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Hamas 'ready' for talks on phase two of Gaza ceasefire

Hamas 'ready' for talks on phase two of...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Two Hamas officials speaking on condition of anonymity were being quoted by AFP expressing the...

Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward'

Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward'

Berlin [Germany], February 4: Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to...

US tariffs would not impact NATO's deterrence: Rutte

US tariffs would not impact NATO's deterrence: Rutte

Brussels [Belgium], February 4: The dispute over potential tariffs between the US and its allies will not have a negative...

Russia accelerating executions of Ukrainian POWs: UN report

Russia accelerating executions of Ukrainian POWs: UN report

New York [US], February 4: The United Nations has expressed "alarm" over a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian...

Ukraine slams anti-Putin Russian news outlet for abuse of war images

Ukraine slams anti-Putin Russian news outlet for abuse...

Kiev [Ukraine], February 4: Anti-Putin news website Meduza has halted an international advertising campaign using unauthorized images of Ukrainians following...

US wants Ukraine and Russia to make concessions

US wants Ukraine and Russia to make concessions

Washington [US], February 4: US Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said over the weekend that both Ukraine and...

President Trump wants Ukraine to use rare earth reserves in exchange for US aid

President Trump wants Ukraine to use rare earth...

Washington [US], February 4: On February 3, President Donald Trump said he wanted to sign an agreement allowing the US...

The 'price' of America in the trade war

The 'price' of America in the trade war

Washington [US], February 4: Although asserting that the final result will be "worth the price", US President Donald Trump also...

President Trump wants to create a national investment fund, potentially buying TikTok

President Trump wants to create a national investment...

Washington [US], February 4: On February 3, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the country's first sovereign...

Britain's late regret

Britain's late regret

London [UK], February 4: The process of Britain leaving the EU (Brexit) was officially completed 5 years ago (January 31,...

Trump unexpectedly postpones tariffs on Mexico and Canada, keeping them unchanged on China

Trump unexpectedly postpones tariffs on Mexico and Canada,...

Washington [US], February 4: US President Donald Trump on February 3 postponed imposing high tariffs on Mexico and Canada for...

US Secretary of State announces takeover of USAID 'soft power' tool

US Secretary of State announces takeover of USAID...

Washington [US], February 4: On February 3, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he would take over as...

EU leaders agree to step up defence efforts

EU leaders agree to step up defence efforts

Washington [US], February 4: European Union leaders agreed on Monday to do more to bolster their defences against Russia and...

Mexico, US reach deal to delay tariffs for one month

Mexico, US reach deal to delay tariffs for...

Washington [US], February 4: U.S. President Donald Trump paused new tariffs on Mexico for one month after Mexico agreed on...

Gaza's reunited twins speak of loss and joy

Gaza's reunited twins speak of loss and joy

Gaza [Israel], February 4: The emotional reunion of twin brothers in Gaza after Israel allowed movement within the enclave as...

Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian airstrikes

Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian...

Kiev [Ukraine], February 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal to the West, urgently requesting more support, after...

Trump will bring European elite back in line: Putin

Trump will bring European elite back in line:...

Moscow [Russia], February 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised US President Donald Trump's political style, saying the recently inaugurated...

Gaza's largest, oldest mosque in ruins following Israeli bombing

Gaza's largest, oldest mosque in ruins following Israeli...

Gaza border [Israel], February 3: Destruction of Gaza's largest and oldest mosque, the Great Omari Mosque following Israeli occupation's bombing....

Opening trade war between the US and many countries

Opening trade war between the US and many...

Washington [US], February 3: Canadian and Mexican leaders immediately responded after US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports...

Heated artificial intelligence competition

Heated artificial intelligence competition

Washington [US], February 3: What is happening in the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology between the US and...

Trump says 'pain' from import tariffs is worth the price

Trump says 'pain' from import tariffs is worth...

Washington [US], February 3: US President Donald Trump said the tariffs the US imposes on Canada, Mexico and China will...

North Korea criticizes Trump administration for first time

North Korea criticizes Trump administration for first time

Pyongyang [North Korea], February 3: North Korea on February 3 condemned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's calling North Korea...

Israel airstrikes West Bank, flattens 20 buildings at once

Israel airstrikes West Bank, flattens 20 buildings at...

Tel Aviv [Israel], Februray 3: The Israeli military is accused of flattening 20 buildings in the West Bank city of...

Cambodia destroys a series of drug trafficking rings, arrests 1,300 people

Cambodia destroys a series of drug trafficking rings,...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 3: Cambodian authorities arrested more than 1,300 suspects in 539 drug cases in January, while in...

Hamas warns of humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urges int'l action

Hamas warns of humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urges...

Gaza [Palestine], February 3: Hamas declared the Gaza Strip a "disaster zone" on Sunday, warning of an unprecedented catastrophe that...

Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

Washington [US], February 3: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "certain classes of people" in...

Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

New York [US], February 3: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "certain classes of people"...