* U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will raise the new global tariff to 15 percent, one day after he announced a 10 percent worldwide duty following a heavy blow from the Supreme Court.
* The Ukrainian side will do everything necessary so that the next round of negotiations between Ukraine, the United States and Russia can deliver results for Ukraine and peace, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees to sanction Russia's "shadow fleet," entities and individuals serving Russia's military industry, the Ukrainian president's official website reported Saturday.
* Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday warned of halting emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine if the oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia are not restored.
* Pakistan had carried out intelligence-based, targeted strikes on seven militant camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border following a series of suicide bombings, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on early Sunday morning.
* The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday the country had designated the navies and air forces of all member states of the European Union (EU) as terrorist organizations.
* The Arab League, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that Israel has the right to claim control over the entire Middle East.
* Iraq's Foreign Ministry on Saturday evening strongly condemned recent remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee regarding potential Israeli control over the entire Middle East, describing them as a "serious transgression."
* A senior official of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Saturday that "resistance" remains the only option in response to the latest strikes by Israel in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.
* Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday reaffirmed his administration's commitment to national resilience and unity, stating that Iran will not yield to external pressure as it navigates nuclear negotiations with the United States.
* South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday paid tribute to the country's soldiers and reaffirmed the nation's foreign policy of non-alignment while addressing Armed Forces Day commemorations in Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province.
* The East African Business and Investment Summit and Expo 2026 (EABIS 2026) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from Feb. 24 to 25, the East African Business Council (EABC) said Saturday.
* China's Spring Festival travel rush hit a historic high on Feb. 20, with daily cross-regional passenger trips exceeding 350 million, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport on Saturday.
* The Maldives' official reserve assets rose above 1 billion USD for the first time in recent years in January 2026, PSM News, the Maldives' state media, said on Saturday.
* Tanzania on Saturday launched a solar electrification project targeting 120 islands across eight regions bordering major lakes and the Indian Ocean. The initiative aims to install 20,000 solar home systems at a total cost of 8 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 3.2 million USD).
* At least 50 people were killed and a significant number of others abducted after a group of armed men launched a brutal attack on a village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, a local lawmaker said.
* At least seven migrants died at a beach َin Qasr al-Akhyar, a coastal town east of Libya's capital Tripoli, local media reported on Saturday.
* Authorities in southeastern Cyprus have imposed strict quarantine across parts of Larnaca district to contain a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the Cyprus Mail reported on Saturday.
* Heavy snow, strong winds and icy conditions on Saturday again disrupted roads, maritime ports and power supplies across southern and eastern Romania, with emergency teams working to assist stranded residents.
