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Vega Baja (Puerto Rico) (AFP) – More than a hundred people cheer and dance in the main plaza of Vega Baja, pop star Bad Bunny’s hometown, as he headline the Super Bowl halftime show –- the first to do so entirely in Spanish, causing a backlash among some conservatives. “Whether they like it or not, we are also part of the United States. Although our language is Spanish, we also speak English… and that is something to be proud of,” says one attendee of the celebrations in Vega Baja.

Caracas (AFP) – “We want reconciliation, but reconciliation with the truth up front,” Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa tells the press at an event with relatives of political prisoners outside El Helicoide detention center in Caracas. Guanipa, a former vice president of the National Assembly, was arrested in connection with an alleged conspiracy to undermine elections. He was released from prison on February 8, 2026. IMAGES

Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy) (AFP) – Fans at the Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy react as Lindsey Vonn’s Winter Olympic dream ended in screams of pain after she crashed out of the women’s downhill won by her American teammate Breezy Johnson.”We were all very sad, we shed tears, we cried, we love Lindsey Vonn, we love you,” one crestfallen fan tells AFP.

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) – NFL players Christian McCaffrey, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tee Higgins and others participate in a fashion show ahead of the Super Bowl. The sport has in recent years encouraged its stars’ newfound obsession with attire as a way to capture new fans.

Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela’s attorney Tarek William Saab says the general amnesty promoted by Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez should cover both opponents and government supporters, after a meeting between lawmakers and representatives of legal system. “It has to benefit all sectors of Venezuelan society: opponents, pro-government supporters, sectors that have been in conflict for all these years,” Saab tells reporters outside the Legislative Palace in Caracas.

Kenitra (Morocco) (AFP) – Images show the Kenitra region and the town of Ksar El Kebir in Larache province of Morocco, submerged in floodwater after recent heavy rainfall. More than 150,000 people have been evacuated in the area, according to the interior ministry. The country has been rocked by a series of violent storms, which come after the country struggled with 7 consecutive years of drought.

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – “We train mostly in the Alps,” Kyrgyz skier Timur Shakirov says ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Despite Kyrgyzstan being one of the world’s most mountainous countries, a lack of infrastructure, poor financing, and tricky snow conditions means few locals have made it into the international skiing scene.

Doha (AFP) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticises what he says is a “doctrine of domination” that allows Israel to expand its military arsenal while pressuring others to disarm. His remarks come a day after renewed nuclear talks with Washington, with previous talks collapsing when Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran last June that triggered a 12-day war.

Quito (AFP) – Vehicles leave the Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry premises as officials hold a meeting with the Colombian delegation on the tariff dispute, which has intensified in recent weeks. IMAGES

La Paz (AFP) – Exterior of the United States Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia, as both countries coordinate the reinstatement of their ambassadors “as soon as possible” after nearly two decades without top diplomatic representatives in either country, Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo tells the AFP. IMAGES

Narva (Estonia) (AFP) – Two medieval fortresses face each other across the Narva River, separating Estonia from Russia on Europe’s eastern edge. Once a symbol of cooperation, the ‘Friendship Bridge’ connecting the two snow-covered banks has been reinforced with rows of razor wire and anti-tank obstacles. “The name is kind of ironic,” senior border official Eerik Purgel tells AFP on the Estonian side of the border crossing, adding, “Maybe there should not be a bridge at all.”

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – The EU has told TikTok it needs to change the “addictive” design of its platform after it was found in breach of the bloc’s digital content rules, says the European Commission. “TikTok did not properly assess how its addictive features can harm users, and they did not implement effective measures to mitigate such risks,” says Thomas Regnier, a European Commission spokesperson.