Trump threatens to strike Iran if no deal
GENEVA, Feb 26 (BBC): US and Iranian officials are meeting in Geneva for a third round of indirect talks seen as crucial to averting conflict, with President Donald Trump threatening to strike Iran if a nuclear deal is not reached.The discussions come amid the largest US military build-up in the...
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Trump, Zelensky speak before Ukraine-US talks in Geneva
KYIV, Feb 26 (AFP): US President Donald Trump spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a fresh round of talks Thursday aimed at ending Russia's invasion, both sides said on Wednesday.A White House official gave AFP no further details about the call, which came a day before Ukrainian...
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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian boy in West Bank
GAZA, Feb 26 (BBC): Last November, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy named Jad Jadallah was shot at close range by Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.As Jad lay collapsed in an alley, the soldiers created a cordon around him and blocked two Palestinian ambulances from reaching...
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Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025
BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters): Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the real toll is likely far higher as cuts in funding have hit humanitarian access and tracking of deaths, a U.N. agency said.Legal...
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Japan births fall for 10th straight year
TOKYO, Feb 26 (AFP): The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.A total of 705,809 babies were born in Japan, the preliminary health ministry data showed, down 2.1 percent from 2024.The...
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