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Rishi Sunak, Akshata Murty plan new math charity for children in England

It marks the first major joint project by the couple, both 44, since Sunak left 10 Downing Street last year and will be aimed at helping schoolchildren build confidence in tackling numbers

Miracle how Trump restrained from hitting Zelenskyy: Russia on their clash

During an intense Oval Office meeting on Friday, Trump shouted at Zelenskyy, accusing him of risking millions of lives and warning that his actions might lead to World War III

Taiwan imposes sanctions on 7 Chinese univs over national security concerns

Taiwan does not acknowledge academic qualifications issued by the PLA-operated National University of Defense Technology, Naval Medical University, and Air Force University

Zelenskyy should apologise after Oval Office spat: US Secretary of State

Rubio's remarks followed Zelenskyy's verbal clash with US President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance at the White House on Friday

Mark Zuckerberg rocks Benson Boone's Grammy jumpsuit for wife's birthday

Mark Zuckerberg surprised wife Priscilla Chan on her 40th birthday by recreating Benson Boone's Grammy moment, swapping his tux for the singer's iconic blue jumpsuit in a viral stunt

Sri Lanka gets fourth tranche of $334 million bailout package from IMF

Sri Lanka secured its seventeenth IMF programme in 2023 when the island was plunged into its first-ever sovereign default in the unprecedented economic crisis caused by forex shortages

Trump's thrashing of Zelenskyy highlights Western allies' limited influence

The sudden blowup was the most heated public exchange of words between world leaders in the Oval Office in memory, as the usual diplomacy descended into finger-pointing, shouting and eye-rolling

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's blowup with Trump leaves allies facing disaster

The blowup left Ukraine facing an open breach with the country that has been its most important ally and arms supplier in its three-year fight against Russia's full-scale invasion

Federal workers start to get new email demanding their accomplishments

Originally expected to go out Saturday, the new request began landing in the inboxes of some employees late Friday

Gene Hackman, his wife likely dead for over a week, reveals new findings

Regarding the deaths of Hackman, Arakawa, and one of their dogs, Mendoza clarified that initial findings appear to rule out carbon monoxide poisoning as a cause

Trump administration approves nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel

In a series of notifications sent to Congress, the State Department said it had signed off on the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 and BLU-117 bombs and 4,000 Predator warheads worth $2.04 billion

How did global leaders react to the Trump-Zelenskyy White House clash

The reactions follow a tense Oval Office exchange involving Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, US President Trump, and Vice-President Vance, sparking global concern

Pope had bronchial spasm, his prognosis remains guarded, says Vatican

The development marked a setback in what had been two successive days of increasingly upbeat reports from doctors treating Francis at Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14

Suit remark to ceasefire row: What went down between Trump & Zelenskyy

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clashed over war strategy, US aid, and ending the conflict in a tense White House meeting

Trump likely to sign order designating English as official language of US

The order will allow government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English

Donald Trump to host first crypto summit at the White House on March 7

The summit will be led by venture capitalist and White House crypto czar David Sacks, and will be administered by working group executive director Bo Hines, according to White House

US Secretary of State accuses China of flooding state with Fentanyl

Rubio expressed his belief that China "could halt" the flow of precursors immediately but opted not to, as cited in the RFA report

Trump, Zelenskyy fail to reach minerals deal after White House clash

The clash, played in front of the television cameras, is a major setback for Zelenskyy, who was hoping the in-person meeting with Trump would help smooth out his relations with the American president

European leaders vow to support Ukraine after Oval Office clash with Trump

The leaders' comments Friday largely did not mention Trump or Vance, but rather sought to assure Ukraine of their support as the war with Russia enters its fourth year

After Oval Office blowout, Ukrainians rally around Volodymyr Zelenskyy

As Zelenskyy and his team departed the White House at Trump's request, the deal went unsigned, and Ukraine's hopes for securing US security backing seemed farther away than ever