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Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza...

US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia

US aid freeze sets back fight against human...

Washington [US], February 12: President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking...

With Musk at his side, Trump orders US agencies to plan for 'large-scale' staff cuts

With Musk at his side, Trump orders US...

Washington [US], February 12: President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's...

Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza; king opposes displacement

Trump presses Jordan to take in Palestinians from...

Washington [US], February 12: Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan's King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently...

Israel's fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman puts the focus on West Bank violence

Israel's fatal shooting of a pregnant Palestinian woman...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: The call came in the middle of the night, Mohammed Shula said. His daughter-in-law, eight...

Netanyahu says Israel will end Gaza ceasefire if hostages not returned on Saturday

Netanyahu says Israel will end Gaza ceasefire if...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that if Hamas did not release Israeli...

Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in South Korea

Teacher fatally stabs eight-year-old in South Korea

Seoul [South Korea], February 12: A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea,...

UAE Gender Balance Council advances gender equity agenda at World Governments Summit

UAE Gender Balance Council advances gender equity agenda...

Dubai [UAE], February 12: The UAE Gender Balance Council hosted the "Gender Balance Forum" as part of the 12th World...

Future of Work Forum forecasts economic shifts, outlines AI opportunities, impact on labour market

Future of Work Forum forecasts economic shifts, outlines...

Dubai [UAE], February 12: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific...

Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Cordiant Capital sign MoU to strengthen strategic partnership

Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Cordiant Capital...

Dubai [UAE], February 12: The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), and Cordiant Capital, a global investor in infrastructure...

UN officials denounce Trump's Gaza plan

UN officials denounce Trump's Gaza plan

Geneva [Switzerland], February 12: United Nations officials have condemned the idea of deporting people from Gaza, noting it's strictly prohibited...

UN outraged by loss of WFP staffer in Yemen

UN outraged by loss of WFP staffer in...

New York [US], February 12: The United Nations World Food Programme said Tuesday one of its staffers has died in...

Jordan reiterates steadfast position against displacement of Palestinians

Jordan reiterates steadfast position against displacement of Palestinians

Amman [Jordan], February 12: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan published a post on his official X account, where...

Billionaire Musk wants to spend $97.4 billion to control the company that owns ChatGPT

Billionaire Musk wants to spend $97.4 billion to...

Washington [US], February 11: Billionaire Elon Musk wants to control OpenAI, the company that owns the artificial intelligence application ChatGPT,...

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement broken?

Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement broken?

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 11: Hamas announced on February 10 that it would postpone plans to release hostages this weekend...

France to invest 109 billion euros in AI

France to invest 109 billion euros in AI

Paris [France], February 11: Speaking on France-2 television on February 9, French President Emmanuel Macron said the country will invest...

Trump sued for suspending US immigration program

Trump sued for suspending US immigration program

Washington [US], February 11: Refugees, their families and refugee advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump...

Russian spacecraft engine breakthrough

Russian spacecraft engine breakthrough

Moscow [Russia], February 11: Scientists from Russia's State Nuclear Energy Corporation recently announced the development of a plasma electric rocket...

North Korean Defense Ministry warns after news of US submarine arriving in South Korea

North Korean Defense Ministry warns after news of...

Seoul [South Korea], February 11: The Defense Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on February 11 accused the...

German couple sentenced for killing Ukrainian refugee woman to steal her child

German couple sentenced for killing Ukrainian refugee woman...

Berlin [Germany], February 11: An infertile couple in Germany murdered two Ukrainian refugee women to kidnap a newborn baby with...

Mr. Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tax on imported steel and aluminum, with no exceptions

Mr. Trump signed an executive order imposing a...

Washington [US], February 11: Signing an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all imported aluminum and steel, US President...

Ukraine in military and diplomatic dilemma

Ukraine in military and diplomatic dilemma

Kiev [Ukraine], February 11: Ukraine is facing a Russian advance in the east while at risk of having its military...

Asian economy under pressure from US trade war escalation

Asian economy under pressure from US trade war...

Washington [US], February 11: US President Donald Trump continues to make new moves on tariffs, raising concerns that the trade...

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or 'let hell break out

Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by...

Washington [US], February 11: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the...

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages,...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 11: Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what...

US woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of luring her into sex work

US woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of...

Washington [US], February 11: A woman in the U.S. accused internet personalities Tristan and Andrew Tate of conspiring to coerce...

Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials

Trump loosens enforcement of US law banning bribery...

Washington [SU], February 11: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to pause...