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British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer is seen during a meeting on the situation in Ukraine and security issues in Europe at the Elysée Palace in Paris, France on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is willing to deploy British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine if needed. … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. File. | Photo Credit: AP Top Russian officials will hold talks with U.S. counterparts on restoring ties, negotiating a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine and preparing a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said Monday (February 17, 2025). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry … Read more
A general view shows the courtyard of the Elysee Palace as journalists wait for the arrival of European leaders for a meeting on Ukraine and European security at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key European Union nations and the … Read more
Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a “democratic” settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said … Read more
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday (February 17, 2025) it was “now or never” to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … Read more
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivers his maiden Budget in the Parliament on February 17, 2025. Photo: X/@anuradisanayake Sri Lanka expects a 5 % growth in 2025 — by improving productivity, boosting exports and attracting foreign investments — President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday (February 17, 2025), presenting his maiden Budget that signalled … Read more
Days after Adani Green announced quitting from a controversial renewable energy project in Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said awarding energy projects at an “excessive tariff” of $8.26 cents “cannot be justified”. | Photo Credit: Reuters Days after Adani Green announced quitting from a controversial renewable energy project in Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara … Read more
A picture obtained from the X account of Volodymyr Zelensky shows UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimi (right) greeting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) and his wife Olena Zelenska (left) on their arrival in the United Arab Emirtes on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said … Read more
A member of the Lebanese Army inspects a damaged car after an Israeli strike, according to security sources, at the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military on Monday (February 17, 2025) killed a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon’s Sidon area, it said in a … Read more
Palestinian militants look on as members of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), wait to receive hostages, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Q: The ICRC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1944 in 1945. Why was there a one-year … Read more