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  • China, Russia FMs discuss situation in Ukraine, Middle East

    Date: 2025-02-20 15:41:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:11075979

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi engaged in a meeting to discuss a variety of issues, including their relations with the U.S. and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to TASS ....

  • Trump administration tells Pentagon to slash budget by 8% a year

    Date: 2025-02-20 06:48:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:11075042

    WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget so as to reallocate US$50 billion (S$67 billion) in funds, the Pentagon said on Feb 19, following reports that he had directed deep, ....

  • Trump administration agrees to hold further talks with Russia on Ukraine

    Date: 2025-02-19 06:39:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:11073395

    WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - The administration of US President Donald Trump announced its agreement to hold further talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Al-Hurra TV Channel said Wednesday the approval came after an initial meeting ....

  • Russia, US agree to work on restoring diplomatic ties

    Date: 2025-02-18 20:02:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:11073186

    WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) – Russia and the US agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, AP quoted the two countries’ top diplomats as saying after talks that reflected an ....

  • Zelensky cancels visit to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2025-02-18 18:36:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:11073030

    KYIV, Feb 18 (MENA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the cancellation of his visit to Saudi Arabia, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Ukrinform reported. The Ukrainian leader said this during a joint press ....

  • US-Russian talks kick off in Riyadh

    Date: 2025-02-18 13:00:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:25 - ID:11072129

    RIYADH, Feb 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov began meetings Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. The discussions were held under the auspices of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The ....

  • US, Russia hold talks on ending Ukraine war in Riyadh

    Date: 2025-02-18 09:47:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:11071944

    WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) - Senior US and Russian diplomats will meet in Riyahdh on Tuesday for preliminary talks on trying to end the Ukraine war and resetting their countries' fractured relations, according to France 24 channel. Both Russia ....

  • 18 injured after plane crashes, flips over at Toronto airport in Canada

    Date: 2025-02-18 06:06:46 GMT - Canada - World - SN:1 - ID:11071728

    TORONTO, Canada, Feb 18 (MENA) - A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in Canada, injuring 18 passengers, officials say, following a weekend of heavy snowfall that led to flight delays and ....

  • Rubio: Trump fulfills his promise to return US hostages

    Date: 2025-02-16 21:59:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:11070169

    WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday President Donald Trump is fulfilling his promise to return Americans home, after the release of Sagui Dekel-Chen and hostages from the Gaza Strip, according to a State ....

  • Russia, US to talk about "peace, not war" from now on: Kremlin

    Date: 2025-02-16 12:31:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:11069502

    MOSCOW, Feb 16 (MENA) - The recent phone talks between the Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, respectively, means that Moscow and Washington will from now on focus on peace, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskovwas quoted by TASS ....

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