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New Delhis announcements of a rare earth corridor and permanent magnets manufacturing programme could align with Berlins plan to scale up its offshore wind capacity; the initiatives for a domestic supply chain come as Germany and Europe are planning to diversify their reliance on China

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party released its election manifesto, promising to end border killings by the BSF, claiming fair share of common rivers with India and increased cooperation with Gulf countries

Pakistan risks being in eternal conflict with the Baloch rebels

Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri and Syrian Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais announced the signing of the agreement at a press conference in Beirut.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, insisting it is effectively at war with alleged arco-terrorists operating out of Venezuela

The 13th national election, involving nearly 127 million voters, has raised hopes of a peaceful transition from the post-Hasina interim government to an elected administration; but the pre-election violence has posed new challenges to the election process

Officials said that Namibia and Angola have agreed to cooperate on migrant returns a month after Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened visa penalties

FAO's cereal index edged up by 0.2% as stronger rice prices linked to firmer demand offset slightly weaker quotations for other major cereals

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several time by an unidentified assailant in Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for a new nuclear arms treaty after the New START agreement with Russia expired, sparking fears of a renewed global arms race.

Analysts said the treaty is becoming increasingly important to Australia in the face of growing tensions with China in the region

Neither country has hosted an Ambassador since 2008, when then-President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia after accusing him of conspiring against his left-wing government

Cubas Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio called the move two-faced

U.S. presidents have typically refrained from endorsing candidates in overseas elections, but Mr. Trump has done so repeatedly, including throwing his backing behind Argentinas Javier Milei and Hungarys Viktor Orban

Araik Harutyunyan who led Karabakh's separatist government from May 2020 to September 2023 was sentenced to life imprisonment by Baku's military court, state news agency Azertag said.

Residents of a small coastal Cuban town face severe hardships despite living near energy sources

The collision at speed in March 2025 set the cargo ship and the anchored oil tanker vessels ablaze and triggered a massive offshore rescue operation

The senators warned that any Chinese ownership could trigger U.S. rules governing foreign ownership, control or influence, known as FOCI, given the potential exposure of sensitive information or technologies.

The Kremlin said that it could neither confirm nor deny reports that French President Emmanuel Macrons top diplomat had visited Moscow this week

Nuclear weapons are worlds most closely guarded objects, yet countries in conflict have not infrequently misplaced weapons-grade material before. A quiz about some of them

Mr. Trump said the call with Mr. Xi was excellent and thorough in a post late on Wednesday (February 4) on Truth Social

India has always purchased these products from other countries. Therefore, we see nothing new here, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Some of the laid-off workers could end up filling open jobs elsewhere in the company

Pavel Durov on Wednesday joined Elon Musk in publicly criticising plans by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to ban social media access for youth under 16

Soraya Aghaei is now the youngest representative and the 107th member of the IOC by a 95-2 vote as just the third-ever Iranian representative and the first since 2004

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh's fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly after jurors found him guilty on all counts

The new indictment includes nine charges, including hate crimes, filed earlier

Alex Saab, 54, is expected to be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days, the U.S. official said

The U.S. confirmation on Wednesday (February 4, 2026) came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said the meeting was due to be held in Muscat

A truck has veered off a mountain road in the central Philippines, plunging into a ravine and killing nine workers on board

The government has agreed to release the requested information unless it is prejudicial to U.K. national security or international relations. It's unclear how much material will be released, or when.

In total, 300,000 security personnel and temporary election police were being sent out in the lead up to the March 5 vote, an increase from previous polls

The attack was confirmed by police, which did not provide casualty figures, and the State government, which blamed it on errorist cells

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC on February 3, where both leaders welcomed the India-US trade deal announced by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Japan's chief government spokesperson warned that, although the weather was getting warmer, more danger could lie ahead because snow would start melting, resulting in landslides and slippery surfaces

About 82% of Spaniards said they believed children under 14 should be banned from social media, according to a 30-country Ipsos poll on education published last August

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Prime Minister Modi committed to $500 billion of investments into the United States, including for transportation, for energy and for agricultural products as well

U.S. Central Command said the drone aggressively approached the aircraft carrier on Tuesday (February 3, 2026), with unclear intent and it continued to fly toward the ship despite deescalatory measures

Judge Richard M. Berman in Manhattan cancelled a hearing scheduled for February 4 after he was notified that extensive and constructive discussions with the government had resulted in an agreement

While Saif al-Islam is well-known in the north African country, especially for his role in shaping policy before 2011, his public profile has receded in recent years

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Kyiv in a show of support. He said that the overnight strikes raise doubts about Moscow's intentions on the eve of talks

Passage of the legislation marked the end point for one funding fight, but the start of another

Three women from the first group of Palestinians to enter Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing told The Associated Press that Israeli troops blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated them for hours after they crossed

Images circulating online that show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are generated by artificial intelligence

Many local schools were closed, and public transport services had been suspended in some areas

Heres a timeline of the key developments that culminated in the IndiaU.S. trade agreement