U.S. imposes 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods
Olympia [Washington], February 2: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 10-percent tariff on goods imported from China. The...
Mexican president confirms death of 6 Mexicans in plane crash in Philadelphia
Mexico City [Mexico], February 2: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Saturday the death of six Mexicans aboard a plane that crashed Friday evening in northeastern...
EU starts border mission for Rafah
Brussels [Belgium], February 2: The European Union's (EU) Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah crossing started on Friday and will last till the end of...
Interview: Spain's booming tourism industry gears towards more high-value travelers, says expert
Barcelona [Spain], February 2: The record figures registered by Spain's tourism industry in 2024 are testimony to the country now offering more diverse experiences than...
Greek parliament fails to elect new president in 2nd round of voting
Athens [Greece], February 2: The Greek parliament failed to elect the country's next president in the second round of voting on Friday.
Belgium set for new federal gov't after months of deadlock
Brussels [c], February 2: Belgium's King Philippe met with Bart De Wever, the federal government's lead negotiator, at the Royal Palace in Brussels on Friday....
At least 6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 2: At least six people were killed and 16 others injured in Russia's overnight attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, said Ukrainian President...
Former German president Horst Koehler dies at 81
Berlin [Germany], February 2: Former German President Horst Koehler passed away at the age of 81 in the early hours of Saturday after an illness,...
Athletic Bilbao signs powerful striker Sannadi from Alaves
Madrid [Spain], February 2: Athletic Bilbao on Saturday strengthened the forward line with the signing of powerful striker Maroan Sannadi from Deportivo Alaves.
3 dead in retirement home fire in France
Paris [France], February 2: A fire broke out Saturday at a retirement home in Bouffemont, Val-d'Oise department, leaving three senior residents dead and nine others...
Feature: Chinese performers bring a taste of Chinese New Year to Germany
Frankfurt [Germany]/ Guangzhou [China], February 2: Hundreds of local residents experienced the festive joy of the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival in Frankfurt, Germany...
Ukraine rejects Slovakian PM's allegations of interference
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 2: Ukraine's HUR military intelligence service on Saturday rejected allegations of involvement in mass protests in Slovakia against the government of Prime...
Los Angeles wildfires contained after burning for 3 weeks
Los Angeles [California], February 2: The devastating wildfires in and around Los Angeles have been completely contained after burning for three weeks, state officials said...
Venezuela frees six US men
Caracas [Venezuela], February 2: Venezuela has freed six US detainees after talks in Caracas between President Nicolas Maduro and a senior Trump administration official.
All six people on board, motorist killed in plane crash in Philadelphia
Washington DC [US], February 2: A second plane crash in the United States in two days - this time in a busy north-east area of...
Rafah crossing reopens as Israel frees jailed Palestinians in swap
Gaza City [Gaza], February 2: The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza reopened on Saturday for the first time in nearly nine months as...
Arab ministers reject Trump's call to displace Palestinians from Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], February 2: Foreign ministers of five Arab countries have issued a joint statement rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land.
Artillery shelling kills at least 56 at market in Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], February 2: At least 56 people have been killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air attacks on a vegetable market in Omdurman.
Nursing home fire near Paris kills three, injures several: Media reports
Paris [France], February 2: Three people died and several were injured in an early Saturday morning fire at a nursing home near Paris, French...
Syrian authorities arrest former president's cousin
Damascus [Syria], February 1: Syrian authorities have arrested Atef Najib, former political security chief in the city of Daraa, in a security operation in the...
2 killed, 10 injured in Israeli airstrikes in E. Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], February 1: Two people were killed and 10 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to official and security...
Egypt to host high-level Arab meeting on Palestinian issues
Cairo [Egypt], February 1: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and...
4 IS militants killed in airstrikes in central Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], February 1: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Friday in airstrikes on their hideout in central Iraq, the Iraqi military said.
U.S. 15-year air safety streak comes to end: WSJ
New York [US], February 1: The United States' streak of more than 15 years without a major fatal airline crash has been the envy of...
Canada announces deferral in implementing capital gains tax increase
Ottawa [Canada], February 1: The Canadian Minister of Finance Dominic LeBlanc announced on Friday that the federal government is deferring the date to implement capital...
Canada deploys investigators to Washington for midair collision involving Bombardier
Ottawa [Canada], February 1: Canada has sent a team of investigators following a midair collision accident in Washington, D.C. involving American Airlines flight 5342, a...
OpenAI launches "reasoning" model o3-mini
San Francisco [US], February 1: OpenAI on Friday launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) "reasoning" model o3-mini.