Saudi to host Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP : Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza, a source with knowledge...
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Taiwan military training jet crashes
AFP : A Taiwanese-made military training jet crashed on Saturday due to “dual engine failure”, with the pilot safely ejecting from the aircraft, the island’s air force said.The Brave Eagle went down after taking...
Judge orders US to restore funds for foreign aid programmes
Agency : A federal judge ordered the administration of US President Donald Trump to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors who argued that they were negatively impacted by a 90-day blanket freeze,...
Gaza ceasefire holds: 3 Israeli hostages set to return
Agency : Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha Troufanov are expected to return from Gaza on Saturday after Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped avert a standoff that threatened to sink a fragile...
Japanese woman arrested for squashing bun
BBC : A woman in Japan has been arrested for allegedly squashing a bun at a convenience store and leaving without buying the packet of bread.Authorities in the southern city of Fukuoka confirmed to...
Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China
Agency : US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday creating a “National Energy Dominance Council” that will be tasked with helping meet the vast electric power needs to win the AI...
New marriages crash to record low, divorces on the rise in China
CNN : The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt...
Turkish president holds talks with Pakistani PM To discuss Gaza
Agency : Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday at his office in Islamabad to discuss the situation in Gaza and a range of bilateral issues. They...
Eggs prices hit a record high in US
AP : Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak, but consumers didn’t need government figures released Wednesday to tell them eggs are terribly expensive and...
Khamenei cites need to further develop Iran’s military
Agency : Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iran should further develop its military, including its missiles, after US President Donald Trump made threats of force against Tehran if it refused to...
UN says $53b needed to rebuild Gaza
AFP : More than $53 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the “humanitarian catastrophe” that has gripped the war-ravaged territory, including $20 billion in the first three years alone, the United...
‘EU should negotiate to avert trade war’
Agency : The European Union should focus on negotiating with Washington to avert a transatlantic trade war while being ready with countermeasures, Germany’s economy ministry said on Wednesday, ahead of a video conference of...