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Taiwan detects 2 Chinese aircraft, 5 naval vessels around its territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said they have monitored the situation and responded

Europe funding 'war' against itself: Scott Bessent on EU-India trade deal

Comments come ahead of India-EU free trade agreement talks and ongoing tariff disputes

US appeals court blocks limits on ICE tactics against Minnesota protesters

A lawsuit filed in December alleged that federal officers violated the constitutional rights of six protesters, including boxing in a civilian's car and pointing a rifle inside

US appeals court blocks limits on ICE tactics against Minnesota protesters

Tensions are festering within Nato over US President Donald Trump's renewed threats in recent weeks to annex Greenland, which is a semiautonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark

At least 6,126 killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests: Activists

Iran's government has put the death toll at a far lower 3,117, saying 2,427 were civilians and security forces, and labelled the rest "terrorists"

Starbucks CEO earns $31 mn in 2025, including $5 mn bonus, $20 mn in stocks

In fiscal 2024, Niccol's compensation was $96 million, the filing shows, and included a stock award of more than $90 million

Hungary's Orban accuses Ukraine of election meddling, summons ambassador

Allegations come as Hungary heads toward closely watched April elections

US aircraft carrier arrives in West Asia as tensions with Iran remain high

Trump earlier had threatened military action if Iran carried out mass executions of prisoners or killed peaceful demonstrators during a crackdown on protests that began in late December

Northeast US braces for more snow as winter storm kills at least 25

Heavy snow and freezing rain across the country disrupted travel, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and left at least 25 people dead across multiple states

Venezuela releases dozens of prisoners in 2 days, hundreds still detained

On Friday acting President Rodriguez said that her administration had freed more than 620 prisoners adding that she would ask the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to verify the release lists

Death toll from US strikes on suspected drug boats rises to 126 people

President Donald Trump has said the US is in "armed conflict" with cartels in Latin America and has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs

UAE will not allow use of its airspace or territory for attacks on Iran

The statement comes amid an expanding US military presence near Iran, including the recent deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln to West Asian waters

Trump hikes tariffs on South Korea to 25% over inaction on trade deal

The US president hikes import taxes on autos, lumber, and drugs, following South Korea's failure to approve last year's trade agreement

Negotiations over, India-EU much-awaited FTA set for rollout by 2027

Deal likely to be announced on Tuesday; legal scrubbing, pact signing may take 5-6 months

Behind the barrels: Private refiners trim Russian crude oil imports

Those exceeded non-sanctioned volumes on offer, according to an analysis of the data available from international forecasters and ship-tracking agencies, and interviews with industry officials

F1 teams test their 2026 cars in private amid concerns they could fail

Formula 1 starts a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain starting Monday

Recovery of last Gaza hostage remains opens path for ceasefire phase two

Israel and Hamas had been under pressure from ceasefire mediators including Washington to move into the second phase of the US-brokered truce, which took effect on Oct. 10

Iraq, Yemen militias hint at attacks as Iran-US tensions escalate

Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels signalled a willingness to resume attacks on shipping in the Red Sea

7 killed and 1 survived private business jet crash in snow in Maine

The airport, about 200 miles north of Boston, shut down after the crash

Europe funding war via Russian oil routed through India: US Treasury chief

Trump has worked to negotiate a settlement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Bessent said, adding that the US has made much bigger sacrifices than the Europeans