MANILA, Philippines – On February 18, Vice President Sara Duterte introduced that she is going to run for president in 2028. The declaration comes every week earlier than the Worldwide Prison Court docket holds the pre-trial listening to of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, who has been detained in The Hague since March 2025 for alleged crimes in opposition to humanity in relation to the bloody drug battle.
Within the night after the announcement, one other impeachment criticism was filed with the Home of Representatives in opposition to the Vice President, elevating the overall variety of such petitions to 4. The criticism was filed by lawyer Nathaniel Cabrera and endorsed by Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega and Manila sixth District Consultant Bienvenido Abante Jr.
On February 19, a South Korean court docket sentenced former president Yoon Suk-yeol to life in jail after discovering him responsible of masterminding an rebellion linked to his December 2024 try and impose martial legislation. It’s the most consequential of a sequence of trials for the ousted chief, whose bid triggered a nationwide political disaster and examined democratic resilience.
In the meantime, King Charles’ youthful brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, celebrating his 66th birthday on February 19, was arrested and questioned by detectives on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace over allegations he despatched confidential authorities paperwork to Jeffrey Epstein. The previous prince was later launched from police custody.
Catch extra tales in these images from the week that was:
A new child lamb rests below a warmth lamp on Eugene McLarnon’s farm as all his livestock stays inside as a result of wettest begin to the 12 months in residing reminiscence, in Portglenone, Northern Eire, on February 14, 2026. PHOTO BY CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/REUTERS
Fashions take a foot relaxation backstage earlier than the Bibhu Mohapatra Fall and Winter 2026 present throughout New York Vogue Week in New York Metropolis on February 15, 2026. PHOTO BY ANGELINA KATSANIS/REUTERS
Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, as a part of Job Drive Grizzly, watch a sign fireplace as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to ‘Operation Nanook-Nunalivut,’ an annual sequence of drills designed to focus on the navy’s means to defend the Canadian Arctic, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on February 15, 2026. PHOTO BY CARLOS OSORIO/REUTERS
Lee Jeong-min of South Korea is seen in motion throughout the semifinals of the Quick Monitor Velocity Skating-Males’s 5000m Relay semifinals on the Milano Ice Skating Area, in Milan, Italy, on February 16, 2026. PHOTO BY PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS
Youngsters relaxation throughout Carnival celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 16, 2026. PHOTO BY GABY ORAA/REUTERS
A carnival float depicts US President Donald Trump and the Statue of Liberty with a ‘MAGA’ gag throughout her mouth, on the conventional ‘Rosenmontag’ Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany, on February 16, 2026. PHOTO BY HEIKO BECKER/REUTERS
Individuals carry ‘Lion and Solar’ pre-Iranian Revolution nationwide flags as they collect close to the United Nations workplace, because the second spherical of nuclear talks between the US and Iran takes place, in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 17, 2026. PHOTO BY PIERRE ALBOUY/REUTERS
Members of the Kosovo Safety Drive march at a parade throughout celebrations of the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence in Pristina, Kosovo, on February 17, 2026. PHOTO BY FLORION GOGA/REUTERS
Individuals view ‘House,’ an immersive gentle and sound set up by Luxmuralis, that includes area‑themed imagery and digital stained‑glass results, projected throughout the outside and inside of the St. Martin‑in‑the‑Fields church in London, Britain, on February 17, 2026. PHOTO BY JAIMI JOY/REUTERS
Performers participate in a lion dance throughout celebrations on the primary day of the Lunar New 12 months of the Horse on the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, on February 17, 2026. PHOTO BY MAXIM SHEMETOV/REUTERS
Palestinians collect to interrupt their quick by consuming Iftar meals on the primary day of the holy month of Ramadan, close to the rubble of residential buildings destroyed throughout the two-year Israeli offensive, in Gaza Metropolis, on February 18, 2026. PHOTO BY DAWOUD ABU ALKAS/REUTERS
Catholic devotees queue to obtain ashes on their foreheads, on the Nationwide Shrine of Our Mom of Perpetual Assist in Baclaran, Paranaque Metropolis, on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026. PHOTO BY RAPPLER
Vice President Sara Duterte greets media staff earlier than a press convention asserting her bid for the presidency in 2028, on the OVP headquarters in Mandaluyong Metropolis on February 18, 2026. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER
La Union 1st District Consultant Paolo Ortega and Manila sixth District Consultant Bienvenido Abante Jr. endorse the fourth impeachment criticism filed in opposition to Vice President Sara Duterte, on February 18, 2026. PHOTO FROM THE OFFICE OF REPS PAOLO ORTEGA AND BENNY ABANTE
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court docket after taking the stand at a trial in a key check case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming children’ psychological well being via addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, on February 18, 2026. PHOTO BY MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS
An individual watches a information report after a court docket sentenced South Korean former president Yoon Suk-yeol to life in jail following a responsible verdict in his rebellion case, stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial legislation in December 2024, in Seoul, South Korea, on February 19, 2026. PHOTO BY KIM SOO-HYEON/REUTERS
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, youthful brother of Britain’s King Charles, previously generally known as prince Andrew, leaves Aylsham Police Station, on a automobile on the day he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace, after the US Justice Division launched extra information tied to the late financier and convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Aylsham, Britain, on February 19, 2026. PHOTO BY PHIL NOBLE/REUTERS
Members of the Home of Representatives, dignitaries, college students, and representatives from varied neighborhood organizations collect for a public session on anti-political dynasty measures convened by the Home committee on suffrage and electoral reforms on the College of the Philippines Cebu on February 19, 2026. PHOTO BY JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ/RAPPLER
A digicam display screen shows Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivering her coverage speech within the parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, on February 20, 2026. PHOTO BY KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS
Members of the Adamson College neighborhood collect for a candlelight ceremony and noise barrage as a part of the EDSA@40 coalition’s buildup actions forward of the fortieth anniversary of the EDSA Individuals Energy Revolution, on February 20, 2026. PHOTO BY RAPPLER
– with studies from Reuters/Rappler.com
