16 February 2026 Archives

Iran asks Washington to negotiate apart from Israel

Published on: February 16, 2026
11:35

Tehran, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, stated that the United States can define its interests in negotiations with Tehran independently of those of Israel.

Laos, EU agree to expand agricultural and forestry cooperation

Published on: February 16, 2026
11:34

Vientiane, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Laos and the European Union (EU) agreed on strengthening their partnership in agriculture, forest governance, and green development.

Djibouti condemns Israel’s decision to annex West Bank

Published on: February 16, 2026
11:32

Djibouti, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The Djiboutian government condemned and denounced the decision by the Israeli occupation authorities to convert West Bank lands into "state property."

Ministers stress water resources’ importance for African development

Published on: February 16, 2026
11:31

Addis Ababa, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Ministers from Lesotho and Cote d'Avoire underscored the strategic importance of water resources and sanitation for boosting socioeconomic development across the continent, the Ethiopian News Agency stressed.

Pope Leo XIV lamented war spending that should be allocated to health

Published on: February 16, 2026
11:21

Vatican City, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Pope Leo XIV lamented the enormous expenditures on wars, directed against life, while ever-increasing resources are needed for health.

Russia denies European claims of Navalny’s poisoning

Published on: February 16, 2026
10:29

Moscow, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied European accusations of the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (1976-2024), calling them biased and unfounded.

US captures oil tanker in international waters

Published on: February 16, 2026
10:28

Havana, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The United States Department of Defense announced the capture of the oil tanker Veronica III in international waters, intercepted after extensive tracking from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean.

Media highlights condemnation of US blockade against Cuba

Published on: February 16, 2026
10:18

Havana, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Local media outlets highlighted the condemnation of the economic war waged by the United States government against Cuba, issued by the island's Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.

Argentine unions plan more actions against labor reform

Published on: February 16, 2026
10:09

Buenos Aires, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and the United Union Front (FSU) are planning a national strike on Monday for when the Chamber of Deputies debates the labor reform, a session that the administration of President Javier Milei wants to move up to February 19.

Friend of Cuba affirms US destroys ideas with a big stick’s violence

Published on: February 16, 2026
10:08

Managua, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan friend of Cuba, Doctor Julio Briseño Davila, affirmed that the United States blockade against the island is currently the most brutal expression of an imperial policy that seeks to "destroy ideas with the violence of the Big Stick."

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February 16, 2026