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Feb 26, 2025
Calama [Chile], February 26: A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets.
US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal
Pope Francis in critical condition for fourth day running, but stable
Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
UK PM cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending
UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights organises seminar on Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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EU foreign ministers decide to start suspending economic sanctions on Syria
Feb 25, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], February 25: EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to start suspending sanctions in Syria following the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish President Erdogan offers to organise talks between Russia, Ukraine
Istanbul [Turkey], February 25: On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again offered to organize...
Guterres warns of online hatred and violence
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern on Monday about the tone and content of some statements on social media, amplified by...
Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director
Washington [US], February 25: US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI.
Pope's health prognosis unclear
Vatican City, February 25: According to AFP, citing information from the Vatican on February 24, Pope Francis had a good night's sleep and is resting....
Challenges for conservatives to win election in Germany
Berlin [Germany], February 25: The Christian Democratic/Socialist Union led by Friedrich Merz is expected to win the German parliamentary election on February 23, but will...
Russia-Ukraine conflict at turning point
Washington [US], February 25: The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has entered its fourth year amid divisions between the United States and its NATO allies...
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 in Ukraine will end
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 Trump at the White House.
Peace must not mean surrendering Ukraine, says Macron
Russia's Putin outlines aluminium, rare earth deals with the US
European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners
Hamdan bin Mohammed receives Hazza bin Zayed in Dubai
Hamdan bin Mohammed directs prize money won by Ministry of Defence teams during DUBAI GAMES to be donated to charity
Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear security challenges
Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount Hermon, buffer zone: Netanyahu
Feb 24, 2025
Iraq conveys messages to Syria over security threats
Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments in Syria
