Masters fear ship safety at risk as IMO weighs sea-time training cuts
Nautical Institute says plan to reduce months of sea training is not backed by evidence
Day: February 18, 2026
Nail-biting moment pet tortoise makes dramatic but painfully slow escape as fire erupts in hutch while owner is out
THIS is the nail-biting moment a pet tortoise makes an agonisingly slow escape to safety from her burning hutch. The dramatic slow-mo dash was captured on a pet-cam while her owner was away for the day. Leo, a three-year-old Sulcata tortoise, was peace…
Ramadan 2026 moon sighted in India, US, UK? Hilal sighting committees to confirm first day of fasting; is it from February 19 or 20 and why is crescent timing significant
Muslims worldwide eagerly await the Ramadan crescent moon sighting, marking the start of the holy month. This year, fasting is expected to begin on February 18th in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, while South Asia, Europe, and North America may commence on …
Migrant raped by different men many times in ‘journey of hell’ – ‘I wish I died’
DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING: Based on interviews with nearly 100 individuals from 16 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, the report paints a grim picture of migrants treated as commodities in an exploitative supply chain.
Iran CLOSES vital shipping route Strait of Hormuz for first time since 1980s after threat to sink Trump aircraft carrier
IRAN has fired back at the United States’ scare tactics by closing off the world’s most strategic oil shipping route for the first time since the 1980s. Supreme tyrant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened to sink US warships lurking in the Persian Gulf ye…
Kaitlan Collins attacks Trump’s ‘smile’ comment: ‘I think a lot of women can identify with that moment’
CNN anchor points out it would have been inappropriate to look cheerful during the exchange because she was asking about justice for the survivors of sexual assault
Qodo unveils AI-driven governance system for code quality control
Qodo has unveiled an intelligent Rules System for AI governance that replaces static, manually maintained rule files with a governance layer that automatically generates rules from real code patterns and past review decisions, continuously maintains ru…
How Epstein planned to build a powerful web of ties across Middle East
Documents show disgraced financier connecting with powerful Middle East figures
Hugh Hefner’s widow claims late Playboy chief’s foundation stored thousands of sexual photos of women: ‘possibly girls’
Crystal Hefner says that she worries that some of the women might not know they were allegedly pictured while at the Playboy mansion
Australia temporarily bans citizen from IS-linked group trying to return
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