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Egypt’s drone deployment to border raises stakes in Sudan’s civil war
CAIRO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The deployment of a powerful model of Turkish combat drone to a remote airstrip on Egypt’s southwestern border signals a sharp escalation in Sudan’s civil […]
Saudi media forum opens in Riyadh, spotlights on ethics, innovation
RIYADH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — The fifth edition of the Saudi Media Forum opened on Monday in Riyadh under the theme “Media in an Evolving World,” drawing more than 300 […]
Russia says foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’
MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Russia would regard the deployment of any foreign military forces or infrastructure in Ukraine as foreign intervention and treat those forces as legitimate targets, the […]
UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Mandelson after Epstein files release
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – UK police said they are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct to determine if they meet the threshold for a criminal investigation, following calls to probe […]
US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to […]
Nationwide strikes paralyse public transport across Germany
BERLIN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Public transport across Germany was severely disrupted on Monday as nationwide strikes affected nearly all of the country’s 16 federal states, with workers demanding better […]
South Africa launches annual HPV vaccination campaign
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — South Africa’s National Department of Health on Monday launched its annual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign to protect young girls from cervical cancer. Read full […]
Germany sees beer sales sink to 30-year low as consumers cut spending
FRANKFURT, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Germany’s beer sales fell to about 7.8 billion liters in 2025, down 6.0 percent compared with the previous year, as weak consumer sentiment weighed on […]
Chinese models top Israel’s electric car sales in January
JERUSALEM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese automaker Deepal Automobile Technology, a unit of Changan Automobile, led electric vehicle sales in Israel in January, industry data showed on Monday. Read full […]
1st LD-Writethru: 2 dead, 3 missing in bridge collapse in east China
NANJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) — Two people have been killed and three others remain missing after a bridge under construction collapsed on Monday afternoon in Yancheng City, east China’s Jiangsu […]