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These are important developments since day 1,462 of Russia’s war against Ukraine.listen to this article | 6 minutesinformationPublished February 25, 2026February 25, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere’s what happened on Wednesday, February 25th.finding According to the United Nations Observatory for Human Rights in Ukraine, at least 15,172 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 41,000 injured since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, on February 24, 2022. The actual extent of civilian casualties is believed to be significantly higher, as many reports of civilian casualties cannot be verified due to large numbers…

Ahead of Friday’s draw, the picture for the Champions League’s last 16 is becoming clearer.Newcastle know they will face either Chelsea or Barcelona after eliminating Qarabag in the play-offs. They won 9-3 on aggregate. Newcastle will find out on Friday whether Tottenham or Liverpool could be their quarter-final opponents, and whether they could advance to the semi-finals against Manchester City or Arsenal. Also on Tuesday night, Atlético Madrid are tied with either Tottenham or Liverpool in the last 16.Bodo/Glimt will eliminate Inter Milan and face either Manchester City or Sporting. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen will face either Bayern Munich or Arsenal.…

Google announced Tuesday that it is adding new ways to create automated workflows to its vibe coding app Opal. The company says the new agent coming to Opal will allow users to create mini-apps that can plan and execute tasks using text prompts. This feature uses the Gemini 3 Flash model and automatically selects the tool to perform the task. For example, you can use Google Sheets to maintain memory across sessions, such as shopping lists for e-commerce related apps. New agents create and plan their own next steps for tasks. Image credit: Google Google says these agents are natively…

Futures and options traders work on the NYSE American (AMEX) floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 6, 2026 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersSpeculative investment tools have skyrocketed in popularity as more retail traders enter the market since the coronavirus pandemic, according to upcoming data shared exclusively with CNBC.The average daily trading volume of leveraged and inverse funds is expected to reach 1.41 billion in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by exchange-traded fund manager Direxion. This is an increase of more than 130% from 2024 and more than 250% from 2020, the…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Light Rocket | Getty ImagespaypalThe company’s stock rose nearly 7% on Tuesday after reports that fintech startup Stripe was considering acquiring a payments platform. Bloomberg reported the news, citing people familiar with the matter, who said talks were in the early stages. Stripe is reportedly considering acquiring all or part of PayPal’s business.The news comes a day after reports said buyer interest in the company had increased following recent stock weakness. PayPal and Stripe declined to comment on this report.PayPal, which has suffered from slowing growth in the increasingly competitive financial payments industry, has…

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, ahead of another scheduled meeting with Tehran, that Iran would rather strike a “deal” than the United States as the U.S. military builds up in the Middle East. According to CNBC’s Joe Kernen, in a pre-statement meeting hours before his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., President Trump said that Iran’s refusal to commit not to develop nuclear weapons remains a key obstacle to a deal. The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold talks on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told…

In a significant foreign policy shift, Bolivia has once again opened its doors to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The move, confirmed on Monday, will end a nearly two-decade hiatus in bilateral efforts to curb drug trafficking.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBolivian government minister Marco Oviedo told local media this week that DEA agents were already working in the country.”The DEA is in Bolivia,” he said. “We have cooperation from European intelligence and law enforcement agencies, just as we have the DEA now.”Mr. Oviedo explained that the initial focus of law enforcement operations was to strengthen border surveillance…

Newcastle defeated Qarabag 3-2, winning 9-3 on aggregate and sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.Toon is scheduled to face either Chelsea or Barcelona in the last 16, with a draw to be held on Friday. The heavy lifting was done in Baku and Newcastle’s attacking swagger almost ended the game with a 6-1 victory, but it was a test of control and composure. The intent was clear from the first whistle, with Sandro Tonali and Joelinton both scoring within six minutes and there was no sign of complacency. Player rating: Newcastle:…

Anthropic has until Friday night to choose between giving the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI models or face the consequences, Axios reports. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a Tuesday morning meeting that the Pentagon will either designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries, or invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to force the company to tailor a version of its model to the military’s needs. The DPA gives the president the power to force companies to prioritize or expand production for national defense. The law…

A cruise ship next to the Hong Kong skyline on March 21, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto, Getty Images)Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed the threat of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump and concerns that artificial intelligence could disrupt software companies.President Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that countries that “want to play games” with the Supreme Court decision “will be subject to much higher tariffs.”The comments followed Friday’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In…