Germany must seek new global partners, says economy minister
Germany must seek new partners in light of a changing global order, the country’s economy minister said on Tuesday, referring to deteriorated relations with the United States that have ...
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India and EU reach landmark trade deal
India and the European Union struck a long‑delayed deal on Tuesday that will slash tariffs on most goods, aiming to boost two‑way trade and reduce reliance on the ...
‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high
Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in “very deep poverty”, the highest level in three decades.
“Very deep ...
After 844 days, Israelis to turn off clock marking time since October 7 attack
A clock in a Tel Aviv square that became a rallying point for Israelis demanding the release of hostages taken during the October 2023 Hamas attack will be turned off on ...
Russian attack cuts power in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 23 wounded in Odesa
Russian drones and missiles hit Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, late on Monday, knocking out power during freezing winter weather, while 23 people were wounded in an overnight attack on the ...
US flags drone threat at Winter Olympics
U.S. officials helping to safeguard Americans at next month’s Winter Olympics are stepping up planning for potential drone disruptions from illicit filming over venues to worst-case scenarios involving ...
After Australia, France approves banning under-15s from social media
France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media on Monday, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks.
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Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting, immigration chief departs Minneapolis
President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz struck a conciliatory note after a private phone call on Monday, in a sign the two sides want to defuse a crisis ...
US firms warn profit margins are at risk as tariff costs rise
Many US companies have sought to reassure investors that tariffs are “manageable,” but early earnings-season comments suggest profit margins are at risk with consumers balking at higher prices.
Bellwethers including ...
UK banks defy gloom with higher interest rates and robust quality
Britain’s biggest banks, including HSBC (HSBA.L) and NatWest (NWG.L), are set to follow their European counterparts and raise profit targets when they report annual earnings in the ...
EU lawmakers divided over resuming work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis
The European Parliament has put off until next week a decision on whether to resume work on the EU’s trade deal with the United States, which it had suspended ...
Hundreds feared missing or dead trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last ten days
Hundreds of people are feared dead or missing after attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, with reports of multiple shipwrecks in the last ten days following bad weather, the UN ...
European countries including UK lose measles elimination status
Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump in infections across the continent.
Spain, Austria, Armenia, ...
Turkey and Hamas discuss Gaza ceasefire phase two and humanitarian conditions
Turkey’s foreign minister met Hamas officials in Ankara on Monday and discussed the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and humanitarian conditions in the enclave, a Turkish ...
White House: Trump does not want to see people killed on US streets
The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump does not want to see people getting hurt or killed on the streets of the United States but will not ...
Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration surge at centre of election-year fight
A second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis has thrust President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown deeper into the national political spotlight, forcing Republicans to defend the administration’...
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Israel retrieves last hostage body from Gaza in boost for Trump plan
Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of US President Donald ...
UK populist Reform attracts latest Conservative defector Braverman
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman became the latest prominent Conservative to join Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK on Monday, using her unveiling at a rally to accuse her former ...
Gold races to $5,100 record peak on frantic safe-haven demand
Gold prices extended their record-setting rally to surge past $5,100 on Monday as central banks and investors sought refuge from geopolitical risks and Trump-induced market volatility.
Spot gold was up 2.2% at $5,091.61 ...
Former Philippines president Duterte fit for pre-trial hearings, ICC rules
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, 80, is fit to attend pre-trial hearings and will hold a confirmation of charges hearing on February 23, ...
Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing after search for last hostage body ends
Israel will reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt for the passage of people only after an operation to locate the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the ...
Australia Day marked by ‘Invasion’ rallies, anti-immigration protests
Thousands marked Australia’s national day on Monday by attending “Invasion Day” rallies in support of Indigenous Australians and calling for unity, while separate anti-immigration protests also drew crowds.
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Americans hunker down, help each other under blizzard and brutal cold
Tens of millions of Americans hunkered down on Monday or ventured out to help neighbors under bitter cold, blizzards of snow and lashings of freezing rain from a huge winter ...
EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban
European Union countries on Monday gave their final approval to ban Russian gas imports by late 2027, making their vow to cut ties with their former top supplier legally binding, nearly ...
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