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Cuba keen to deepen economic ties with India across key sectors: Envoy

The envoy said his country allows companies the use of land for business purposes, and offers an electronic visa facility to facilitate ease of travel and investment

Zelenskyy says Moscow must end war as Ukraine-US-Russia meet in UAE

The trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates marked the first such engagement involving all three sides since the war began nearly four years ago

US hits suspected drug-smuggling vessel in Pacific, first since Maduro raid

Maduro, before his capture, said the US military operations were a thinly veiled effort to oust him from power

Iran's protests, bloody crackdown in focus amid internet blackout

The killing of peaceful protesters - as well as the threat of mass executions - has been a red line for military action for US President Donald Trump

China probes top military officials, including CMC vice chairman Youxia

The other senior official under investigation is General Liu Zhenli, a CMC member who serves as its chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department

Trump warns China could 'eat up' Canada for opposing Greenland Golden Dome

Trump's outburst comes amid escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbour, following recent remarks by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the WEF

Indian national among 4 dead in shooting linked to family dispute in US

The Consulate General of India in Atlanta, expressing grief over the shooting, said the alleged shooter has been arrested and all possible assistance was being extended to the bereaved family

European airlines suspend West Asia flights amid rising US-Iran tensions

Several flights to Dubai operated by Luxembourg flag carrier Luxair, British Airways and Dutch low-cost carrier Transavia were also cancelled over the weekend

UK PM Starmer names business adviser Chandra as special envoy to US

Chandra, who had also interviewed for the top diplomatic spot in Washington, will be based in Britain, travelling back and forth to the US

Trump admin pushes out official whose unit banned Chinese vehicles

The office, which falls under the department's Bureau of Industry and Security, also has not issued expected restrictions to address concerns about medium and heavy-duty truck imports

OpenAI to add ads in ChatGPT, raising concerns over influence on users

The company proposes not to show ads 'near sensitive or regulated topics like health, or politics', yet offers little clarity about what counts as 'sensitive,' how broadly 'health' will be defined

Singapore probes fake bomb threat at Paya Lebar Air Base after online post

The fake bomb threat was posted on a Reddit forum for national service, claiming a bomb would be detonated at the airbase at a specific date and time

Trump should apologise for remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan: Starmer

More than 150,000 British troops served in Afghanistan in the years after the invasion, the largest contingent after the American one

How Macron's Davos sunglasses spoke to the politics of friction with Trump

Macron's sunglasses, worn to conceal a benign eye issue, went viral-flooding news feeds, drawing a jab from Trump, and inspiring memes and an AI spoof casting him as a fighter jet pilot

Meta temporarily blocks teen access to AI characters ahead of LA trial

The move comes the week before Meta - along with TikTok and Google's YouTube - is scheduled to stand trial in Los Angeles over its apps' harms to children

TikTok's new CEO Presser brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty

While Presser is unknown in many tech circles, he's been near the pinnacle of the company leading operations for several years, and was widely seen as the most influential US-based leader at TikTok

Goldman Sachs hikes CEO David Solomon's pay 21% to record $47 million

Under Solomon's leadership last year, Goldman posted record revenue in its banking and markets division and record management fees in its asset-management business

Trump admin's defence strategy softens tone on China, focuses on deterrence

The department's long-awaited National Defence Strategy, released Friday evening, directs the Defence Department to 'maintain a favourable balance of military power in the Indo-Pacific'

Why this weekend's US winter storm is expected to be so widespread

The ice from this storm will likely threaten areas less acclimated to winter weather and also impact major airport hubs, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and Charlotte

Prince Harry defends sacrifices of British, non-US troops in Afghanistan

Prince Harry, who had two tours to Afghanistan in the British Army, said the US's allies "answered" the call to stand with the country after the September 11, 2001 attacks