2026-02-26 7b2ca37385a3b4ed1394596809a41442c87bb330 7 Albania 2 /wiki/albania Belinda Balluku 172 /wiki/belinda%20balluku Corruption in Albania 1 /wiki/corruption%20in%20albania Edi Rama 37 /wiki/edi%20rama construction contract 317 /wiki/construction%20contract deputy prime minister 71 /wiki/deputy%20prime%20minister%20of%20albania infrastructure minister 116 /wiki/ministry%20of%20infrastructure%20and%20energy%20(albania) prime minister 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20albania public 239 /wiki/government%20procurement Albania Belinda Balluku Corruption in Albania Edi Rama construction contract deputy prime minister infrastructure minister prime minister public Corruption in Albania /feed/2026/02/26/albanian-prime-minister-edi-rama-dismisses-deputy-prime-minister-and-infrastructure-minister-belinda-balluku-after-anti Reuters 26 94c47b14bd4cf690aac28f9cfde6f6d08daa1f5a 2 https://www.reuters.com/world/albanian-pm-fires-deputy-corruption-investigation-heats-up-2026-02-26/ 2026 Albanian prime minister Edi Rama dismisses deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister Belinda Balluku after anti-corruption prosecutors indicted her on suspicion of interfering in the award of two public construction contracts worth more than €200 million. 2026-02-26 8803e018b5d005b27c4d08604bdabc1ce40f734d 6 2026 Danish general election 1 /wiki/2026%20danish%20general%20election Denmark 2 /wiki/denmark Greenland crisis 116 /wiki/greenland%20crisis Mette Frederiksen 37 /wiki/mette%20frederiksen prime minister 14 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20denmark snap election 71 /wiki/snap%20election 2026 Danish general election Denmark Greenland crisis Mette Frederiksen prime minister snap election 2026 Danish general election /feed/2026/02/26/danish-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-calls-a-snap-election-for-march-24-amid-the-greenland-crisis AP via NBC News 26 40d747bbdf833672b2d19e29629d16d93e53ca64 2 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New York Times 26 b07b02cac9d42ef6fbd6b075183420ff75367d28 2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/europe/gorton-denton-result-green-party-labour.html 2026 The Washington Post 26 a376976879e0a87450960a38d59bc5e2b10d723e 2 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/26/uk-election-starmer-labour-reform-greens-gorton/70361f42-12f7-11f1-8e8d-fe91db44677b_story.html 2026 Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win. 2026-02-26 8ee77d7e6a899a7d117e2a555d4a18055ef6b2c0 4 2022 Greek surveillance scandal 1 /wiki/2022%20greek%20surveillance%20scandal Greece 2 /wiki/greece Intellexa 37 /wiki/intellexa Israel 71 /wiki/israel Predator 317 /wiki/predator%20(spyware) Tal Dilian 116 /wiki/tal%20dilian breaching data 172 /wiki/data%20breach businesspeople 739 /wiki/economy%20of%20greece court 14 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20greece journalists 617 /wiki/mass%20media%20in%20greece military 872 /wiki/hellenic%20armed%20forces politicians 506 /wiki/politics%20of%20greece privacy laws 239 /wiki/access%20to%20public%20information%20in%20greece spyware 406 /wiki/spyware 2022 Greek surveillance scandal Greece Intellexa Israel Predator Tal Dilian breaching data businesspeople court journalists military politicians privacy laws spyware 2022 Greek surveillance scandal /feed/2026/02/26/a-greek-court-sentences-four-individuals-including-intellexa-s-israel-based-founder-tal-dilian-to-eight-years-in-priso AFP via ''Times of Israel 26 9add60207ee6881f34eec0408d8a289bc2221f65 2 https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/greek-spyware-scandal-suspects-including-two-israelis-get-8-year-jail-terms/ 2026 A Greek court sentences four individuals, including Intellexa's Israel-based founder Tal Dilian, to eight years in prison for breaching data and violating privacy laws after they deployed the Predator spyware, targeting the mobile phones of more than 90 politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and military officials in 2022. 2026-02-26 8056e5d9743b20de797fa21d656f129999a4c652 3 Chaman 1 /wiki/chaman Pakistan 13 /wiki/pakistan Chaman Pakistan Chaman /feed/2026/02/26/seven-people-are-killed-and-25-others-are-injured-after-a-gas-cylinder-explodes-inside-a-house-in-chaman-pakistan Daily Times 26 ff07f1057692e7a31fb6cdd3a4f4e1d59217d762 2 https://dailytimes.com.pk/1457031/gas-cylinder-blast-kills-seven-in-chaman-home/ 2026 Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured after a gas cylinder explodes inside a house in Chaman, Pakistan. 2026-02-26 ddfcb3c5246020cbeb55b008001fa9e5559900b2 2 2026 Zona da Mata floods 1 /wiki/2026%20zona%20da%20mata%20floods Brazil 37 /wiki/brazil Minas Gerais 14 /wiki/minas%20gerais flood 2 /wiki/flood 2026 Zona da Mata floods Brazil Minas Gerais flood 2026 Zona da Mata floods /feed/2026/02/26/the-death-toll-from-the-floods-across-minas-gerais-brazil-rises-to-54-people-with-fourteen-more-still-missing (AFP via France 24 26 68e728284eb26035b8412cf057fc405701363eed 2 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260226-more-rain-lashes-southeast-brazil-as-death-toll-hits-54 2026 The death toll from the floods across Minas Gerais, Brazil, rises to 54 people, with fourteen more still missing. 2026-02-26 f101b02807d2883aea428872e37cc4f5d5a0e969 1 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war 1 /wiki/2026%20afghanistan-pakistan%20war Afghanistan 2 /wiki/afghanistan Pakistan 14 /wiki/pakistan Pakistani forces 37 /wiki/pakistan%20armed%20forces air strikes launched 4 days prior 116 /wiki/2026%20pakistani%20airstrikes%20in%20afghanistan their border 71 /wiki/durand%20line 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war Afghanistan Pakistan Pakistani forces air strikes launched 4 days prior their border 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war /feed/2026/02/26/afghanistan-announces-attacks-against-pakistani-military-positions-along-their-shared-border-in-response-to-pakistani-a Al Jazeera 26 1548b2dcd44b1c81f64a201d6d2112c79107c4d3 2 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Pakistan, in turn, says its forces have responded.