US Republican Party under pressure from wave of staff cuts

Washington [US], February 25: The US government recently announced that starting February 24, most of the global staff of the US Agency for International Development...

Secret Service agent throws himself into the arms of deceased President Kennedy

Washington [US], February 25: Former Secret Service agent Clint Hill, who tried to shield former US President John F. Kennedy and former first lady Jacqueline...

After arriving at the White House, President Macron predicts when the war...

Washington [US], February 25: French President Emmanuel Macron gave a prediction about the end of the war in Ukraine, after meeting his US counterpart Donald...

Cape Verde, UN unveil 20 mln USD cooperation plan for 2025

Praia [Cape Verde], February 25: The Joint Cooperation Plan for 2025 between Cape Verde and the United Nations is set to have a budget of...

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 he met US President Donald...

Russia's Putin outlines aluminium, rare earth deals with the US

Moscow [Russia], February 25: Russia's President Vladimir Putin offered the U.S. the opportunity for joint exploration of the country's rare earth metals deposits, as well...

European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war

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

Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

Gaza [Palestine], February 25: Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinians in return for six living and four...

Hamdan bin Mohammed receives Hazza bin Zayed in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], February 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of...

Hamdan bin Mohammed directs prize money won by Ministry of Defence teams...

Dubai [UAE], February 25: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of...

Forcing people from their land completely unacceptable: UN High Commissioner for Human...

Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the international system was going through a tectonic shift, and the...

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear security challenges

Vienna [Austria], February 25: Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to...

UAE, Italy sign three investment memoranda to facilitate cooperation in pharmaceuticals, minerals,...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25: The Ministry of Investment has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Republic of Italy to support mutual investments...

Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount Hermon, buffer zone: Netanyahu

Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence at the peak of Mount...

Iraq conveys messages to Syria over security threats

Baghdad [Iraq], February 24: Head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service Hamid al-Shatri said on Sunday that Baghdad has sent messages to Damascus about the security...

Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments in Syria

Doha [Qatar], February 24: Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met here on Sunday with Syria's interim Foreign...

Conservative CDU/CSU wins German federal election -- preliminary results

Berlin [Germany], February 24: Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's...

American Airlines flight diverted to Rome after bomb threat

Rome [Italy], February 24: An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was diverted to Rome following an alleged bomb threat, the...

Congolese President Tshisekedi rules out dialogue with M23 rebels

Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 24: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has ruled out dialogue with the rebel militia M23 at a meeting with...

Meloni warns against Western split at US conservative conference

Washington [US], February 24: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday called for Western unity, a strong US-European partnership, and ongoing support for Ukraine against...

Zelensky ready to resign in exchange for NATO admission

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to resign in exchange for NATO admission for Ukraine.

UN chief calls for peace in Ukraine

New York [USA], February 24: A day before the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an...

Thousands attend funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Beirut [Lebanon], February 24: Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon paid their last respects to Hezbollah's late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in...

Hamas slams Israel as release of over 600 Palestinians delayed

Gaza [Palestine], February 24: Hamas has condemned Israel's decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim that the captives'...

Israel deploys tanks in Jenin

Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israel is deploying tanks in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Sunday, in what was reported to be the...

Russia and US plan another meeting this week

Moscow [Russia], February 24: Russian and U.S. teams plan to meet this week to discuss improving relations after the war in Ukraine had pushed ties...

German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

Berlin [Germany], February 24: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election, vowed to help give Europe...