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US, Iran hold indirect talks in Oman with top US military commander present

Friday's talks saw in-person meetings at a palace near Muscat's international airport, used by Oman in earlier talks Iran-US talks in 2025

Canada, France open consulates in Greenland amid US push to gain control

France's Foreign Ministry said Jean-Noel Poirier was taking up his duties as consul general on Friday, making it the first European Union country to establish a consulate general in Greenland

Air force needs to improve its response to Russian drone attacks: Zelenskyy

With the war about to enter its fifth year later this month following Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbour, there is no sign of a breakthrough in US-led peace efforts following the latest talks

Donald Trump shares racist video of Obamas depicting them as primates

Trump sparks bipartisan backlash after sharing a social media video that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama while amplifying 2020 election conspiracy claims

Cash-strapped Lebanon weighs using vast gold reserves to revive economy

The government is considering using some of its gold reserves to bail out the banks and pay back depositors who got wiped out

Bitcoin falls, Asian shares slip as Wall Street hit by tech stock losses

Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price, giving back all it gained since US President Donald Trump won the White House for his second term

US strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat kills two in Eastern Pacific

Thursday's strike raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats to 128 people

Russia regrets expiry of nuclear arms pact with US as Trump seeks new deal

Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty's limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but Trump has argued that he wants China to be a part of a new pact

DHS shutdown risk rises as Republicans rebuffs Democrats demands on ICE

Democrats say they will not vote for a DHS spending bill when funding runs out unless there are changes at US ICE, other federal agencies in the wake of the fatal shootings in Minneapolis

What to know about Thailand's election as growth slows, nationalism rises

There also have been accusations of shady financial influence linked to cybercrime, rampant corruption among officials ahead of the polls

Epstein e-mails reveal he helped arrange White House tour for Woody Allen

In 2015, Epstein used his connections to another friend who had been in President Barack Obama's administration to help the couple get a White House tour

US Census Bureau plans survey with citizenship question, alarming experts

Last August, Trump instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the US illegally from the head count

US announces $6 million aid for Cuba amid accusations of 'energy blockade'

The aid is largely meant for those living in Cuba's eastern region, which Hurricane Melissa slammed into late last year

Amazon misses Q4 earnings estimates despite strong sales, cloud growth

Amazon said it plans to increase capital spending to $200 billion this year from $125 billion as it sees opportunities in artificial intelligence, robots, semiconductors and satellites

US, Russia agree to restore high-level military dialogue after 4 year gap

They were also at last month's talks in the same place as the Trump administration tries to steer Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement

US jobless claims jump by 22,000 to 231,000 last week: Labour Dept

Applications for unemployment benefits are seen as representative of US layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market

US, Russia agree to restart military dialogue after Ukraine negotiations

High level military communication was suspended in 2021, just before Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine

Russia, Ukraine hold second day of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi

Last year saw a 31 per cent increase in Ukrainian civilian casualties compared with 2024, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report published Wednesday

Strong global sales lift Sony Q3 profit 11%, boosts annual outlook

Sony, which makes PlayStation game consoles, "Spider-Man" movies, Walkman players and Bravia TVs, raised its profit forecast for the full fiscal year through March 2026 to $7.2 billion

Our ties with US are 'rock solid': Taiwan president after Trump-Xi call

The comments came after Xi, in his first call with Trump since November, warned the US president to be "prudent" about supplying arms to the self-ruled island