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US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he has frozen foreign aid Read Full Article at RT.com

The president told reporters the island’s 57,000 residents “want to be with us”.

Lebanon has urged residents not to return to border areas for the time being.

Donald Trump has suggested the US could gain new territories Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has reportedly reversed the Biden-era ban on supplying Israel with bunker-busting bombs Read Full Article at RT.com

The M23 rebel group has launched an advance on Goma, a city of more than one million people.

As well as a place to sleep, returning Mexicans will receive food, medicine and help in obtaining documents.

Eighty years after the liberation of the concentration camp, some politicians have been quick to target outsiders.

Democrats described Trump’s late-night firing of the federal agency inspectors general as an ‘attack on Democracy’.

Ukrainians have played a major role in recent pro-EU protests in Slovakia, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month’s legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party. Musk, speaking by video link, told thousands of AfD supporters gathered in the eastern city of Halle that their party was “the best hope for the […]
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Elon Musk has urged Germans to support for the AfD party ahead of the snap vote that he believes could decide the fate of the world Read Full Article at RT.com

Madison Keys, once burdened by the weight of expectations, claimed her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday – defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka. After nearly 16 years as a pro and 46 major appearances, Keys’s triumph came after years of mental struggles and therapy.

Thai authorities make public transport in the capital free for one week, to try and tackle air pollution.

Israel and Hamas completed their second swap, exchanging 200 Palestinian prisoners for four female Israeli soldiers.

Nine South African and three Malawian peacekeeping soldiers have been killed by M23 rebels, authorities say.

Israel says it will not open a key road until plans are in place for the release of an Israeli civilian.

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Tyrese Haliburton scored a game-high 28 points and led the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday afternoon in Paris. The loss marked French NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s second game on home turf. 

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The four women were taken hostage on 7 October from Nahal Oz military base, about a kilometre from Gaza.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has lashed out at Donald Tusk after the Polish premier threatened Budapest with “consequences” Read Full Article at RT.com

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The EU should station troops in Greenland, the EU military chief has said, citing its “geopolitical” importance and Brussels’ interests Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Tusk has warned that Viktor Orban will be punished for “playing in Putin’s team” Read Full Article at RT.com

Masses of protesters filled the streets of Berlin and other cities across Germany on Saturday in a rally dubbed the “sea of light” to show their defiance against the rise of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which is polling in second place for the upcoming February 23 general election.

US President Donald Trump ramps up diplomatic pressure to end the war.

Noem takes charge of a sprawling agency that deals with a host of crucial issues like immigration and customs.

In Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square, a big screen showed the faces of the four female soldiers released on Saturday. “There has been a bittersweet reaction here,” said FRANCE 24 correspondent Mark Owen, live from the scene. The ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel has hit its first impasse in what is already a “delicate situation”. Israel on Saturday said a female civilian hostage named Arbel Yehoud was supposed to be released, while Hamas has held Israel responsible for delaying the planned return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has proposed enshrining the recognition of only two genders in the constitution Read Full Article at RT.com

Displaced Palestinians heading back to the Gaza Strip’s war-ravaged north found themselves blocked with their belongings at an Israeli-controlled patch of land where troops stood. Details by Shrouk Aila, journalist in Khan Younes.

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. For more information on the Palestinian side, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee interviewed Mustapha Barghouti, founder of the Palestinian National Initiative.

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The first week of the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militant group is complete. Hamas has begun to release hostages and Israel has freed nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners. But the deal has hit its first major complication. Israel on Saturday said a female civilian hostage named Arbel Yehoud was supposed to be released, and Israel is now accusing Hamas of breaching the terms the ceasefire deal. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tel Aviv, Noga Tarnopolsky.

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The Trump administration sacked more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies overnight on Friday, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress say violates federal law. Internal government watchdogs are charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse of power.

Moscow will respond appropriately to any moves by the US-led bloc in the region, Aleksandr Grushko has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Jannick Sinner targets a second successive Australian Open title as he faces Alexander Zverev in Sunday's men's final.

Some 200 captives have been traded for four Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire deal between West Jerusalem and Hamas Read Full Article at RT.com

Video from near Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor showed crowds ducking and running for cover amid Israeli gunfire.

The prisoners were released in exchange for four female hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

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Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, the second swap under the Gaza truce, although Israel halted families from returning to bombed-out north Gaza over a delay in another hostage’s release. Details by Dr Heather Sequeira, consultant psychologist in London, UK.

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The UK foreign secretary urges the world not to forget Sudan after visiting those fleeing to Chad.

The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed.

