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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is meeting Mr. Rubio to discuss defence and security issues in Washington as Mr. Trump also toughens his rhetoric on Iran. File | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday (February 20, 2026), after President Donald Trump renewed…
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s atomic energy chief Mohammad Eslami said no country can deprive the Islamic republic of its right to nuclear enrichment, after U.S. President Donald Trump again hinted at military action following talks in Geneva. “The basis of the nuclear…
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia calls on Iran and all parties in the region to exercise restraint and caution. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Thursday (February 19, 2026) that it was seeing an unprecedented escalation of tension around Iran as the United States moved military assets into West Asia, and the…
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In this 2019 file photo, a man walks his dog next to an apartment building owned by Jeffrey Epstein in Paris. | Photo Credit: AP Paris prosecutors opened on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) two new investigations into potential sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoings linked to Jeffrey Epstein following the release of millions of files…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President Donald Trump was exerting undue pressure on him in trying to secure a resolution to the nearly four-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow. Mr. Zelenskyy, in an interview with U.S. website Axios published on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), also…
At a time when the world is going through a phase of uncertainty, the Indo-French partnership is a force for stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Mumbai on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). He was addressing a joint press briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron at Lok Bhavan. Mr. Macron emphasised the importance of mutual…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) that the U.S. warship deployed in the Gulf could be sunk, as nuclear talks between the two countries started. “We constantly hear that they (the U.S) have…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of peace talks, killing three energy workers and leaving tens of thousands of people without power and heat, officials said on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the overnight strikes on 12 Ukrainian regions…
SpaceX, xAI and the Pentagon’s defense innovation unit did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secret new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. SpaceX,…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including the suspect, with two more people found dead at a home believed to be connected to the incident, Canadian authorities said Tuesday (February 10, 2026). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25…
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