Arab and Muslim nations at the United Nations condemned recent Israeli measures, which they say amount to a de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera. Meanwhile, in other international news, the leader of Hong Kong celebrated the 20-year jail sentence of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, as China outlined plans to enhance its national security law. Elsewhere, an Irishman detained by ICE in the US described his detention as "like a modern-day concentration camp," and Prince William was asked to raise the case of a detained Manchester man during his visit to Saudi Arabia. Finally, all 55 people on board a passenger plane survived an emergency landing in the ocean off the coast of Somalia.
More than two dozen ambassadors from the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation delivered a joint statement at the United Nations in New York, denouncing the Israeli measures, Al Jazeera reported. The statement was delivered on February 11, 2026.
In Hong Kong, the leader celebrated the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, a British pro-democracy campaigner, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to Sky News, the leader said the media tycoon had "poisoned" the city. China simultaneously released a white paper outlining plans to further enhance its national security law, which has been used to clamp down on free speech and dissent.
In the United States, an Irishman named Seamus Culleton, who has been detained by ICE for five months, described the facilities as "like a modern-day concentration camp," according to Sky News. Culleton, who has been living in the US for nearly 20 years and is married to a US citizen, said he didn't know "how much more I can take." He hoped Irish premier Micheal Martin would raise his case with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in March.
Prince William was asked to raise the case of a Manchester man detained in Saudi Arabia during his first official trip to the country, Sky News reported. Amnesty International wrote to Prince William, sharing the plight of Ahmed al-Doush, a father of four and senior banking analyst for Bank of America.
In Somalia, all 55 people on board a passenger plane were safely evacuated after the aircraft overran the runway and ended up in shallow waters during an emergency landing, Sky News reported. The Starsky Aviation aircraft had taken off from Mogadishu's international airport and was bound for the northern city of Gaalkacyo when it developed a technical problem about 15 minutes into its flight. No one was injured in the incident, which happened near the country's main airport on Tuesday.
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