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Zelensky marks war anniversary with tribute to Ukrainians' courage

Zelensky marks war anniversary with tribute to Ukrainians'...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 25: President Volodymyr Zelensky has marked the second anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion of...

Europe 'must do even more' on defence: German chancellor

Europe 'must do even more' on defence: German...

Berlin [Germany], February 25: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for Germany and Europe to make a bigger effort when...

Nearly 30km oil slick after Houthis attack UK-owned vessel

Nearly 30km oil slick after Houthis attack UK-owned...

Washington [US], February 25: Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked a UK-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea causing an oil...

Head of top US gun-rights advocacy group convicted of corruption

Head of top US gun-rights advocacy group convicted...

Washington [US], February 25: A jury in New York on Friday found former top US gun lobbyist Wayne LaPierre and...

15 die in building fire in eastern China

15 die in building fire in eastern China

Beijing [China], February 25: At least 15 people died and 44 more were injured in a fire in a residential...

Blinken 'disappointed' by settler plan as Israel looks north, east

Blinken 'disappointed' by settler plan as Israel looks...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 25: The Gaza War and indirect ceasefire talks rumbled on but it was developments in the...

Erdogan slams UN, West for 'just watching crimes' in Gaza

Erdogan slams UN, West for 'just watching crimes'...

Ankara [Turkey], February 25: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the UN and Western countries for "just watching the...

Hamas warns Israel against Al-Aqsa Mosque restrictions

Hamas warns Israel against Al-Aqsa Mosque restrictions

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 25: Hamas has warned Israel about its plans to restrict access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during...

'Bloodthirsty wolves': Iran's Khamenei slams Western leaders

'Bloodthirsty wolves': Iran's Khamenei slams Western leaders

Tehran [Iran], February 25: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has denounced the West for turning "a blind eye to...

Russian authorities return Navalny's body to his mother, says aide

Russian authorities return Navalny's body to his mother,...

Moscow [Russia], February 25: Russian authorities have handed over the body of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny to his mother,...

Bulgarian president calls for 'European solution' to end Ukraine war

Bulgarian president calls for 'European solution' to end...

Sofia [Bulgaria]. February 25: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called for a European solution to the war in Ukraine two...

Crowds gather in UK to support Ukraine on second anniversary of war

Crowds gather in UK to support Ukraine on...

London [UK], February 25: Crowds have gathered across the UK to show support for Ukraine and pay their respects to...

'You are not alone,' Dutch PM tells Ukraine

'You are not alone,' Dutch PM tells Ukraine

The Hague [Netherland], February 25: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has assured Kiev of his country's continued support, joining other...

Switzerland doubtful Russia will join start of Ukraine peace summit

Switzerland doubtful Russia will join start of Ukraine...

Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: Russia is unlikely to take part at the outset of a high-level Ukraine peace conference which...

Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in her home state

Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in...

Washington [US], February 25: Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday, Edison Research projected,...

Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican Party that no longer exists

Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican...

Washington [US], February 25: Nikki Haley is pledging on the campaign trail to stand up to Russian aggression in eastern...

7 hospitalized after gas leak at Swedish Security Service HQ

7 hospitalized after gas leak at Swedish Security...

Stockholm [Sweden], February 24: Seven people were hospitalized with respiratory problems on Friday after the Swedish Security Service's headquarters in...

Iran rejects claims of selling ballistic missiles to Russia

Iran rejects claims of selling ballistic missiles to...

Tehran [Iran], February 24: Iran denied on Friday Western media reports that it had sold ballistic missiles to Russia for...

EU to release billions of euros frozen funding for Poland

EU to release billions of euros frozen funding...

Warsaw [Poland], February 24: The European Commission (EC) is set to release up to 137 billion euros (148 billion U.S....

Ukraine says it shot down another Russian A-50 surveillance plane

Ukraine says it shot down another Russian A-50...

Kiev [Ukraine], February 24: Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said Friday that the Ukrainian military shot down another Russian...

U.S. stocks end mixed, Dow, S&P 500 posting record closes

U.S. stocks end mixed, Dow, S&P 500 posting...

New York [US], February 24: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, ending the week on a positive note, with the...

U.S. private lunar lander alive after historical landing

U.S. private lunar lander alive after historical landing

Los Angeles [US], February 24: U.S. company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander is alive and well after making historical lunar...

101 Guatemalan migrants found in Mexico

101 Guatemalan migrants found in Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], February 24: Mexican authorities found 101 Guatemalan migrants, including 11 unaccompanied minors, in an abandoned house in...

Argentine president meets with U.S. secretary of state

Argentine president meets with U.S. secretary of state

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 24: Argentine President Javier Milei on Friday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at...

Over 15,000 Dengue cases in Sri Lanka so far this year

Over 15,000 Dengue cases in Sri Lanka so...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 24: Over 15,000 Dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024 along...

Political parties in Cambodia wrap up campaign for Sunday's senate election

Political parties in Cambodia wrap up campaign for...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 24: Political parties in Cambodia on Friday concluded a 14-day campaign for Sunday's Senate election, without...

Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023

Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine...

Manila [Philippines], February 24: Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy...