Macron hosts more talks as Europe confronts US shift on Ukraine

Feb 20, 2025

Paris [France], February 20: French President Emmanuel Macron was holding an informal video conference with 19 European countries and Canada on Wednesday to strengthen coordination...

Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator'

Feb 20, 2025

New York [US], February 20: US President Donald Trump continued to round on Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the Ukrainian president "a dictator" in comments on Trump's...

Egypt, Spain reject US plan to displace Gazans

Feb 20, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], February 20: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the controversial proposal by US President Donald Trump to...

Hamas offers to release all captives to end Israel's war on Gaza

Feb 20, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], February 20: Hamas has proposed to release all captives remaining in the Gaza Strip in "one go" in exchange for a lasting truce...

EU aims at Russia's shadow fleet as it backs 16th sanctions package

Feb 20, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], February 20: EU ambassadors backed a 16th sanctions package on Russia on Wednesday, just days before the third anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion...

Thousands without power, water after Russian strike

Feb 20, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], February 20: Tens of thousands of people in the port city of Odessa were left without electricity, water and heating...

30 S Korean military members investigated over martial law

Feb 20, 2025

Seoul [South Korea], February 20: Thirty members of the South Korean military are under investigation over their alleged involvement in a short-lived declaration of martial...

Man gets 10 years for attempted murder of Japanese PM

Feb 20, 2025

Tokyo [Japan], February 20: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Japanese...

Berlin event with UN Palestinian expert held online after backlash

Feb 20, 2025

Berlin [Germany], February 20: A leading UN authority on the Palestinian Territories has warned against restrictions on academic freedom after an event she was set...