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The daughter of Dubai's ruler, who attempted to flee abroad in 2018, has appeared in secret recordings claiming she is being held hostage, according to a BBC documentary.

"It's not a Messi-Mbappé duel," says Ronald Koeman, on the eve of the Champions League last 16 first leg final against PSG.

The tiny Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is once again battling accusations of being a tax haven after the OpenLux investigation revealed the country hosts "55,000 offshore companies managing assets worth at least €6 trillion".

By directing demand away from paraffin-fueled stoves, these South African entrepreneurs are trying to create a safer and more efficient energy source inside many informal settlements.

Raub (Malaysia) (AFP) – Durians falling from trees are collected in nets on a farm in Malaysia, where a long lockdown has slowed domestic demand and left traders more reliant on China's appetite for the world's smelliest fruit.

Heavy snowfall in Athens has blanketed the Acropolis and other ancient monuments and halted COVID-19 vaccinations. (Feb. 16)

Millions of people in Texas are without power amid subfreezing temperatures that stretch from Canada into Mexico. Homeowners in the Houston scrambled to stay warm. (Feb. 16)

Aerial video shows the extent of destruction a tornado caused when it touched down in a coastal North Carolina area and killed three people. Ten others were injured. (Feb. 16)

Chicago-area residents are digging out Tuesday after a winter storm dumped nearly a foot and a half of snow in some places. (Feb. 16)

NATO defence ministers will consider setting aside a May 1 deadline for its troops to fully withdraw from Afghanistan, according to the alliance's secretary-general.

Joshimath (India) (AFP) – A glacier broke off a mountainside, triggering a deadly flash flood through a valley in Uttarakhand state early Sunday. Survivors recount their experience with one of them saying: "The difference between life and death was just two minutes.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called for the adjustment of COVID-19 vaccines to factor in the new strains of the virus.