- Middle East
Oman mediates indirect US-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme
Muscat: Oman mediated indirect talks on Friday, February 6, between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme, with convoys for the two countries arriving for meetings separately with the sultanate’s…
- World
Russia, US agree nuclear arms talks need to start soon: Kremlin
Moscow: Russian and United States negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms-control talks, the…
- World
Norway investigates former Prime Minister over Epstein ties
Oslo: Authorities in Norway have opened an investigation into former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicions of corruption following revelations of his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Norwegian…
- World
Senior Russian intelligence officer shot in Moscow
Moscow: A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has…
- World
Freight train derails in US, propane cars spill into river
Mansfield: A freight train derailed Thursday, February 5, in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials…
- World
Famine spreads to more towns in Sudan’s Darfur, hunger experts warn
Cairo: Famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said on Thursday, February 5. The announcement came after…
- Middle East
A look at violence flaring in Gaza months into ceasefire
Jerusalem: As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, February 4, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across…
- Middle East
Trump and Xi talk Iran in broad call amid US pressure on China
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, February 4, that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the US administration pushes Beijing and…
- World
Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes, victim names despite redaction
Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. All of these things appeared in the mountain of documents released publicly by…
- World
Prosecutors raid X offices in Paris as part of investigation into deepfakes
Paris: French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday, February 3, as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.…
- Middle East
Israeli strike kills 19 in Gaza after militant gunfire wounds Israeli soldier
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 19 Palestinians, most of them women and children, by midday Wednesday, February 4, according to hospital officials. Israel pledged to continue strikes, saying…
- World
Russia fires 450 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine, day before US-brokered talks
Kyiv: Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, February 3. The barrage came a…
- Middle East
Iran seeks ‘fair, equitable negotiations’ with United States
Dubai: Iran’s president said on Tuesday, February 3, that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran that…
- World
China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group
Taipei: China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than USD 4 billion, authorities said…
- Technology
Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok back online under tight supervision
Jakarta: Indonesia allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to resume operations in the country on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, weeks after banning it for explicit sexual content. Musk’s…
