Top US court says Trump did not have authority to enact tariffs under law meant for national emergencies.
![US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Solicitor General D. John Sauer, holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, January 20, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-20T184113Z_2131919036_RC2TPJAVBB2X_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-1-1771613162.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Top US court says Trump did not have authority to enact tariffs under law meant for national emergencies.
![US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Solicitor General D. John Sauer, holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court's ruling that Trump had exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs, in Washington, DC, January 20, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-20T184113Z_2131919036_RC2TPJAVBB2X_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-1-1771613162.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Countries pledge $7bn for Gaza reconstruction and troops for an eventual 20,000-strong stabilisation force.
![U.S President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi present signed documents of the declaration of the funding donors to the Board of Peace, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. [FILE: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T171416Z_1519238211_RC23PJA064KN_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD-1-1771531367.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates about the results of Bangladesh’s election.

The vote is a direct contest between frontrunner Tarique Rahman’s BNP and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led coalition of 11 parties.

At least one person has been killed in overnight Russian attacks on the capital and the northeastern city.

Board was initially aimed at rebuilding Gaza due to Israeli genocide, but was later pitched as global conflict body.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has announced a state of emergency in two southern regions.

Move comes after Iran’s FM says communication open with the US, warns against military action.

Israel moves to ban dozens of aid organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, as harsh winter conditions grip Gaza
![The sun sets over a tent camp sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive, on New Year’ Eve in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-31T160729Z_51674241_RC2QRIARA3QY_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AID-1767207379.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah, who faced years of imprisonment in Egypt, ‘unequivocally’ apologises for the tweets.
