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Mikaela Shiffrin exorcises ghost of Olympic past.

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

After failing to medal in 2022, Shiffrin rebounded to win gold in slalom.

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Ski Mountaineering Makes Its Olympic Debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.

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Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.

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Russia’s Exile From World Sports Will End Next Month at Paralympics

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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Talks on Russia-Ukraine War Enter 2nd Day in Geneva

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

The discussions in Geneva were expected to focus on territorial issues, a major sticking point, but the short duration suggests major progress was not made.

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The Behind the Scenes Search for Compromise on Territory in Ukraine Talks

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

The latest round of talks ended with no indication of progress, but negotiators are bargaining over who will control land in eastern Ukraine if they reach a settlement.

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At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.

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A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afghanistan

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

Life and business are back along a road once defined by war damage. But even with improved security, Afghans are desperate for jobs and development.

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Lunar New Year in Photos and Video: Revelers Welcome Year of the Horse

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in many Asian countries, is being celebrated around the world.

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Labubu Diplomacy

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

China seems to be winning more hearts and minds abroad. Has it gotten better at soft power?

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Questions Swirl Around Russian Figure Skater in Her Olympic Debut

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

Adeliia Petrosian, 18, has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games.

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Trump Bets on Diplomacy Without Diplomats

New York Times Feb 18, 2026

President Trump’s most trusted envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are at the center of the Iran and Ukraine negotiations.

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U.S. and Iran Make ‘Good Progress’ in Geneva Talks, Foreign Minister Says

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

The Iranian minister, Abbas Araghchi, said both sides had agreed on a “set of guiding principles.” President Trump has called on Iran to make an immediate accord or face a possible U.S. attack.

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Triple the pressure, triple the glory.

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

Ami Nakai of Japan leads after the short program ahead of a talented field, including the American Alysa Liu, who is third.

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Fania Fénelon, 74; Memoirs Described Auschwitz Singing

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

In “Playing for Time,” she recounted how singing in an all-female orchestra while in a concentration camp saved her from death.

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Anna Akhmatova, Leading Soviet Poet, Is Dead

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

She was a towering figure in Soviet literature who was once silenced in a Stalinist literary purge.

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Millvina Dean, Titanic’s Last Survivor, Dies at 97

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

She was just 9 weeks old when she was lowered to safety in a mail sack, surviving the worst maritime disaster in history.

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Palmerston, the Former ‘Chief Mouser’ for Britain’s Foreign Office, Dies

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

The cat, who was named after a former prime minister, became a social media star. By the time of his death at about 12, he had more followers than many ambassadors have.

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Peru Votes to Impeach President José Jerí

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

Peru’s Congress voted to impeach President José Jerí, four months after he replaced Dina Boluarte, who had also been removed from the presidency.

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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

The direct talks last week came as officials urgently try to find a breakthrough on the issue of Hamas’s weapons, fearing the cease-fire in Gaza could collapse.

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In Africa, Jesse Jackson Was Esteemed for His Fight Against Apartheid

New York Times Feb 17, 2026

He made several trips to South Africa, and to other African nations, as a peace broke and a representative of Black America.

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