Hamas offers to release all captives to end Israel's war on Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], February 20: Hamas has proposed to release all captives remaining in the Gaza Strip in "one go" in exchange for a lasting truce...
EU aims at Russia's shadow fleet as it backs 16th sanctions package
Brussels [Belgium], February 20: EU ambassadors backed a 16th sanctions package on Russia on Wednesday, just days before the third anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion...
Thousands without power, water after Russian strike
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], February 20: Tens of thousands of people in the port city of Odessa were left without electricity, water and heating...
30 S Korean military members investigated over martial law
Seoul [South Korea], February 20: Thirty members of the South Korean military are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a short-lived declaration of martial...
Man gets 10 years for attempted murder of Japanese PM
Tokyo [Japan], February 20: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Japanese...
Berlin event with UN Palestinian expert held online after backlash
Berlin [Germany], February 20: A leading UN authority on the Palestinian Territories has warned against restrictions on academic freedom after an event she was set...
Malta launches project to diversify fish species
Valletta [Malta], February 19: The Maltese government on Tuesday launched a new project to promote the diversification of fish species in aquaculture.
Kellogg chosen as U.S. representative for talks on Ukraine: Kremlin aide
Moscow [Russia], February 19: Washington has appointed U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg to represent the United States in negotiations on Ukraine, local...
Italian police seize 788 kg of cocaine in major drug bust
Rome [Italy], February 19: Italian finance police seized a record 788 kg of cocaine in a large-scale anti-drug operation on Tuesday, marking one of the...
France's inflation rises to 1.7 pct in January: INSEE
Paris [France], February 19: France's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.7 percent year-on-year in January, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies...
Finland, Sweden stress Europe's interests in Ukraine peace efforts amid U.S.-Russia talks
Helsinki [Finland], February 19: Finnish and Swedish politicians on Tuesday underscored Europe's interests in ongoing peace efforts as the United States and Russia held closed-door...
U.S. schools confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration: AP
Albany [New York], February 19: U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country, as officials find themselves responding to rising...
Investigation underway into why U.S. Delta plane flipped on roof
Albany [New York], February 19: Investigators have begun working to identify what caused a Delta Air Lines regional jet to flip on its roof while...
NY governor to discuss NY mayor's fate with city leaders
Albany [New York], February 19: U.S. New York City Mayor Eric Adams was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday, with New York Governor Kathy...
Trump admin fires thousands of federal workers without evidence: report
Albany [New York], February 19: Many U.S. federal government employees were dismissed over the holiday weekend as managers confronted a Trump administration demand to fire...
Trump cuts target next generation of scientists, public health leaders: report
Albany [New York], February 19: U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to shrink the size of the federal work force dealt blows to thousands of civil...
Russia says NATO states can't enforce Ukraine peace
Moscow [Russia], February 19: Russia on Tuesday demanded NATO scrap its 2008 promise to one day give Ukraine membership of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance...
Russia agree to restore diplomatic missions
Moscow [Russia], February 19: The U.S. and Russia agreed on Tuesday to restore the normal functioning of each other's diplomatic missions, Secretary of State Marco...
Holocaust survivor Marian Turski dies aged 98
Warsaw [Poland], February 19: Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, who became a journalist in Poland and headed an international committee of Auschwitz survivors, has died at...
Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 19: The State Department office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close...
Trump says he may meet Putin this month
Washington DC [US], February 19: U.S. President Donald Trump said he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine's concern about being...
Four German Chancellor candidates debate fiercely
Berlin [Germany], February 18: According to international media, the debate began with the topic of immigration and then quickly heated up when incumbent Chancellor Olaf...
Taiwan's Armed UAV Ambitions
Taipei City [Taiwan], February 18: Recently, Nikkei Asia published an article noting the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development programs that Taiwan is pursuing.
US President Trump unveils trade policy with reciprocal tariffs for fairness
Washington [US], February 18: US President Donald Trump outlined a new trade policy focused on fairness and reciprocity and said that the US would implement...
290 humanitarian aid trucks enter Gaza Strip
Cairo [Egypt], February 18: The total number of humanitarian aid and relief trucks that entered the Gaza Strip on Monday reached 290, including 23 trucks...
Meta's sub-sea globe-spanning internet cable
New York [US], February 18: Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable across the world.
Delta plane flips on landing at Toronto airport, injuring 8
Toronto [Canada], February 18: Eight people were injured when a plane carrying 80 passengers flipped as it landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport this morning,...