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Trump's Gaza refugee idea falls flat with Jordan and confounds Senate ally

Jordan already is home to more than 2 mn Palestinian refugees. Egypt has warned of the security implications of transferring large numbers of Palestinians to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, bordering Gaza

Russian troops capture strategic town in east Ukraine in bid to weaken Kyiv

Russia's Defence Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a months-long battle

Trump should rethink revoking ex-officials' security details: Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security

US halts sanctions on Colombia after it agrees to 'all terms' of Trump

Trump had imposed a 25 per cent import tariff on Colombia after the country refused to accept two deportation flights from the United States seeking 'dignified treatment' of its nationals

Perplexity AI's new bid for TikTok parent firm could give US govt 50% stake

The proposal, submitted last week, is a revision of a prior plan the artificial intelligence startup had presented to TikTok's parent ByteDance on Jan 18

Google pushes agenda to educate workers on AI, plans $120 mn investment

A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs to train the workforce on AI

Tech tools may drive record deportations under Trump's crackdown

The contracts, which ranged in size, were for mundane tech like phone services as well as advanced tools from big and small companies

China boosts index investments in latest measure to revive market

The government aims to achieve a significant increase in the scale and proportion of index investment in the capital market through efforts over a period of time

China's rising power demand hinders climate goals as coal usage increases

But that hasn't happened so far, in large part because the nation's energy demand is growing unprecedentedly fast, requiring ever more coal to be burned. Electricity use grew 6.8 per cent last year

Belarus strongman set to win 7th term in election Oppn calls a farce

Oppn call the election a sham much like the last one in 2020 that triggered months of protests that were unprecedented in the history of the country of 9 million people

European Union rejects election in Belarus, threatens new sanctions

Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power

Donald Trump administration explores TikTok deal with Oracle, Microsoft

Earlier, Trump had expressed openness to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison acquiring the Chinese social media platform

Will soon speak to Putin and help in settling war in Ukraine, says Trump

Trump's comments came a day after Putin said Russia is ready for talks with the US on a broad range of issues

US President Trump wants Egypt, Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza

''I'd rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change," Trump said

CIA suspects Covid originated from a lab but lacks confidence in finding

The finding is not the result of any new intelligence, and the report was completed at the behest of the Biden administration and former CIA Director William Burns

Thousands in Ireland without power as Storm Owyn hits UK and France

Another 75,000 people were still without power on Sunday in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and neighbours the Republic of Ireland

S Korean prosecutors indict impeached Prez Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law last month, news reports said.

1 dead, 7 wounded in Israeli fire over ceasefire dispute in north Gaza

In a separate development, President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that most of Gaza's population should be at least temporarily resettled elsewhere

3 killed, 30 injured in Lebanon after Israeli army opens fire on protesters

The Israeli army's Arabic language spokesman called Sunday morning in a post on X for residents of the border area not to attempt to return to their villages

Bangladesh high commissioner announces direct flights with Pakistan

Hussain emphasised the deep and historic relationship between the two countries and expressed the intention to initiate direct flights to facilitate travel