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France’s President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent’s security. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP France’s President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent’s security, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, amid growing concerns over U.S. efforts to end … Read more
People lay flowers at the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a year after his death, at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least 1,500 Russians came to the grave of Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Sunday, risking reprisals and braving freezing temperatures to pay their respects … Read more
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued. Beshear said most … Read more
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the FDA this weekend, as recently hired employees were fired. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review … Read more
Taiwan said it detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island on Sunday as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. It was the first Canadian naval vessel to transit the waterway this year, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said, and came days after two U.S. ships made the passage. The United States and its … Read more
Papal thriller “ Conclave ” led the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical “ Emilia Pérez ” facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season longshot. “Conclave” is nominated in 12 categories, including best picture, best director for Edward Berger … Read more
The wording on Taiwan independence was also removed in 2022, before being restored a month later.. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island’s government praised on Sunday (February 16, 2025) as supporting Taiwan. The … Read more
Palestinians mourn at a hospital after an Israeli strike killed three policemen, according to the Hamas-run interior ministry, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas said an Israeli strike on Sunday (February 16, 2025) killed three police officers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a day after … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday (February 16, 2025) fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Mr. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem at the start of a regional tour, where … Read more
M23 rebel troops arrive at the Rusizi border post, joining the Congolese city of Bukavu with Cyangugu in Rwanda, on February 16, 2025, in Cyangugu, Rwanda. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rwanda-backed rebels reached the centre of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday (February 16, 2025) morning and took control of the South Kivu … Read more