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'Broadway' star Tony Roberts dies at the age of 85 due to lung cancer

The actor was nominated for two Tony Awards, once for his role in the musical How Now, Dow Jones (1968) and again for Play It Again, Sam

UAE strongly condemns provocative Israeli statements against Saudi Arabia

Khalifa Bin Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, underlined the UAE's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Here's all about the commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people

Crews were racing to recover the wreckage and the remains of those killed in the crash before expected high winds and snow

Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry, says he's got enough problems

This statement comes amid legal challenges involving Harry's visa, particularly from the Heritage Foundation

Don't use TikTok personally, not interested in buying its US biz, says Musk

He made the comments - his first on the topic of him buying TikTok - at a conference in Germany hosted by Mathias Doepfner

PlayStation network outage affects thousands of gamers, Sony informs on 'X'

Downdetector data showed users of popular titles such as Call of Duty and Fortnite began reporting outages since Friday. At one stage the number of PlayStation incident reports reached over 14,000

S Africa's white minorities' groups say no to Trump's resettlement offer

The South African government has denied there are any concerted attacks on white farmers and has said that Trump's description of the new land law is full of misinformation and distortions

Canada aims to strengthen EU trade ties amid tariff threats from Trump

Canada is also pushing to diversify its exports and set itself a target in 2018 of increasing non-US exports by 50 per cent by 2025. Ng said the country was on track to meet or exceed the target

Trump's third week sees more executive orders, trade war with China

Trump has spent 20 days in office, and on nearly every one of them, he has signed executive orders often several

US spending Bill in limbo as differences between Republicans-Democrats rise

The current stopgap measure lasts through March 14. After that, without congressional action, there would be a partial government shutdown

Zelenskyy confirms new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region

Moscow sent 139 drones into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine's air force, 67 drones were destroyed and 71 electronically jammed

Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinians

The three civilian men were among about 250 people abducted during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, that sparked the war

'I'm never apologising': Kanye West sparks outrage with antisemitic rant

Rapper and designer Kanye West, also known as Ye, professed his admiration for Adolf Hitler, claimed dominion over his wife, and more in a series of erratic tweets

USDA freezes farmer funding for some programmes, conservation contracts

The impact has been immediate and wide-ranging, from cash assistance for ranchers to fix cattle watering systems to help for corn growers wanting to plant cover crops that curb wind erosion

Judge blocks Musk's access to US Treasury systems, orders data destruction

19 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit with the US Supreme Court against DOGE arguing granting Musk's team access to sensitive govt systems violates constitution and federal laws

Trump makes passport applications more complex for transgender Americans

The passport policy is among several actions Trump has taken since returning to office that could stifle rights and legal recognition of transgender, intersex and nonbinary people

Pakistan requests China to reschedule $3.4 billion debt for two years

Pakistan requested the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China to consider rearrangement of its loans due from October 2024 to September 2027

Trump wants to negotiate about Ukraine, Putin's stance remains unclear

Both are signalling discussions on Ukraine by phone or in person using flattery and threats

Baltic nations cut ties to Russian power grid, prepare to link with EU

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania disconnected from the IPS/UPS joint network and, subject to last-minute tests

Trump signing up local law officers to help with immigration enforcement

The arrangement will help fulfill the president's mission to effectuate the largest deportation program in American history