UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett urges global support to recognize gender apartheid in Afghanistan as a crime under international law.

Donald Trump says the UN failed to resolve wars he halted and promotes a new “peace council,” as allies including France signal reluctance to join.

Iran’s foreign minister warns that any U.S. attack would spark a regional war, as military tensions rise and international pressure mounts over protests.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the US-led global order is over, opposes tariffs, and supports Denmark’s sovereignty over Greenland.

The Wall Street Journal says President Donald Trump is urging advisers to prepare decisive military options as US forces deploy to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran.

The UN reports 221,000 survivors of eastern Afghanistan’s earthquake remain in urgent need of humanitarian aid amid funding shortages and logistical challenges.

The 10th ECO ministers’ meeting on disaster risk reduction began in Islamabad without a Kabul delegation, highlighting Afghanistan’s absence from regional cooperation discussions.

Iran’s parliament warns of jihad if Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is attacked, as Trump seeks decisive military options and US forces deploy to the Middle East.

Taliban authorities say medicine imports from Pakistan will be banned after February 20, raising prices and fueling concerns over drug shortages in Afghanistan.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe will not bow to US threats, rejecting tariff pressure over Greenland and warning of possible EU retaliation.

Donald Trump renews criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal, calling it America’s weakest moment and blaming Biden for deaths and abandoned military equipment.

Iran condemns a deadly Kabul hotel bombing, calls it terrorism, expresses solidarity with Afghanistan and China, and urges regional cooperation against threats.