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US lawmakers worry China is using billionaire Musk...
Washington [US], February 26: Members of the House China Select Committee are concerned that Beijing could use billionaire Elon Musk...

Trump says Zelensky has agreed and will come...
Washington [US], February 26: US President Donald Trump said on February 25 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to...

Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits...
Calama [Chile], February 26: A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness and knocked out...

US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals...
Washington [US], February 26: The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to...

Trump to end 'EB-5' immigrant investor visa program
Washington [US], February 26: U.S. President Donald Trump will end the United States' immigrant investor visa program known as the...

Pope Francis in critical condition for fourth day...
Vatican City, February 26: Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is...

Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper...
Washington [US], February 26: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday opened yet another front in his assault on global trade...

UK PM cuts aid to fund hike in...
London [UK], February 26: The UK Prime Minister says a "dangerous new era" is behind his decision to boost defence...

UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights organises seminar...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 26: The UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR), in collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic...

EU foreign ministers decide to start suspending economic...
Brussels [Belgium], February 25: EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to start suspending sanctions in Syria following the fall of...

Turkish President Erdogan offers to organise talks between...
Istanbul [Turkey], February 25: On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...

Guterres warns of online hatred and violence
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern on Monday about the tone and content of some statements...

Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI...
Washington [US], February 25: US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the...

Pope's health prognosis unclear
Vatican City, February 25: According to AFP, citing information from the Vatican on February 24, Pope Francis had a good...

Challenges for conservatives to win election in Germany
Berlin [Germany], February 25: The Christian Democratic/Socialist Union led by Friedrich Merz is expected to win the German parliamentary election...

Russia-Ukraine conflict at turning point
Washington [US], February 25: The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has entered its fourth year amid divisions between the United...

US Republican Party under pressure from wave of...
Washington [US], February 25: The US government recently announced that starting February 24, most of the global staff of the...

Secret Service agent throws himself into the arms...
Washington [US], February 25: Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who tried to shield former US President John F. Kennedy...

After arriving at the White House, President Macron...
Washington [US], February 25: French President Emmanuel Macron gave a prediction about the end of the war in Ukraine, after...

Peace must not mean surrendering Ukraine, says Macron
Paris [France], February 25: French President Emmanuel Macron said any peace deal in Ukraine must come with security guarantees, as...

Russia's Putin outlines aluminium, rare earth deals with...
Moscow [Russia], February 25: Russia's President Vladimir Putin offered the U.S. the opportunity for joint exploration of the country's rare...

European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years...
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 25: Ukraine hosted European leaders to mark three years of all-out war with Russia, while top U.S....

Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel...
Gaza [Palestine], February 25: Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinians in return...

Hamdan bin Mohammed receives Hazza bin Zayed in...
Dubai [UAE], February 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister...

Hamdan bin Mohammed directs prize money won by...
Dubai [UAE], February 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister...

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear...
Vienna [Austria], February 25: Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International...

Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount...
Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence...