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What to expect from the US dollar going...
Washington [US], February 8: Foreign exchange (FX) markets are the clearest expressions of global macro trends, being at the centre...
US families become increasingly strained in diverging economy
Washington [US], February 8: Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland,...
Trump after Olympic opener: Vance wouldn't be booed...
Washington [US], February 8: United States President Donald Trump has reacted with surprise that his deputy, JD Vance, was booed...
Voting begins in Japan's general election
Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Voting in Japan's general election began on Sunday morning, with a total of 1,284 candidates competing...
Three killed in avalanches in northern Italy
Milan [Italy], February 8: Three people were killed on Saturday in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the northern Italian regions...
Eight killed in explosion in northern China
Beijing [China], February 8: An explosion at a small biotechnology company in northern China early on Saturday killed eight people,...
U.S. takes early lead in figure skating team...
Milan [Italy], February 7: The United States sat on top while China provisionally ranked ninth in team event after the...
U.S. Justice Department announces arrest of "key participant"...
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has...
U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly in February
New York [US], February 7: The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 57.3 in February 2026, according to a preliminary...
Exhibition in New York explores contemporary approaches to...
New York [US], February 7: An art exhibition held here Thursday evening brought together five Chinese artists exploring contemporary approaches...
Rubio says U.S. to maintain credible, modernized nuclear...
Washington DC [US], February 7: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday vowed that the United States will maintain...
UN agency reports famine in two more areas...
Nairobi [Kenya], February 6: The famine threshold has been passed in two more areas in Sudan's North Darfur State, UN...
US and Russia agree to re-establish high-level military...
Washington [US] / Moscow [Russia], February 6: The United States and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level military contacts for...
Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people...
Gaza [Palestine], February 6: Twenty-five more Palestinians have returned to Gaza through the Rafah crossing following its long-awaited partial reopening,...
Moscow, Kiev conduct largest prisoner swap in months
Moscow [Russia], February 6: Russia and Ukraine have conducted the largest exchange of prisoners of war in months in a...
Man killed, girl missing as storm hits Portugal,...
Lisbon [Portugal], February 6: A man has lost his life in Portugal after floodwaters engulfed his car, and in Spain,...
Trump calls Colombia's President Petro 'terrific' after White...
Washington [US], February 5: US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met at the White House on Tuesday...
Turkiye, Oman willing to host Iran-US talks
Tehran [Iran], February 5: The location of planned negotiations between the United States and Iran has yet to be determined,...
Global human rights system is in peril, says...
New York [US], February 5: Rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) paints one of its bleakest pictures in years of...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin in Abu Dhabi amid...
Kiev [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], February 5: Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives were under way in Abu Dhabi, the Ukrainian...
Khartoum airport receives first scheduled flight since start...
Khartoum [Sudan], February 5: The international airport in Khartoum has received its first scheduled commercial flight in more than two...
OMR4mn air gases production plant inaugurated in Al...
Muscat [Oman], February 5: Al Rusayl Industrial City witnessed the inauguration of an air gases production plant for the Global...
WHO launches $1 billion global appeal
Geneva [Switzerland], February 4: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion...
Nearly 40% of cancer cases could be prevented,...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 4: Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting...
Horrific humanitarian crisis in Sudan endured more 1000...
New York [US], February 4: Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the horrific humanitarian crisis in Sudan...
US aircraft carrier shoots down Iranian drone in...
Washington DC [US], February 4: A US aircraft carrier shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday...
Son of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi confirmed dead...
Tripoli [Libya], February 4: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly killed on...






