounts ACCC argues in federal court case

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-16T02:55:31+00:00

ACCC alleges the supermarket breached the law by offering ‘illusory’ discounts on many products with ‘Down Down’ promotionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastColes disguised price increases on at least 245 products by offering discounts that were “literally true” but also “utterly misleading”, the competition regulator has argued at the beginning of a high-profile court case.A federal court battle between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Coles began on Monday, testing allegations the super

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Domestic market to remain vulnerable amid weak global cues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-16T02:50:25+00:00

Market sentiment expected to remain fragile, markets to consolidate until clearer direction emerges from global macro signals

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Australia news live: Nationals to fight Liberals for Ley’s seat; price of dog food cited in court as evidence Coles misled shoppers

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-16T02:17:15+00:00

One Nation candidate and a teal independent also set to run in Farrer. Follow today’s news liveMigrants from Gaza and Somalia among those to be banned from Australia under unreleased Liberal planGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn case you missed it, NSW is getting an extra holiday this yearPeople in Australia’s most populous state have been granted an Anzac Day long weekend for the next two years, and could be in line for more public holidays. Continue reading...

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