The people of 10 February

Canadian pensions funder La Caisse suspends all future ventures with multinational logistics company DP World following the disclosure by the U.S. Department of Justice that its CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem had maintained close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Business · 10 Feb · with Jeffrey Epstein

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and United States vice president JD Vance sign a strategic partnership agreement in Baku covering economic and security cooperation.

World · 10 Feb · with JD Vance

Protesters clash with riot police in Tirana, Albania, amid protests over corruption allegations involving deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku. At least sixteen people are injured while police say thirteen people have been arrested.

Politics · 10 Feb

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet approves draft constitutional amendments that extend presidential term limits from five to seven years and replace direct presidential elections with parliamentary selection, which would allow Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030 if adopted by parliament.

Politics · 10 Feb

The United States Department of State bans Palauan senate president Hokkons Baules and his family from entering the country due to alleged corruption.

World · 10 Feb

The Malaysian federal court reinstates the bribery conviction and six-year prison sentence of former Federal Land Development Authority chairperson Mohd Isa Abdul Samad after overturning a 2024 acquittal on nine corruption counts linked to a hotel purchase.

Crime & Justice · 10 Feb

Colombian senator Aida Quilcué and her two bodyguards are abducted from their car by unidentified assailants while traveling in Cauca Department. Security forces later locate the empty car, and Quilcué and her escorts are released unharmed following government warnings.

Crime & Justice · 10 Feb

Portuguese home minister Maria Lúcia Amaral resigns after criticism over the government's response to Storm Kristin and other storms.

Politics · 10 Feb

Ireland launches a permanent basic-income programme for the arts that pays 2,000 creative workers €325 (US$387) per week for three years, following a government trial that began in 2022, and which culture minister Patrick O'Donovan describes as the first permanent scheme of its kind worldwide.

Culture · 10 Feb