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The clash happened around 12:30 a.m. near border marker 151/2 in Tajikistan's southern Khatlon region, where troops spotted the men from Afghanistan's Badakhshan province during searches. The group ignored surrender orders, opened fire, and were neutralized in the response, with authorities recovering rifles, a pistol, ammo, phones, a radio, and a boat. No Tajik casualties occurred, and this fits a pattern of at least five deadly incidents since November 2025 along the 1,350-kilometer frontier, amid rising concerns over cross-border threats despite calls for Taliban action.

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In the dead of night, Tajik border guards faced down four armed intruders who crossed from Afghanistan and refused to back down.

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A mid-December CBC clip shows Canadians opting for vacations in Mexico instead of usual U.S. destinations like Texas trailer parks amid anti-Trump sentiment. Reports indicate an 11.3% increase in trips to Mexico.

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Speaking at the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference, Davey urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take Donald Trump to court over economic harm from the now-invalidated tariffs on UK exports like cars and pharmaceuticals. He floated the idea first on X, saying they'd settle for £100bn, and likened it to Trump suing the BBC. The proposal faced online mockery, with critics calling Davey a clown and referencing his past role in the Post Office scandal, while experts doubt its legal chances due to sovereign immunity.

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Hours after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs, Sir Ed Davey took the stage in Edinburgh and called for a bold counterpunch: sue the president for £100 billion.

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Starting February 20, @calicojimin_ photoshopped flags onto SEVENTEEN's group photo, matching members to countries based on looks and vibes, which quickly drew over 1,300 likes and fan arguments. Favorites emerged like Mingyu's Spanish torero energy and Joshua's ironic British flag, while picks like Jeonghan as French sparked pushback. The fun spread to BTS with Jin as Belgian, GOT7 as German and Greek, and even smaller groups like xikers, blending national pride with idol fandom creativity.

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One fan's SEVENTEEN edit assigning European flags to each member kicked off playful debates, like declaring DK forever Italian and Woozi undeniably Romanian.

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Esports group NTMR released its main Overwatch roster—featuring stars like Painkiller and Rokit—and Academy squad with talents like Dirt and Putter, opting out of OWCS 2026 qualifiers due to off-season changes that made competing unsustainable. The organization rose from a 2023 one-trick squad to NA mainstay, pulling upsets over Team Liquid and Spacestation Gaming, winning a 2025 Champions Clash title as the first Western team to beat Crazy Raccoon, and securing multiple LAN spots. The move stings North America's shrinking OWCS scene, now down to six regular-season teams with open qualifiers starting February 20, as fans lament lost hype and player development.

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NTMR's players and staff shared raw gratitude and grief, with founder Fl4kDrift linking an emotional 'Eye in the Sky' track to mark the end of a passion project.

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On February 18, Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux left Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives to sit with the Liberals, bringing their seat count closer to the 172 needed for a majority in the 343-seat House. He follows Nova Scotia's Chris d’Entremont in November and Ontario's Michael Ma in December, who cited policy differences and constituent feedback. Conservatives decry the moves as disloyal without by-elections, while Liberal allies see moderates fleeing Poilievre's rigid leadership amid economic pressures like inflation and housing woes.

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Matt Jeneroux sat down with his family and constituents before making the call to cross the floor. Now, he's the third Conservative to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's team since November.

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Euro Pacific Asset Management chief Peter Schiff this week dismissed Bitcoin as a flawed medium of exchange and inferior store of value compared to tokenized gold. He referenced Cathie Wood's revised $1.2 million Bitcoin target for 2030, blaming stablecoins' rise in emerging markets. Amid Bitcoin's 5% year-to-date drop to $90,400, gold has surged 54% while drawing online mockery of Schiff's repeated past predictions.

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Peter Schiff strikes again: Bitcoin is doomed, he says, as stablecoins steal its transaction role and gold crushes it in value storage.

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A convicted fraudster was appointed as CEO of Tembisa Hospital despite prior corruption revelations at the facility. The appointee lacks required qualifications such as a Master's in Public Health or medical degree.

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The 22-year-old Spanish cosplayer and streamer with over 500,000 followers posted the February 17 image of herself in Kirara's hyper-feminine look—black hair with teal streaks, choker, cropped top, and tight jeans—wishing fans a good day. A visible bulge in the jeans, shown in screenshots labeled 'MORNING,' 'G,' and 'D' for variations, led critics to accuse her of fetishizing trans experiences as a cis woman chasing clout, with some comparing it to blackface. Defenders note Kirara's canon gender ambiguity—male pronouns from Panda, yet fan headcanons as trans—and her playful replies like 'which one do you choose?' highlight cosplay's creative freedom clashing with identity sensitivities. The post has amassed over 33,000 likes and millions of views amid ongoing backlash.

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LizyhSan snapped a playful selfie as Jujutsu Kaisen's Kirara Hoshi, but a detail in her outfit quickly drew sharp criticism from the trans community.

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Bukenya Martin, a Senior 6 pupil at Hillside Secondary School, died from injuries after Herbert, father of his underage girlfriend, attacked him around 11 p.m. on February 14, 2026, in Nansana Municipality. Police say Herbert had warned Martin multiple times to stay away; he fled with his family and remains at large as authorities hunt for him. The tragedy has split opinions online, with some decrying the killing as excessive despite Uganda's strict laws against relations with minors under 18, while others cite parental protection and cultural pressures on families.

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On Valentine's night, an 18-year-old student slipped into his 14-year-old girlfriend's home, only for her father to find him there and unleash fatal violence.

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On July 4, 2021, DeWitt police responded to a fight at an East Syracuse Walmart where Tajenik Byrd pepper-sprayed people, including children, and she and Tyreana Edmonds attacked employees. As officers tried to handcuff them amid kicking and resistance, Edmonds attempted to bite Officer Rory Spain's hand, prompting his brachial plexus strike to defend himself. Police Chief Chase Bilodeau cleared the action as justified self-defense, noting bite risks like severe infections, while the women sued in 2023 alleging excessive force. The resurfaced clip draws mostly support online for the officer, highlighting how context shapes views on police force.

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A woman on the Walmart floor turns her head toward an officer's hand during a chaotic arrest, leading to a quick nerve strike that has people talking years later.

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Alex, a Haitian-New Yorker, shared the encounter on February 22, questioning if the man's grandparents owned plantations and slaves—prompting quick corrections that slavery ended in Cuba in 1886. Replies poured in defending exiles as fleeing communist takeovers, not slave-owning, while others praised the revolution for land reforms, literacy jumps from 76% to near 100%, and health improvements like infant mortality dropping from 37 to 4 per 1,000 births. Skeptics highlighted Cuba's pre-1959 strengths in literacy and GDP, later stagnation, and divides in Miami's Cuban community, from the mostly white 'Golden Exile' of 1959-1962 to diverse later waves fueling ongoing political tensions.

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A New York teacher asked a Miami Cuban-American if his family fled the revolution over owning slaves. The man's reaction opened a flood of arguments about Cuba's past.

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Labour's Jackie Baillie has called for an investigation into whether Bain misled Parliament or improperly shared non-public prosecution details on Murrell, who faces charges over nearly £460,000 in SNP funds from 2010 to 2023. Bain defends the January 19 memo as routine for significant cases, insisting it protected the judicial process and rejecting corruption claims, while Swinney praises her 40 years of service. The row highlights Bain's dual role as both government legal adviser and head of the independent Crown Office, sparking renewed calls to separate the positions ahead of May elections.

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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain faces tough questions after emailing First Minister John Swinney details of embezzlement charges against Nicola Sturgeon's estranged husband, Peter Murrell, before they went public.

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