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Emir of Qatar arrives in Tehran
Tehran [Iran], February 20: H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar arrived Wednesday in Tehran...

5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 20: An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off the coasts of Indonesia on...

Guterres urges Security Council to overcome divisions for...
New York [US], February 20: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on members of the UN Security Council to...

Japan reports 2.8 trillion yen trade deficit in...
Tokyo [Japan], February 20: Japan logged a 2.76 trillion yen ($18.2 billion) trade deficit in January, weighed down by increased...

SpaceX launches rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral, booster...
Florida [US], February 20: SpaceX made history after launching a rocket into space from the coast of Florida and landing...

Russia advances on Ukraine's critical minerals
Moscow [Russia], February 20: Russia, like U.S. President Donald Trump, covets Ukraine's natural resources - and on the ground its...

Canada refugee claims drop as country issues fewer...
Toronto [Canada], February 20: Refugee claims in Canada are dropping from historic highs as the country grants fewer visas and...

Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel
Panama City [Panama], February 20: In a room at the luxury Decapolis Hotel in Panama City, two girls hold a...

Ukraine tensions rise as Trump echoes Kremlin talking...
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], February 20: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US President Donald Trump of "living in...

Macron hosts more talks as Europe confronts US...
Paris [France], February 20: French President Emmanuel Macron was holding an informal video conference with 19 European countries and Canada...

Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator'
New York [US], February 20: US President Donald Trump continued to round on Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the Ukrainian president "a...

Egypt, Spain reject US plan to displace Gazans
Cairo [Egypt], February 20: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the controversial proposal by...

Hamas offers to release all captives to end...
Gaza [Palestine], February 20: Hamas has proposed to release all captives remaining in the Gaza Strip in "one go" in...

EU aims at Russia's shadow fleet as it...
Brussels [Belgium], February 20: EU ambassadors backed a 16th sanctions package on Russia on Wednesday, just days before the third...

Thousands without power, water after Russian strike
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], February 20: Tens of thousands of people in the port city of Odessa were left...

30 S Korean military members investigated over martial...
Seoul [South Korea], February 20: Thirty members of the South Korean military are under investigation over their alleged involvement in...

Man gets 10 years for attempted murder of...
Tokyo [Japan], February 20: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder...

Berlin event with UN Palestinian expert held online...
Berlin [Germany], February 20: A leading UN authority on the Palestinian Territories has warned against restrictions on academic freedom after...

Malta launches project to diversify fish species
Valletta [Malta], February 19: The Maltese government on Tuesday launched a new project to promote the diversification of fish species...

Kellogg chosen as U.S. representative for talks on...
Moscow [Russia], February 19: Washington has appointed U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg to represent the United States...

Italian police seize 788 kg of cocaine in...
Rome [Italy], February 19: Italian finance police seized a record 788 kg of cocaine in a large-scale anti-drug operation on...

France's inflation rises to 1.7 pct in January:...
Paris [France], February 19: France's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.7 percent year-on-year in January, the French National Institute...

Finland, Sweden stress Europe's interests in Ukraine peace...
Helsinki [Finland], February 19: Finnish and Swedish politicians on Tuesday underscored Europe's interests in ongoing peace efforts as the United...

U.S. schools confront anxiety over Trump's actions on...
Albany [New York], February 19: U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country, as officials...

Investigation underway into why U.S. Delta plane flipped...
Albany [New York], February 19: Investigators have begun working to identify what caused a Delta Air Lines regional jet to...

NY governor to discuss NY mayor's fate with...
Albany [New York], February 19: U.S. New York City Mayor Eric Adams was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday,...

Trump admin fires thousands of federal workers without...
Albany [New York], February 19: Many U.S. federal government employees were dismissed over the holiday weekend as managers confronted a...