As he urged Europe and the US to take part in any discussions around ending the war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated at a press conference on Saturday that any talks held without Kyiv would not guarantee lasting peace. He also offered to help Moldova out of its war-induced energy crisis by sending coal to fuel a major power plant in Transnistria.

Upwards of 600,000 illegal migrants live in London, accounting for about one in every 12 residents, a study has estimated Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel said it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. Who is not holding up their end of the deal? FRANCE 24’s Erin Ogunkeye asked Zizette Darkazally, former UN advisor in the Middle East.

China’s future looks increasingly bleak, but it has great countercyclical expansion potential via domestic and international rebalancing Read Full Article at RT.com

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned safely to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. Israel later released 200 Palestinian prisoners in the second exchange of a fragile ceasefire. Story by Eliza Herbert.

War fervour has subsided in Ukraine, but not the desire to live and the drive to carry on against all odds.

The female IDF soldiers returned to Israel in the second ceasefire hostage and prisoner swap.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland was liberated by Soviet forces on January 27, 1945. Eighty years later, only a few of its survivors remain. At nearly 100 years old, Ginette Kolinka tirelessly shares her testimony in a frank manner, speaking to a new generation and raising awareness about fighting all forms of hatred. 

When Alexander Lukashenko emerged victorious from Belarus’s presidential election in 2020, protesters came out on the streets to accuse him of election fraud and call for his resignation. Now Lukashenko is back on the ballot and is all but certain to win a seventh term on Sunday as the only leader most people in Belarus have ever known.

The former US president could technically be excommunicated from the Catholic Church for becoming a Master Mason Read Full Article at RT.com

The West will mend relations with Russia once the Ukraine conflict ends, Polish MP Krzysztof Bosak has predicted Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel is carrying out a major military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 14 people according to health authorities there. Details by Morgan Ayre.

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Story by Eliza Herbert.

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Details by Palestinian journalist in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, Shrouq Aila.

Israel said it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. How are the families of hostages remaining in Gaza seeing this decision? FRANCE 24 journalist in Tel Aviv, Mark Owen, asked one of them.

Trump is sworn in as a fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, while Israeli violence peaks in the West Bank.

The BBC’s Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as the former captives were greeted by cheering crowds.

Today on The Stream: We examine the global obsession with 'true crime' and whether it hurts or helps communities.

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Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

Attacks on hospitals rampant in besieged el-Fasher, where army-aligned militias are pushing back RSF fighters.

The Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages, in return for some 200 Palestinian prisoners, in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza. 70 of the 200 Palestinian detainees have been released so far. Analysis by Samuel Ramani, associate fellow at the Royal United services Institute RUSI, in London.

Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of the first 70 of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees due to be set free as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Details by FRANCE 24’s Shirli Sitbon and Mark Owen.

Slovakia plans to expel foreign operatives accused of plotting a Ukraine-style Maidan coup, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said Read Full Article at RT.com

If you’ve watched the Netflix show Squid Game, you surely remember her face. The gigantic scary doll in the deadly version of Grandmother’s Footsteps (or Red Light, Green Light if you’re American). The doll’s name is Young-hee, and its designer says she was inspired by her own daughter, – who hopefully isn’t as deadly. Story by Charli James.

Women in Gaza tell their stories of loss and grief as they plan what to do when they return home.

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.

‘Regularisation is not a right’ for undocumented immigrants: France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is launching his immigration ‘control’ policy with new, stricter instructions which are already causing a stir. Story by Florent Marchais.

Madison Keys wins her first Grand Slam by ending Aryna Sabalenka's hopes of a third straight Australian Open title.

The new US administration is “bad news” for Kiev, former national security adviser has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

The 47th president wants to end conflicts but not resolve them Read Full Article at RT.com

As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.

US officials have paused immigration programs, including those for Ukrainians, as part of Donald Trump’s border security crackdown Read Full Article at RT.com

Hamas has released four female Israeli soldiers as part of the ceasefire deal Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow’s response could further destabilize EU financial markets, Euroclear’s CEO has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The exchange is the second since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect last Sunday.

Massive turnout in nationwide rallies, as Fico brandishes intel report alleging 'coup d’etat' in league with foreigners.

Socialist PM Sanchez announces several measures, including 100 percent tax on foreigners, to tackle the housing crisis.

US arms export growth was driven by countries seeking to replenish weapons stocks that were donated to Ukraine.

Trump had an “aggressive” conversation with the Danish PM over the fate of Greenland last week, Financial Times reports Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up expulsions of illegal migrants from the country Read Full Article at RT.com

Several Chinese coastguard vessels accused of making 'aggressive manoeuvres' towards Philippine fisheries boats.

