President Donald Trump during the meeting with meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump signaled to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday (February 27, 2025) that he is willing to back the British deal to hand back the … Read more
Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday (February 27, 2025). Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with … Read more
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chinese Defence Ministry on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said the militaries of India and China are implementing the resolutions to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh in a “comprehensive and effective manner”. “At present, the Chinese and … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday (February 27, 2025) extended a state visit invitation to President Donald Trump on behalf of King Charles. Mr. Trump … Read more
A file image of Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip | Photo Credit: AP An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant group’s intentions and underestimated its capabilities. … Read more
Students address a press conference as they unveil a political party, ‘Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad,’ at Dhaka University in Dhaka on February 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladeshi students who played a key role in overthrowing the government last year have announced a new political party, the latest grouping in heated political jostling ahead … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP France is also seeking access to Ukraine’s deposits of critical minerals, with negotiations already underway for months, the French defense minister said Thursday (February 27, 2025), indicating that the United States isn’t the only player. Also Read | Macron says France and allies ‘united’ on Ukraine … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union on Thursday (February 27, 2025) pushed back hard against allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the 27-nation bloc was out to get the United States and warned that it would vigorously fight any wholesale tariff of … Read more
People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Tokyo. File | Photo Credit: AP Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed … Read more
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members release a statement from the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was expected to make a “historic declaration” on Thursday (February 27, 2025) … Read more