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A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law, Reuters reported. 

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty in the case, closely watched in a deeply divided country. It is the most consequential yet for the ousted leader, whose bid triggered a national political crisis and tested democratic resilience.

In January, prosecutors had said Yoon’s “unconstitutional and illegal emergency martial law undermined the function of the National Assembly and the Election Commission ... actually destroying the liberal democratic constitutional order.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (February 19, 2026) said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South, PTI reported. 

Addressing the India AI Impact Summit, Mr. Modi said the expo is taking place in India, which represents one sixth of humanity, a country with the world's largest young population and a hub of the largest tech talent pool.

"Artificial intelligence marks a transformative chapter in human history. India is not just a part of the AI revolution, but is leading and shaping it," he said in the presence of world leaders and CEOs of leading companies at the Summit, according to PTI. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday, an event expected to bring together more than 500 leaders from the field of artificial intelligence, India Today reported. 

At the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister will address the gathering, which will also feature speeches by French President Emmanuel Macron and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

After attending the opening session at around 9.40 am, he will also visit the AI Impact Expo at the summit along with other leaders at about 11 am, where they will tour various country pavilions, the government said in a statement, according to India Today. 

Canada introduced new immigration priority categories on Wednesday to bring in skilled workers in fields ranging from research and health care to aviation, and to include certain military recruits, Reuters reported. 

The new categories align with Prime Minister Mark Carney's goals of broadly reducing the number of new permanent residents in Canada while recruiting skilled workers and scholars and boosting defense capabilities to lessen dependence on the United States.

The government said the shift was aimed at restoring immigration to sustainable levels while finding workers for key industries. Canada's government in recent years has sought to reduce the number of immigrants to ease strains on housing and social services, according to Reuters.