Lebanon wary Israeli military will not meet withdrawal deadline
Israeli military expected to remain at strategic locations despite ceasefire condition of retreat by February…
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Israel plans 1,000-unit expansion for occupied West Bank settlement: NGO
Settlements in the territory, pushed by Israeli hardliners, are viewed as a major obstacle to…
It is not Trump that betrayed Ukraine
Those who set it on a path to full-scale war with Russia did.
Syrian man who stopped Austria knife attack describes ordeal
A Syrian delivery driver who helped halt a deadly stabbing rampage in Austria by driving…
Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters
Kizza Besigye has grown ‘critically ill’ during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says.
To avoid another conflict in the Horn of Africa, now is the time to act
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is working to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia. He must be…
Europe clambers to form Ukraine plan as U.S. forges ahead with Russia on peace talks
Europe is vying for a say in fast-advancing Russia-Ukraine peace talks after the U.S. over…
Palestinian boy injured as Israel continues raids across West Bank
A 13-year-old boy was injured by bullet shrapnel outside a school as Israeli forces raided…
Russia confirms Ukraine talks with US in Saudi Arabia
Kremlin confirms high-level meeting on restoring relations and potential peace talks on Ukraine for Tuesday.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: India-Pakistan and two other matches to watch
In addition to the India-Pakistan clash on February 23, Australia meet England, and Afghanistan play…
Drone footage shows destruction of north Gaza after 500 days of war
New drone footage from northern Gaza shows entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble after 500 days…
China’s Xi hosts summit with business leaders, including Alibaba’s Jack Ma
Chinese leader meets corporate leaders amid economic challenges including slowing down and high youth unemployment.
Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan
Delegation says Taliban seeks ‘dignified’ global interaction as it builds ‘strong’ and ‘developed’ Afghanistan.
‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches
For years, relations between residents and Israeli visitors were cordial, but cracks in this dynamic…
CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk’s money can’t buy OpenAI
Elon Musk’s $97 billion bid for OpenAI was soundly rejected by the artificial intelligence startup,…
South Korea removes DeepSeek from app stores pending privacy review
Personal Information Protection Commission says DeepSeek accepted its proposal to suspend downloads of the app.
Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call
“They associate the ringing phone with fear,” Liz Baxter, a career advisor at Nottingham College…
‘Game on’: Tech execs say DeepSeek ramps up China-U.S. competition but won’t hurt OpenAI
At France’s AI Action Summit, tech bosses told CNBC that DeepSeek demonstrates that China can’t…
US drops wording saying it does not support Taiwan independence
US State Department plays down changes as ‘routine’ update after Taipei welcomes ‘positive and friendly’…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,089
Here are the key developments on the 1,089th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
