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Feb 18, 2025
Kampala [Uganda], February 18: Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a clinic overnight, his allies have said.
Hamas operations leader killed in Lebanon
Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement
At least nine dead in US floods, including child
Russian drones cause damage near Kiev
Swedish court convicts four men over Islamic State involvement
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Paris hosts emergency summit on Ukraine war as Trump sparks alarm
Paris [France], February 18: European leaders were gathering on Monday for an emergency summit to discuss plans by US President Donald Trump to end the...
Argentina President Milei faces impeachment calls over crypto crash
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 18: Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls - and legal action accusing him of fraud - over his promotion...
UN judge deceived woman to work as slave while studying, court told
London [UK], February 18: A United Nations criminal tribunal judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while...
Kremlin welcomes special Paris summit
Moscow [Russia], February 18: Russia has welcomed the emergency summit on the Ukraine war organized by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday.
UK's Starmer to meet Trump in Washington next week
London [UK], February 18: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump next week, Starmer's office in London has confirmed.
Far from satisfied, near concerned
Feb 17, 2025
Hawaii [US], February 17: The archipelago lies between the US state of Hawaii and New Zealand. China's close ties with the Cook Islands are seen...
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Jerusalem [Israel], February 17: Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block...
Five Iraqi banks to be banned from US dollar transactions
Tehran [Iraq], February 17: Iraq's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings...
Trump says he could meet with Putin 'very soon' on Ukraine
New York [US], February 17: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he could meet "very soon" with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...
US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office
New York [US], February 17: U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the country's nuclear weapons arsenal, the Department of Energy said on Sunday, after far wider layoffs there were suddenly rescinded, causing chaos among staff.
Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State
Egypt, Jordan emphasise necessity of starting reconstruction of Gaza Strip without displacing Palestinians
UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm
Washington, Moscow will now focus on peace, not war, says Kremlin
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armies in Kursk
Talks about phase two of Gaza ceasefire to continue this week: US
Paris to hold meeting on Ukraine with European countries today
Munich Security Conference ends with message of hope for EU expansion
Protests escalate in Germany's Munich
