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Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter and a viral "weeping horse" meme have exploded as surprise mascots for China's 2026 Lunar New Year (Year of the Fire Horse, starting Feb 17), blending pop culture with auspicious symbolism.

Jamaat-e-Islami's 2026 Bangladesh election manifesto marks a notable shift, pledging women in cabinet roles and governance despite the party's history of conservative stances and no female candidates fielded.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has challenged the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results in the Supreme Court, seeking fresh polls over alleged violations via the state government's Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana cash scheme.

Australia's RBA hiked rates by 0.25% to 3.85% on February 3, 2026—the first major central bank move amid resurgent inflation at 3.8% (Dec 2025), signaling persistent capacity pressures in services, rents, and consumer spending.

The new 20-over tournament, named Odommo Bangladesh T20 Cup, will be played between 3 teams: Dhumketu XI, Durbar XI, and Duronto XI. The league matches will be played on Feb 5, 6 and 7 while the final takes place on Feb 9.

55,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in four years of war with Russia: Zelensky

Nepal gears up for March 5, 2026 general elections with Gen-Z youth leading poll preparations, including mass enrollment for temporary police service to bolster security.

Ben Stokes wasn’t batting when the incident occurred, but was standing on the side with his teammates.

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav on Thursday backed India to lift the T20 World Cup 2026 as he spoke during the Captain's Media Day in Mumbai. India are the defending champion of the T20 World Cup and will start their campaign on Feb 7 against the USA.

U.S. private sector hiring slowed sharply at the start of 2026, with employers adding just 22,000 jobs in January per ADP data-well below the expected 45,000 and December's revised 37,000.

'India-US 'historic' trade deal nears completion', says EAM Jaishankar

Directed by Maruthi, the horror-comedy starring Prabhas is set for the OTT premiere, less than a month after its theatrical release. The movie earned underwhelming response from the audience.

BLACKPINK's Jisoo and Seo In Guk's upcoming drama Boyfriend on Demand's release date has been finally unveiled by the makers. Read to know more.

The upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 will be the 10th edition of the tournament, which takes place in every two years. Pakistan are placed in Group A with India, the Netherlands, Namibia and the USA.

The New START treaty-the last major US-Russia nuclear arms control agreement limiting deployed strategic warheads, missiles, and bombers-expired on February 5, 2026, ending five decades of bilateral constraints and raising fears of an unconstrained arms race.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed continued oil supplies and humanitarian aid to Cuba amid the island's energy crisis, following Venezuela's collapse as a reliable supplier.

Mediators from Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt proposed a framework for US-Iran talks this week, including Iran halting uranium enrichment for three years and shipping its 440kg 60% enriched stockpile to a third country. This aims to curb Tehran's nuclear breakout potential amid escalating tensions.

Friday's U19 World Cup final will be India's sixth consecutive in the tournament. So ahead of the 2026 U19 World Cup final, here is all you need to know, including date, time, venue, squad, Playing XI prediction and head-to-head record.

In Rajya Sabha, Modi slams Rahul Gandhi over ‘gaddar’ remark, calls it insult to Sikh community