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Zelensky vows triumph over Russia on second war anniversary
Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said he was confident of victory "because light always conquers darkness".
Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state
CHARLESTON (South Carolina): Donald Trump won South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.…
Scores killed overnight in Gaza, Israeli negotiators in Paris
The Paris negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States.
Biden administration impose sanctions
Two crowdfunding pages for sanctioned settlers have now been taken down.
China tells ICJ justice ‘must not be denied’ to Palestinians: Report
“Justice has been long delayed, but it must not be denied,” China’s Foreign Ministry’s legal adviser Ma Xinmin told the court in The Hague in the Netherlands on Thursday.
UK and EU agree to fight illegal immigration as relations improve post-Brexit
Opinion polls show that Sunak’s Conservatives are trailing far behind the main opposition Labour Party, and losing support to a new hard-right political party, which is focusing on immigration.
Ukrainian child survivors of war to address UN security council session
Ukraine’s prosecutor general estimates that 528 children have been killed since the full-scale invasion began almost two years ago and 2,134 are missing.
Here’s what to know about Alabama’s frozen embryo ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law
Why Egypt refuses to open its border to Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza
Egypt does not want to be seen as facilitating ethnic cleansing through the permanent resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.
Israel bombs southern Gaza as Mossad chief visits Paris for ceasefire talks
Hamas wants a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the demands as "bizarre."
US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war’s second anniversary
In all, the EU's sanctions list includes more than 2,000 people and entities, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates.
The Israeli PM offers ‘indefinite freedom’ for the army to operate in Gaza after the…
Netanyahu's plan envisages Israeli security control "over the entire area west of Jordan" from land, sea and air "to prevent the strengthening of terrorist elements" in occupied West Bank and Gaza.
18 Indian fishermen freed by Sri Lanka court
The fishermen were arrested on February 7 off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.
Former Brazil president Bolsonaro faces police questioning over ‘coup’ attempt
Bolsonaro, who denies the accusations, said Wednesday he would only answer questions from federal police if his lawyers were first given access to the investigation files.
Maryam Nawaz set to become first woman CM of Pakistan’s Punjab provincial assembly
Maryam, 50, is also senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party. She is considered to be the political heir of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
China condemns US delegation visit to Taiwan as ‘interference’
The chairman of the House of Representatives committee on China arrived on the self-ruled island with four other US lawmakers.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 48 as fears mount over humanitarian crisis and West Bank violence
Tensions were also rising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where three Palestinian gunmen on Thursday opened fire on morning traffic at a highway checkpoint, killing one person and wounding five others, Israeli police said.
Trinidad employs foreign expertise to clean up oil spill and barge
The spill occurred nearly two weeks ago, prompting the government to declare a national emergency and forcing the closure of at least two schools.
Israeli interference caused natural gas pipeline explosions, Iran claims
The blasts on Feb. 14 hit a natural gas pipeline running from Iran's western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces up north to cities on the Caspian Sea.
Court orders reinvestigation of Pablo Neruda’s death days after 1973 coup
The ruling was the latest turn in one of the great debates of post-coup Chile.