GENEVA, Feb 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Geneva was abuzz with diplomatic to-and-fro on Tuesday as top US envoys shuttled between two of the biggest events in world news: high-stakes negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme, and tense talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Meanwhile across Lake Geneva, other journalists were in the ultra-plush Cologny district, hoping to catch US and Iranian delegations arriving for talks being held at the Omani's ambassador's residence. "They are killing children, they are killing teenagers by the thousands," protester Hossein, an Iranian living in Switzerland, told reporters. With countries' diplomatic missions giving little away, journalists tried their luck approaching official-looking types in the hope of extracting nuggets of information. - Hope against hope -Outside the United Nations, around 200 demonstrators denounced Iran's deadly protest crackdown, holding placards reading: "No negotiations with murderers".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 18, 2026 04:00 UTC