A young man from Beirut's Dahiyeh suburbs, another from a south Lebanon village – both students marked by war forever.

Hegseth's nomination had been rocked by allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct.

Trump travelled to California amid concerns he might withhold disaster aid to the liberal state.

Here are the key developments on the 1,066th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The new president promised to make heads spin on day one. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins tries to keep up with what just happened.

The US Senate has voted in favor of Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense Read Full Article at RT.com

The one-time Fox News television host and combat veteran was narrowly confirmed in the Senate late on Friday.

Maxime Chapoutier makes wines that combine French and Australian grapes, a strict no-no in the EU.

Throughout the Israeli bombardment, the Civil Defence was responsible for pulling the living and the dead from the rubble.

Even “rival” candidates support the current leader staying in power, Steve Rosenberg finds in Belarus.

Amie, a descendant of a Holocaust survivor, meets Cornelia, who is untangling her family’s Nazi past.

Several potential US buyers have expressed interest in purchasing the social media platform.

The families of those killed are reacting to a new report which found they were failed.

Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.

The US has reportedly suspended nearly all existing aid grants to Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Advocates say Trump entered office for his second term more prepared to implement hardline immigration policies.

Hamas will release four female Israeli soldiers as part of a prisoner exchange Read Full Article at RT.com

After visiting hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, the Republican leader travelled to California to inspect fire response.

President Trump’s ‘America First’ message takes shape, as the rest of the world begins to digest what it might mean for them and global trade.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has linked a cyberattack on the state health insurer to forces that were also behind the 2014 Maidan coup Read Full Article at RT.com

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has said that he will abandon his party’s long-standing refusal to vote with the AfD Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has envisioned lower taxes, no tariffs, and military support for Canada as part of US Read Full Article at RT.com

Statements by the new commander-in-chief show that he will not go down the path of isolationism Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he was ready for talks with US counterpart Donald Trump on Ukraine, praising him as a “smart” leader who might have prevented the conflict from starting in 2022. Kyiv reacted quickly, warning against being excluded from negotiations. The Russian leader did not say when talks would take place, and […]
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Belgian police have charged a teenage suspect with plotting an attack on a mosque in Brussels Read Full Article at RT.com

Paradoxically, a turn away from ‘liberal’ and ‘progressive’ values has the potential of defusing some of America’s belligerence Read Full Article at RT.com

A French woman was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for starving to death her daughter, who died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 13 after years of abuse. Sandrine Pissarra, 54, was convicted of inflicting acts of torture and barbarity against her daughter Amandine at the trial in the […]
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Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.

New York City has seen a rare five days with no shooting victims amid a major immigration crackdown Read Full Article at RT.com

Mississippi State Senator Bradford Blackmon calls for criminalizing the “discharge” of “genetic material” for pleasure Read Full Article at RT.com

Jack Schlossberg has accused the president of using declassification of files related to JFK’s murder as “a political prop” Read Full Article at RT.com

Kommersant columnist on what Donald Trump’s return means for Russia and the world Read Full Article at RT.com

US authorities have begun flying illegal immigrants back to their home countries, President Donald Trump’s press secretary has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Washington, the largest funder, will quit the UN public health agency within a year, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order Read Full Article at RT.com

The private sector should take responsibility for rebuilding Ukraine, Bloomberg has quoted a White House official as saying Read Full Article at RT.com

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as the White House said President Donald Trump’s promised deportation operation had started. The crackdown came as Trump prepared to head on Friday to California and North Carolina, where natural disasters have turned into political […]
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The EU’s dependency on liquefied natural gas has soared due to the loss of Russian pipeline gas, the head of Austria’s OMV has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Republican Andy Ogles has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow Donald Trump to seek a third presidential term Read Full Article at RT.com

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar has commented on the possibility of President Donald Trump cutting US support to Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

The president wants to “promote US leadership in digital assets,” states the executive order Read Full Article at RT.com

Microsoft provided Israel with access to cloud and AI services during its Gaza campaign, The Guardian has reported, citing leaked documents Read Full Article at RT.com

A Colorado court has ruled against a bid to free five elephants from a local zoo, determining that elephants do not have the same legal rights as humans. The case, filed by the Nonhuman Rights Project (NRP), sought to move Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo to an elephant sanctuary, arguing that the animals were […]
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There are grounds to believe that crimes against humanity are being committed in Afghanistan, Karim Khan has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly backed Elon Musk, dismissing accusations that the billionaire made a Nazi salute during a recent event. In a post on X, the social media platform owned by Musk, Netanyahu called the allegations a “false smear” and reaffirmed Musk’s strong support for Israel. Netanyahu said that Musk is a […]
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The victims’ families have condemned the ‘unduly lenient’ verdict for the Southport killer, demanding a life term Read Full Article at RT.com

Budapest will support further restrictions only if Kiev review its approach to the transit of Russian energy, the Hungarian PM says Read Full Article at RT.com

Amazon has removed public statements advocating for LGBTQ rights and racial equity in its corporate policy. The company, the world’s second-largest employer, deleted references to “equity for Black people” and “LGBTQ+ rights” from its corporate website in December 2024. This also included the removal of any mention of “transgender” issues, as reported by The Washington […]
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Booking a place in the lavish shelter, limited to just 625 spots, reportedly costs $20 million Read Full Article at RT.com

“I want to talk to the manager right now!” the tech billionaire wrote Read Full Article at RT.com

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year — roughly one in seven students, the UN children’s agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an “overlooked” aspect of the climate crisis. Heat waves had the biggest impact, the report showed, as UNICEF’s executive director Catherine Russell warned […]
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82% of French citizens report cutting back on spending, with 65% feeling their purchasing power has dropped, a new poll indicates Read Full Article at RT.com

Almost 20,000 people visited Sydney’s Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of a rare plant in bloom.

An Afghan women’s group on Friday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women.
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Since they took back control of the country in 2021, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond sixth grade.

BIALYSTOK: Having missed almost four years of her son’s life while incarcerated in a Belarusian prison, Irina Schastnaya still wants to zip up the 14-year-old’s coat, struggling to digest how tall he grew in her absence.
German was 10 when security services broke into their home in Minsk, raiding the flat and arresting his mother in front of him for challenging authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s rule.
“I managed to say to him: ‘German don’t worry, everything will be fine,” she told AFP, recalling the November 2020 morning that “changed our lives forever.”

DENVER: Nikola Jokic took an inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left in the third quarter, turned and let fly with a 66-foot heave that got all net at the other end. He casually walked over to his bench as his teammates mobbed him and the sold-out arena erupted.
“I thought it had a chance, and then boom,” Russell Westbrook said. “The best part of it was no reaction from him. Which I love.”

DUBAI: A late blitz by Dasun Shanaka was instrumental in helping the Dubai Capitals register a comprehensive win over the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday evening.

The Dubai Capitals won by five wickets and eight deliveries to spare as Shanaka threw the kitchen sink at the Gulf Giants. 

RAMALLAH: When Dania Hanatsheh was released from an Israeli jail this week and dropped off by bus into a sea of jubilant Palestinians in Ramallah, it was an uncomfortable déjà vu.
After nearly five months of detention, it was the second time the 22-year-old woman had been freed as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza.
Hanatsheh’s elation at being free again is tinged with sadness about the devastation in Gaza, she said, as well as uncertainty about whether she could be detained in the future — a common feeling in her community.

PARIS: Victor Wembanyama said he played one of the best five games of his young career after delighting his home crowd in Paris on Thursday by scoring 30 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 140-110 rout of the Indiana Pacers.

The 21-year-old 7ft 3in (2.21m) center took control of the game in a third-quarter performance when the Spurs roared into a 23-point lead.

Wembanyama was playing in the French league a year and a half ago before his selection as the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft set him on the path to global stardom.

MELBOURNE: An injured Novak Djokovic quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.
Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev. Fans booed as Djokovic walked off toward the locker room, and he responded by giving two thumbs-up.
Djokovic, who was bidding for an 11 championship at the Australian Open and record 25th Grand Slam title overall, hurt his left leg during his quarterfinal victory against Carlos Alcaraz.

DAMASCUS: Samir Al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble.
He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria ‘s capital.
The traditional building, which once housed his family, parents and some relatives, had a courtyard decorated with plants and tiled floors where guests were received. But the house, like scores of others nearby, has been reduced to heaps of rubble during years of civil war.

LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. And Giannis Antetokounmpo is the people’s choice, again.
The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises. James is now officially an All-Star for the 21st year, and Antetokounmpo is now the ninth player to win the fan vote in back-to-back seasons.
The other starters:
— New York’s Jalen Brunson and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell as the Eastern Conference guards.

MANILA: The deployment of the US military’s Typhon missile launchers in the Philippines was in line with Washington’s longstanding defense ties with the country, the Philippine armed forces said on Friday.

Vladimir Zelensky “shouldn’t have allowed” the conflict with Moscow, Donald Trump said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Elon Musk for making an “offensive” post on X Read Full Article at RT.com

“I was scared he had come to beat me or finish me off,” a government critic tells the BBC about his ordeal.

