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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

Russia delights in Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dressing down in Oval Office

From a Russian perspective it shows that US relations with Ukraine - and with Europe - have all but collapsed

How Donald Trump, Zelenskyy's skirmish at the White House broke a deal

Both leaders were on common ground describing the importance of ending the conflict in Ukraine, with Trump insisting it was time to see an end to the killing

How Trump's Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy turned into a win for Putin

Nobody in Ukraine, or any other country formerly under Moscow's boot, believes that Putin will honour the terms of a cease-fire without credible guarantees backed by US military might

Indian businessman wins UK extradition appeal over torture concerns

Sanjay Bhandari, who is described by his lawyers as a consultant in the defence sector, is wanted in India on charges of tax evasion and money laundering

Nahid Islam-led student group launches political party NCP in Bangladesh

Nahid Islam, who recently resigned from Muhammad Yunus' interim government, is leading the National Citizen Party (NCP) and has promised to establish a "New Bangladesh"

Oil on track for first monthly drop since Nov on Trump tariff concerns

Uncertainty surrounding OPEC's production resumption plans in April and ongoing talks to end the war in Ukraine also weighed on investor sentiment

Citigroup mistakenly credits customer account $81 trn in 'near miss'

A third employee caught the error one-and-a-half hours after the payment was processed and the transaction was ultimately reversed several hours later, FT said

German election winner Merz, rivals start sounding out possible coalition

Merz's Union bloc, which has led the opposition since 2021, won Sunday's election, in which the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany took second place

China vows to take 'all necessary measures' against new US tariffs

Beijing's reaction came hours after Trump announced an additional 10% tariff would take effect March 4

Istanbul talks: Russia offers to restore direct air links with US

Russian and US diplomats met in Istanbul to discuss normalising the operation of their respective embassies that has been crippled by multiple round of diplomats' expulsions during previous years

UK ready to put 'boots on ground' for Ukraine: Starmer while meeting Trump

Trump said he thinks progress is being made on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, and that an agreement will "either be fairly soon or it won't be at all"

Gazprom's gas exports via TurkStream to Europe at peak in Feb, shows data

Russia exports gas to Europe through one portion of the twin TurkStream pipeline with capacity of 15.75 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year

5 dead in suicide bomb attack at seminary in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The blast claimed the life of Hamidul Haq Haqqani, chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) and caretaker of the Madrassa-e-Haqqania, located in Akora Khattak town

China vows to hit back with 'all necessary measures' against new US tariffs

The US action means the Chinese government will need to announce an additional stimulus worth 500 billion yuan ($69 billion) to 700 billion yuan to meet its growth targets

Significant rise in flood frequency in High Mountain Asia since 2000: Study

The study, conducted by a team of scientists including environment expert Sonam Wangchuk, analysed 1,015 floods since 1950