Trump to call on Putin about ending Ukraine war
Reuters : US President Donald Trump said that he has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported late...
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Israel PM to implement Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump’s widely criticised plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to “do the job”.In a Fox...
Lankan monkey causes nationwide blackout
AFP : An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said.The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT), had yet to...
Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages
Reuters : Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, whose emaciated appearance shocked Israelis following their release on live TV, in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at...
US president, Japanese PM play nice despite tariff threat
Agency : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump have struck a warm tone in their first meeting, with Tokyo avoiding tariffs that Trump has slapped on other allies – for...
Canada detects China-linked campaign targeting Freeland
Deutsche Welle : A Canadian task force, which tracks suspected foreign interference, on Friday said it had detected “coordinated and malicious activity” originating from China, targeting Chrystia Freeland – a leadership candidate from the...
Judge blocks Musk team access to treasury dept records
Reuters : A coalition of mostly Democratic-led US states filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop a Trump administration panel led by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of...
Australia makes gender equality key to foreign policy-aid
Agency : Gender equality will become central to Australia’s foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and aid programmers under a new international strategy, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday in Canberra.Gender equality is a “stronger...
Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza
AFP : Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures from Gaza, as US President Donald Trump ruled out sending American troops to the territory.Trump had earlier proposed moving...
Nearly all USAID staff to be laid off
AFP : The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of staff at the US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID to fewer than 300 people from more than 10,000, the New York Times reported...
China blasts US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative
Al Jazeera : China has slammed Washington’s “Cold War mentality” in Latin America after Panama quit its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of...
Iran dismisses talks with US as it blasts new sanctions
Al Jazeera : Iran hit out at the United States for imposing new sanctions against its oil industry, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned against mooted talks with Washington.A spokesman for the Ministry...