Since the protests in 2020 the Lukashenko government has brutally repressed political opponents.

Engineers are working on systems that can turn lunar regolith into useful elements like oxygen.

A federal judge has issued a 14-day restraining order against President Donald Trump’s move to restrict birthright citizenship Read Full Article at RT.com

A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in jail for attempting to murder two people outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2020 with a meat cleaver. When he carried out the attack, 29-year-old Zaheer Mahmood wrongly believed the satirical newspaper was still based in the building, which was […]
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US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin “immediately” Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and the US held discussions in 2019 on the possibility of limiting their nuclear arms arsenals, according to President Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has ordered the release of official files on John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. murders Read Full Article at RT.com

A 74-25 majority in the US Senate has backed President Trump’s nominee for director of the CIA John Ratcliffe Read Full Article at RT.com

The new US leader outlined his foreign and domestic priorities to attendees at the annual World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the release of writer Boualem Sansal, who has been imprisoned in Algeria since November, along with other critics of the Algerian government. The resolution passed overwhelmingly with 533 votes in favor and 24 against, backed by lawmakers from five political groups, including conservatives, socialists, liberals, greens, […]
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A group alleged to be made up of Russian hackers have reportedly claimed they are behind the global failure of Chat GPT AI chatbot Read Full Article at RT.com

Elon Musk has thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for defending him after the tech billionaire was accused of giving a Nazi salute in DC on Monday Read Full Article at RT.com

Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza’s ruins.

The US President has asked OPEC to lower its prices, claiming low energy costs could help immediately end the hostilities Read Full Article at RT.com

Sean Curran led Donald Trump’s personal security detail during two unsuccessful assassination attempts Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president could demand that the EU pay for remaining American military personnel in Europe, ANSA news agency has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The redundancies are set to come amid refocusing on the global digital audience, CNBC has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Google has been rushing to provide the tech to beat out its competitor Amazon, the outlet said, citing internal documents Read Full Article at RT.com

A man, a plan, a canal: Marco Rubio heads to Panama in wake of Trump’s repossession threats Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president has said his predecessor was misled by his aides, particularly on issues such as Ukraine and Israel Read Full Article at RT.com

What to expect from Trump’s second term: ambitious plans, big risks Read Full Article at RT.com

A Milwaukee CBS affiliate has reportedly dismissed a presenter after she criticized a gesture made by the Trump ally at a rally Read Full Article at RT.com

Men from the Middle East and Africa “do not have the same view of gender equality as we have,” Sweden’s labor and integration minister says Read Full Article at RT.com

The TV channel apologized for the gaffe, saying that it works with experienced freelancers Read Full Article at RT.com

Britain’s rising borrowing costs and debt levels could trigger a self-reinforcing fiscal crisis, says chief of world’s largest hedge fund Read Full Article at RT.com

The official at the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) now holds the title of “senior executive” Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president has claimed that some 11,000 murderers are walking free in America Read Full Article at RT.com

In a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Panama cited UN articles banning member states from using threats and force Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev has better chances of joining the EU than Belgrade due to “political reasons,” President Aleksandar Vucic has said Read Full Article at RT.com

LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple – the culmination of a decades-long campaign.

The US president says he won the election by aligning with voter priorities on border security and transgender issues Read Full Article at RT.com

The BBC spoke to couples who married at a Bangkok mall to ask what the legalisation means to them.

A Danish politician has launched a tirade at US President Donald Trump during a parliamentary debate Read Full Article at RT.com

Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage – one of the few places in Asia to do so. Why is it an outlier?

US President Trump has paved the way to redesignating the Houthis as a terrorist group Read Full Article at RT.com

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest cemetery in Kaduna.

Student among dozens who challenged China’s authorities to have been sent to psychiatric units, BBC finds.

The US is sending 1,500 additional soldiers to monitor the border with Mexico Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian stand-up comedians say humour can help people cope and raise money for the war effort.

Lex Fridman announces plans to interview Vladimir Putin, aiming to contribute to peace efforts in the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

An Afghan national has been detained in Bavaria after targeting a daycare group in a stabbing attack Read Full Article at RT.com

Freedom of speech should not be used for promoting extreme-right views, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stated Read Full Article at RT.com

Experienced operatives from overseas are active in Slovakia preparing a Ukraine-style Maidan coup attempt, PM Robert Fico claims Read Full Article at RT.com

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of many unlawfully imprisoned medical professionals, reportedly tortured and abused in detention Read Full Article at RT.com