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Next few years will determine future world order – Biden
The next few years will determine the fate of the world for generations to come, US President Joe Biden has said
Israel actions in Gaza ‘approaching revenge’: Irish PM
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Israel's response to the October 7 attack by Hamas "resembles something more approaching
Russia shrugs off latest US sanctions
The Kremlin on Friday dismissed a new package of US sanctions, saying Russia had learnt to “overcome” such economic hurdles since the Ukraine conflict began. Washington on Thursday sanctioned several Russian energy and finance companies as well as individ...
Sanctioned Russian stock exchange to resume trading
The SPB Exchange has announced the resumption of trading in Russian securities after being hit with US sanctions
Ukraine ‘going badly’ for US - Trump
Former US President Donald Trump noted that the media no longer talks about Ukraine, suggesting that Kiev is faring poorly
New US ambassador to Israel arrives to take up post
The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel arrived in the country on Friday to assume his position, which had been vacant for months
Amazon’s founder Bezos says relocating to Miami
US billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is relocating from Seattle to Miami to be close to his parents and his space tourism
Situation in the West Bank ‘alarming and urgent’: UN
The situation in the West Bank is "alarming and urgent", the United Nations said Friday, noting in particular the violence carried out
Singapore public health services under cyberattack: agency
Public healthcare institutions in Singapore were under cyberattack on Friday but there was no evidence that data had been accessed, a
Vietnam dog slaughterhouse closes, setting puppies free
More than 40 dogs, including a litter of 10-day-old puppies, were set free from a slaughterhouse in Vietnam on Friday after its owner quit
EU has lost $1.5 trillion over Russia sanctions – Moscow
Cutting trade ties with Russia is damaging the economies of EU member states, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said
Bankman-Fried found guilty of massive crypto fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time cryptocurrency golden boy accused by US prosecutors of stealing billions of dollars of his customers'
Israel begins returning Palestinian workers to Gaza: border official
Israel on Friday began sending thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza who had been stranded inside Israel since its war with Hamas
Hundreds evacuated as wildfire rages in Spain
A wind-fuelled wildfire raged in eastern Spain on Friday and hundreds of people were evacuated, local authorities said.
Hezbollah chief to break silence on Israel-Hamas war
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel
Ukraine reports ‘massive’ Russian drone attack
Russia launched 40 drones overnight in a "massive" attack on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure but over half of them were downed