US CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, REV. JESSE JACKSON DIES AT 84
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 Veteran American civil rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the United States’ most influential Black leaders, has died at the age of 84. Jackson passed…
IRAN CRITICIZES EUROPEAN ROLE IN NUCLEAR TALKS
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized European powers, calling them “irrelevant” in nuclear negotiations with the United States. Writing on X, he dismissed…
AUSTRALIA REFUSES REPATRIATION OF ISIL-AFFILIATED NATIONALS FROM SYRIA
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese has announced that his government will not repatriate Australian women and children identified as relatives of suspected ISIL fighters currently…
GISELE PELICOT PUBLISHES MEMOIR ON MASS RAPE ORDEAL
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Gisele Pelicot, the 73-year-old French woman whose husband, Dominique Pelicot, orchestrated the mass rape of her over several years, has released her memoir, A Hymn…
FEDERAL HIGH COURT GETS ACTING CHIEF REGISTRAR
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced a change in its administrative leadership - following the elevation of its Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Amida Hassan, to…
US JUDGE ORDERS RESTORATION OF SLAVERY EXHIBIT REMOVED UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 United States federal judge has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to restore a slavery exhibit removed from a historic site in Philadelphia, ruling that…
TRAIN DERAILS IN SWITZERLAND AS AVALANCHES HIT ALPS, FIVE INJURED
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 At least five people have been injured after a regional train derailed in southern Switzerland amid heightened avalanche warnings across the Alps. The accident occurred…
SUPREME COURT AFFIRM ISHAKU APC CANDIDATE FOR FCT POLL
RismadarVoice ReportersFebruary 17, 2026 The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the dissenting judgment of Justice Okon Abang, declaring Joshua Ishaku as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress…
US–IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS RESUME IN GENEVA AMID RISING TENSIONS
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 A crucial second round of nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran is set to begin today in Geneva, Switzerland, amid heightened military tensions…
WASTE CRISIS HITS CUBA AS US FUEL BLOCKADE GROUNDS COLLECTION TRUCKS
By Micah JonahFebruary 17, 2026 Piles of refuse are mounting across Cuba’s capital, Havana, as a worsening fuel crisis linked to United States sanctions has crippled waste collection services on…
