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Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.

Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it was taking steps to "strengthen current safeguards" after Hollywood heavyweights accused its new AI video model of copyright infringement.

Steve Smith has been added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad to fill the place left vacant by Josh Hazlewood and looks likely to play in their must-win match against Sri Lanka later Monday.

Australian police have recovered a trove of stolen Egyptian artefacts and charged a 52-year-old man with a nighttime smash-and-grab at a museum.

India is scrambling to defend a new trade deal with the United States that critics have branded as a surrender to Washington, as countries navigate the fallout from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.

French superstar Kylian Mbappe is poised to return for Real Madrid's Champions League play-off clash at Benfica on Tuesday after resting at the weekend.

A colossal metallic robot depicting Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva towered over Rio de Janeiro's famed Sambadrome avenue on Sunday night, in a Carnival parade that has drawn fire for its tribute to a sitting president in an election year.

Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.

Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lacklustre economic growth.

When DD left his home in India for Croatia last year, he expected his food delivery work to be hard, with long hours and low pay. He did not expect to be spat at in the street.

Nepali candidates launch their campaigns on Monday for next month's parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti‑corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touted a newly built street of flats for families of soldiers killed supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, state media reported Monday, with photos showing him accompanied by his daughter.

South Korea's disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol could be banished to death row on February 19 when he fronts court over his disastrous bid to impose martial law.

Period drama "Train Dreams" took home the Spirit Awards win for best feature Sunday, as both it and "The Secret Agent" gathered momentum ahead of the Academy Awards.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Hungary for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday, ahead of elections where the nationalist leader faces a significant challenge from the opposition.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touted a newly built street of flats for families of soldiers killed supporting Russia's war against Ukraine, state media reported Monday, with photos showing him accompanied by his daughter.

Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link Monday, in his first public hearing since the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.

With global sales mired in a slump, art dealers have turned to buyers in the oil-rich Gulf, where culture sector spending is on the rise.

As artificial intelligence evolves at a blistering pace, world leaders and thousands of other delegates will discuss how to handle the technology at the AI Impact Summit, which opens Monday in New Delhi.

A global artificial intelligence summit kicks off in New Delhi on Monday with big issues on the agenda, from job disruption to child safety, but some attendees warn the broad focus could diminish the chance of concrete commitments from world leaders.

From Wyoming to Florida and the capital Washington, "Make America Healthy Again" activists have notched wins across the United States against agricultural and chemical giants long protected by the conservative politicians they generally support.

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods. In New York, the tech industry is driving local economic growth like never before -- but it is also widening the gulf between the haves and have-nots.

Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Maxey sparked the USA Stars over USA Stripes 47-21 in Sunday's final of the 75th NBA All-Star Game tournament.

Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.

"The Secret Agent" notched best international film at the Spirit Awards on Sunday, gathering momentum as Hollywood prepares for the Academy Awards, where it is also up for honors.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 16, 2026 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") and its 100%-owned, U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership ("Pebble Partnership") provide an update of court mandated timelines for litigation pending in the Federal District Court in Alaska.

MELBOURNE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / February 16, 2026 / Skymantics, LLC, a leader in systems engineering and data-driven federal solutions, today announced its programming lineup for ATCA Connect 2026. From Booth 114, Skymantics will showcase how it is bridging the gap between legacy infrastructure and next-generation technology through mature Artificial Intelligence (AI) and high-fidelity synthetic data.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 16, 2026 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSX:V:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) announces it has granted a total of 4,000,000 stock options to directors, officers and consultants of the company exercisable at a price of $0.07 per share for a period of three years from the date of grant. The options have been granted in accordance with the company's stock option plan.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 16, 2026 / Sarama Resources Ltd. ("Sarama" or the "Company") (ASX:SRR)(TSXV:SWA) is pleased to announce it has appointed Davidson & Company LLP ("Davidson & Co") as Sarama's audit firm, effective 13 February 2026.

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), OR ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.Mkango Resources Ltd. Announces the Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement by Mkango Rare Earths Limited on Form F-4 in Connection with Proposed Business CombinationKey HighlightsMkango Rare Earths Limited has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form F‑4 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination with Crown PropTech Acquisitions.The implied pro forma valuation of Mkango Resources Ltd.'s shareholding in Mkango Rare Earths Limited is US$400 million, excluding the effects of Mkango Rare Earths Limited's indebtedness, closing cash, transaction expenses, certain investments from Crown PropTech Acquisition's sponsor and affiliate, any net proceeds from a PIPE financing, and amounts remaining in Crown PropTech Acquisition's trust account.Mkango Rare Earths Limited will apply for a Nasdaq Stock Market listing, the approval of which is a condition to the closing of the proposed business combination.Crown PropTech Acquisitions Sponsor funding under the previously announced Note Purchase Agreement with Mkango Rare Earths Limited increased by an additional US$250,000 upon the confidential submission, bringing total sponsor investment to US$750,000 through issuances of convertible promissory notes, which will convert into shares of Mkango Rare Earths Limited immediately prior to the closing of the business combination.Immediately prior to the confidential submission, the Business Combination Agreement was amended to align the parties thereto with a contemplated pre-closing reorganization of certain subsidiaries of Mkango Resources Ltd. and to extend the date after which the parties would obtain termination rights under the Business Combination Agreement.

Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway's Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games crown.