Trump administration says ‘Gulf of America’ name change now official
The Trump administration’s Interior Department said it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount ...
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Hegseth narrowly wins confirmation to become US defense secretary
Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even ...
Two dead in Israeli drone attack near West Bank’s Qabatiya
An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near the West Bank town of Qabatiya killed two people, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, the fourth day of a large-scale ...
Hamas names four Israeli female soldiers to be released in hostage deal
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday announced the names of four Israeli women soldiers to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal ...
North Korea suspected of preparing to send more troops to Russia, Seoul says
South Korea’s military said on Friday that it suspects North Korea is preparing to send more troops to Russia to fight Ukrainian forces, even after suffering losses and seeing ...
Risk of clash between nuclear powers is growing, secretary of Putin’s Security Council says
Russian security official Sergei Shoigu warned in an interview published on Friday that the risk of an armed clash between nuclear powers was rising.
Shoigu, the secretary of President Vladimir ...
French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court
A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, ...
Iran tries to calm nuclear concerns as UN warns on enrichment
Iran delivered a conciliatory message to Western leaders in Davos on Wednesday, with a top official denying it wants nuclear weapons and offering talks about opportunities, days after its arch ...
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Turkey detains 11 over ski resort hotel fire that killed 79
Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc ...
Prince Harry hails ‘monumental’ legal win over Murdoch newspapers
Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the ...
A new American era is ushered in by a familiar Trump
In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a new golden age, casting himself as a uniter. But for a speech that heralded a bright future, it often echoed the ...
Musk’s hand gesture during inauguration festivities draws scrutiny
Billionaire Elon Musk’s hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump’s inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading ...
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Turkish ski resort fire kills 66, forces guests to jump from windows
A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the ...
Gazans’ joy at ceasefire dims as they visit ruined homes, dig for the dead
On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and ...
Palestinian rescue workers begin search for people under rubble
Palestinian Emergency Services said on Monday that a search is underway for thousands of Palestinians believed buried under rubble, as Gaza’s residents expressed shock at the devastation on the ...
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UK teenager admits ‘unspeakable’ murders of three girls in Southport
A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murdering three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event last July, one of Britain’s most shocking crimes this century that ...
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TikTok restores US service after Trump says ‘we have to save it’
TikTok began restoring its services after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access in the US when he returns to power on Monday.
“Frankly, we have ...
US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or ...
Auschwitz survivor says world has not learned lesson
When Agnes Darvas was deported from Hungary to Auschwitz in 1944, she escaped being sent straight to the gas chambers with other children largely because her coat had been stolen in ...
Navalny lawyers
Russian court sends three Navalny lawyers to jail for belonging to extremist organisation
Three lawyers for the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny were found guilty by a Russian court on Friday of belonging to an extremist group and sentenced to years in a ...
Airlines cautiously plan to resume some Middle East flights
Germany’s Lufthansa Group is set to resume flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel from Feb. 1 and Wizz Air restarted its London to Tel Aviv route on Thursday, ...
Starmer vows to put Ukraine in ‘strongest position’ against Russia
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he would give Ukraine the support it needed to put it in the strongest position to fight Russia in 2025, saying before talks ...
Biden's farewell speech
Biden warns oligarchy forming in US that threatens democracy in final Oval Office speech
President Joe Biden capped a half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech as he hopes to seal a legacy overshadowed by Democrats’ failure to stop Donald ...
Erdogan says Turkey can ‘crush’ all terrorists in Syria
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including Islamic State and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “...