Kyiv must negotiate 'fast': Trump
KYIV, Feb 17 (Reuters/AFP): Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of peace talks, killing three energy workers and leaving tens of thousands of people without power and heat, officials said on Tuesday.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the overnight strikes on 12 Ukrainian regions that came under attack...
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US, Iran hold nuclear talks
GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters): Iran's supreme leader warned on Tuesday that US attempts to depose his government would fail, as Washington and Tehran began indirect talks in Geneva on their long-running nuclear dispute amid a US military buildup in the Middle East. Just a few hours after the negotiations began,...
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Bleak future for West Bank pupils as budget cuts bite
NABLUS, Feb 17 (AFP): At an hour when Ahmad and Mohammed should have been in the classroom, the two brothers sat idle at home in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The 10-year-old twins are part of a generation abruptly cut adrift by a fiscal crisis that has slashed public...
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Militants kill 11 Pak security personnel
PESHAWAR, Feb 17 (Reuters): Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.Women and children were among seven wounded in Monday's attack in...
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India discusses age restrictions with social media platforms
NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (AFP): India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, following Australia's move to ban under-16s from popular platforms, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday.Australia in December enforced a ban that required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and a host of other top social media services to remove...
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