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Three Palestinian babies die of hypothermia
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 26: At least three Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia during a cold snap in the...

At least four killed, six injured after new...
Seoul [South Korea], February 26: At least four people have been killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in South...

German election winner Merz stresses need for quick...
Berlin [Germany], February 26: Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, said...

US aid freeze leaves funding hole for evacuations...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 26: The US freeze on aid has left the World Health Organization (WHO) without $46 million which...

US authorities conflicted over Musk's emails
Washington [US], February 26: According to Reuters, billionaire Elon Musk recently asked all 2.3 million federal government employees to provide...

Vietnam's economic expectations amid global challenges
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], February 26: Vietnam's economy is assessed to have great potential for rapid growth, affirming its...

EU lifts sanctions on Syria, US adds sanctions...
Brussels [Belgium], February 26: Yesterday (Vietnam time), the European Union (EU) announced that from February 24, it would suspend a...

China proposes using thermobaric weapons for combat robots
Beijing [China], February 26: Chinese military experts have proposed equipping robots with thermobaric weapons that have devastating power, second only...

Trump administration plans to sell $5 million 'gold...
Washington [US], February 26: US President Donald Trump on February 25 proposed replacing the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program with...

Mr. Hun Sen has Covid-19
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 26: Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen announced on the evening of February 25 that he had...

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