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Ukraine needs security guarantees as Trump eyes war end: Zelenskyy to Vance

Zelenskyy made his remarks Friday during a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance. The two met at the Munich Security Conference

US, including Biden's admin, never saw Ukraine as Nato member: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States, including the Biden administration, never saw Ukraine as a NATO member.

Will meet Putin only after a common plan with Trump is set: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy believes Trump is the key to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Zelenskyy spoke Friday to the Munich Security Conference

US retail sales plunge in January as temperatures drop post-holiday season

The cost of groceries jumped in January from the previous month, pushed higher by soaring egg prices. Rising costs could be exacting a toll on shoppers

EU Commission vows to react firmly and immediately to Trump's tariffs

The EU estimates that annual trade volume between both sides stands at about $1.5 trillion, representing some 30% of global trade

Wellalage stars as SL hands AUS shock series defeat before Champions Trophy

Injury-hit Australia will now head for the Champions Trophy with 0-2 series loss against Sri Lanka

Russian drone strikes Chernobyl reactor, radiation levels normal: Zelenskyy

The drone strike damaged the structure and started a fire, which has been put out, Zelenskyy said

EPA chief seeks return of $20 bn in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden

The programme is a favourite of Democrats who passed President Joe Biden's signature climate law without a single Republican vote

Fire breaks out at construction site in South Korea's Busan, 6 dead

About 100 workers managed to evacuate from the site and about 90 firefighters were trying to put out the blaze

NYC mayor Adams to allow immigration officials to operate at Rikers jail

Adams said he will issue an executive order reestablishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence

Plane carrying Marco Rubio forced to return to US ahead of Europe trip

En route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue

Trump admin lays off probationary govt workers, warns more cuts to come

The decision on probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, came from the Office of Personnel Management

Russian crypto expert Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow in prisoner swap

Vinnik, who operated cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, was arrested in 2017 in Greece at the request of the US on cryptocurrency fraud charges and was later extradited to the United States

US takes offer, deports 119 migrants from diverse nationalities to Panama

Yesterday a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people from diverse nationalities of the world, President Jos Ral Mulino said

Senators introduce bill to designate Denali as North America's tallest peak

Trump on his first day in office last month signed an executive order to rename the iconic 20,310-foot (6,190-metre) mountain in Denali National Park and Preserve for McKinley

Judge pauses Trump order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

Judge Brendan Hurson, who was nominated by Biden, granted the plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order following a hearing in federal court in Baltimore

Judge extends stay of Trump order to pull many USAID staffers off their job

US District Judge Carl Nichols ordered the extension after a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday, much of it focused on how employees were affected by abrupt orders by the Trump administration

Trump wants denuclearisation talks with Russia, China to cut defence budget

'We're all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully much more productive,' Trump said

Hamas to release 3 more hostages, paving way to resolve ceasefire dispute

The militant group had threatened to delay the next release of captives, accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations

Sony raises profit forecast as strong gaming business drive growth

The Tokyo-based maker of the PlayStation video game machine reported a 21 per cent gain in April-December profit at 943.9 billion yen (USD 6 billion), up from 781.6 billion