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US lawmakers worry China is using billionaire Musk to influence President Trump

US lawmakers worry China is using billionaire Musk...

Washington [US], February 26: Members of the House China Select Committee are concerned that Beijing could use billionaire Elon Musk...

Trump says Zelensky has agreed and will come to the US to sign the mineral deal

Trump says Zelensky has agreed and will come...

Washington [US], February 26: US President Donald Trump said on February 25 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had agreed to...

Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines

Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits...

Calama [Chile], February 26: A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness and knocked out...

US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal

US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals...

Washington [US], February 26: The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to...

Trump to end 'EB-5' immigrant investor visa program

Trump to end 'EB-5' immigrant investor visa program

Washington [US], February 26: U.S. President Donald Trump will end the United States' immigrant investor visa program known as the...

Pope Francis in critical condition for fourth day running, but stable

Pope Francis in critical condition for fourth day...

Vatican City, February 26: Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in critical condition for the fourth day running but is...

Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports

Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper...

Washington [US], February 26: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday opened yet another front in his assault on global trade...

UK PM cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending

UK PM cuts aid to fund hike in...

London [UK], February 26: The UK Prime Minister says a "dangerous new era" is behind his decision to boost defence...

UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights organises seminar on Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights organises seminar...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 26: The UAE's Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR), in collaboration with the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic...

EU foreign ministers decide to start suspending economic sanctions on Syria

EU foreign ministers decide to start suspending economic...

Brussels [Belgium], February 25: EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to start suspending sanctions in Syria following the fall of...

Turkish President Erdogan offers to organise talks between Russia, Ukraine

Turkish President Erdogan offers to organise talks between...

Istanbul [Turkey], February 25: On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...

Guterres warns of online hatred and violence

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...

Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director

Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI...

Washington [US], February 25: US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the...

Pope's health prognosis unclear

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...

Challenges for conservatives to win election in Germany

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...

Russia-Ukraine conflict at turning point

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...

US Republican Party under pressure from wave of staff cuts

US Republican Party under pressure from wave of...

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

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

Secret Service agent throws himself into the arms...

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

After arriving at the White House, President Macron predicts when the war in Ukraine will end

After arriving at the White House, President Macron...

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

Peace must not mean surrendering Ukraine, says Macron

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...

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

Russia's Putin outlines aluminium, rare earth deals with...

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

European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war

European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years...

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

Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel...

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

Hamdan bin Mohammed receives Hazza bin Zayed in Dubai

Hamdan bin Mohammed receives Hazza bin Zayed in...

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

Hamdan bin Mohammed directs prize money won by Ministry of Defence teams during DUBAI GAMES to be donated to charity

Hamdan bin Mohammed directs prize money won by...

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

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear security challenges

Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear...

Vienna [Austria], February 25: Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International...

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

Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount...

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