Overnight cross-border attacks between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Feb. 27, 2026 escalated sharply after weeks of tension, with both capitals reporting air and ground strikes. Pakistan said it launched retaliatory strikes on targets in Kabul and two other provinces after Afghanistan mounted an earlier cross-border operation that Islamabad said followed Pakistani air raids on Sunday. … Read more
Lead: The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) met from 23 to 26 February 2026 and recommended 12 medicines for approval, including mCombriax — the first combined mRNA vaccine for COVID‑19 and seasonal influenza for people aged 50 and over. The committee also issued a conditional marketing authorisation recommendation for … Read more
Next week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) promises an unusually crowded slate of unconventional phone hardware, with major reveals clustered across the show and adjacent events. Xiaomi is expected to headline with a Saturday launch that includes the Leica-partnered Leitzphone, while Honor has an event slated for Sunday that may show its Robot Phone prototype. Smaller … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures fell Friday after government data showed January wholesale prices rose more than economists expected, intensifying already-volatile markets. The Dow lost 620 points (about 1.3%), the S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.9% on the session. The report — a 0.5% monthly gain in the producer price index and a … Read more
Early reports show Scream 7 brought in $7.8 million in preview ticket sales on Thursday night, a new high for the franchise. The previews began with a 6:00 PM fan screening and broader showings at 6:30 PM across premium formats; all preview revenue is attributed to those Thursday sessions. The total surpasses an earlier exclusive … Read more
Lead: On Thursday in Chappaqua, N.Y., former secretary of state Hillary Clinton gave a closed-door, more-than-six-hour deposition to the House Oversight Committee, denying any contact with Jeffrey Epstein and any knowledge of his crimes. Republicans on the committee pressed her about donations and social ties; the session was interrupted when a Republican member leaked a … Read more
Lead: Shares of CoreWeave fell after the company reported mixed quarterly results and drew attention to a sizable debt burden, according to Barron’s. The report said investors interpreted the combination of uneven operational results and heavy leverage as a reason for caution. The move came on the heels of the firm’s earnings disclosure and accompanying … Read more
Lead Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday night declined to pursue an assault charge against 27-year-old Gusmane Coulibaly in connection with a large snowball fight at Washington Square Park following Monday’s blizzard. Instead, prosecutors arraigned Coulibaly on a misdemeanor obstructing government administration charge and a harassment violation; he was released on supervised release later that evening. The … Read more
Lead Chelsea will meet holders Paris St-Germain in the UEFA Champions League last 16, with first legs scheduled for 10 and 11 March and returns on 17 and 18 March. Manchester City have been paired with Real Madrid for the fifth consecutive knockout phase meeting between the clubs. Six Premier League teams progressed to the … Read more
On Feb. 27, 2026, OpenAI announced a $110 billion financing round that values the company at $730 billion pre-money and approximately $840 billion post-money. The deal, disclosed on a Friday afternoon, is the largest capital raise in the company’s history and aims to fund expanded computing capacity and talent recruitment. Major contributions include a $50 … Read more
Lead U.S. equity futures signaled a softer open as a turbulent February approached its end, with contracts tied to the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all pointing lower in premarket trade. Treasury yields continued to drift downward, adding pressure to bank and rate-sensitive names ahead of the upcoming Producer Price Index (PPI) release. Individual stocks … Read more
Lead: On Friday, 27 February 2026, Pakistan said it was in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan’s Taliban government after explosions were reported in Kabul and fighting spread along the Durand Line. Islamabad also said it struck targets inside Afghanistan’s Kandahar and Paktika provinces. The Taliban earlier announced ‘large-scale offensive operations’ along the border, saying their moves … Read more
Feb. 27, 2026 — Chris Fleming, 39, arrives on HBO this week with his first special, Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace. In the special, Fleming blends modern-dance training, bold costuming and deliberate physicality to shape punch lines and timing onstage. The result is a brand of stand-up that relies as much on choreographed movement … Read more
Lead: Joichi Ito, who resigned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019 after disclosures about his financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has re-emerged as a visible organizer of a Tokyo startup initiative backed by senior Japanese officials in 2026. The project—called the Global Startup Campus Initiative—has more than $400 million in … Read more
Feb. 27, 2026 — Federal officials said the Department of Defense engaged and shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unmanned aircraft in the Fort Hancock area of southwest Texas on Wednesday. A U.S. official told reporters a laser counter‑unmanned aerial system was used to disable the drone while it was operating inside … Read more
