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Before sprinkling ashes on the heads of participants, a sign of mortality, the pope said the ashes could represent the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war

Focus of recent visit was development cooperation; Provincial polls, national question, power devolution not discussed

The joint naval exercise of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia will take place tomorrow (Thursday) in the Sea of Oman and in the northern Indian Ocean, says drill spokesman, Rear Admiral Hassan Maghsoudloo.

An explosion at a fireworks shop in Chinas Hubei province has killed 12 people

A report prepared by a team of doctors who visited Khan on February 15 said that, unaided, Khan's right eye had 6/24 partial vision and 6/9 in the left, adding that with glasses, the ex-premiers vision was 6/9 partial in the right and 6/6 in the left

We will eliminate the idea of an Arab terror state, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at an event organised by his Religious Zionism Party.

At the time of the fourth alleged rape, he was already under police investigation

In the call with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, Mr. Araghchi stressed the Islamic Republic of Iran's focus on drafting an initial and coherent framework to advance future talks, a day after a second round of resumed negotiations with U.S.

The suspect is believed to have manipulated the site's payment system, altering the validation process of an electronic payment platform so that bookings appeared fully paid

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the two sides agreed on almost all issues related to a ceasefire monitoring mechanism, which will involve the United States, but sensitive issues related to the fate of occupied territory in Ukraines east and the future status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remained unresolved

Paris prosecutor Laurence Beccuau said the investigations are seeking to use the files released by the U.S. administration, media reports and new complaints that are being filed

U.S. accused China of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China as well as Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, addressing the Munich Security Conference, hailed the colonial period as a phase of the Wests expansion

Iranian state media broadcast footage on Tuesday (February 17) of Revolutionary Guards drills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, hours after talks began, as semi-official Fars said parts of the waterway would close for a few hours for security precautions.

Any plan requiring Ukraine to give up territory that Russia had not captured in the eastern Donbas region would be rejected by Ukrainians if put to a referendum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

Takaichi has pledged to bolster Japan's defences to protect its territory and waters, likely further straining relations with Beijing, and to boost the flagging economy

A spokesperson of the Balochistan Counter Terrorism Department told the media that the CTD had carried out an intelligence-based raid near Darakshan town on the outskirts of Quetta in which the militants were killed

Installations made with sunflowers, roses, orchids, wattles and bougainvillea left at the 2025 Bondi Beach massacre site will be unveiled at the Sydney Jewish Museum next year

European nations are ratcheting up the pressure on social media companies, risking a backlash from the United States

The event faced interruption by law enforcement during a follow-up performance at the John F. Kennedy Center

The crimes, they said, showed a commodification and dehumanisation of women and girls

The Trump administration may appeal the decision

Iran's supreme leader had warned earlier in the day that the country had the ability to sink a U.S. warship recently deployed to the region, after Trump alluded to consequences should the two sides fail to strike a deal

Mr. Jeri took over from unpopular leader Dina Boluarte, who was also impeached amid protests against corruption and a wave of violence linked to organised crime

The Sierra Avalanche Center had posted an alert warning of a high avalanche danger in the backcountry ski region

YouTube TV had 8,923 issue reports on the website, while Google had 2,694

The series of strikes conducted brought the death toll to at least 145 people since the administration began targeting those it calls narco-terrorists in small vessels since early September

The violence erupted after explosions in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on October 9 that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan and vowed to avenge

In December, Secretary of State Rubio said that if Mr. Vance runs for President, hes going to be our nominee, and Ill be one of the first people to support him

Television and film titan Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN, announced in late October that it was open to acquisition offers; its board subsequently accepted a bid from Netflix to buy only its streaming and studio business.

The projects they cover are a natural gas facility in Ohio, a crude oil export facility in the Gulf of Mexico, and a synthetic industrial diamond manufacturing facility, the department added on social media

The Trump administrations initiative aims to create a reserve of critical minerals to protect its domestic industries from any disruption, as witnessed when China restricted export of rare earth magnets to retaliate againstU.S. tariffs, causing a near shutdown of car manufacturing operations in the U.S. and the world over

The motive of the man, who police said was wearing a tactical vest and tactical gloves, was not immediately known

New York State Police were investigating the cause of the blast, which occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church in a rural area about 50 miles (80 kilometre) northeast of Syracuse

The July Charter, born from the 2024 uprising, calls for key reforms such as setting up of a non-partisan caretaker government to run future elections, creation of a 100-member upper house and broadening fundamental rights

The Armys approach encompasses indigenous development, operational readiness and dual-use adaptability, and strengthening defence preparedness while helping build disaster resilience

Ultimately, we were able to reach broad agreement on a set of guiding principles, based on which we will move forward and begin working on the text of a potential agreement, Abbas Araghchi told state TV

U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to position himself as a peacemaker of the conflict unleashed when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but previous rounds of talks mediated by the White House have yielded no breakthroughs

Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and health care

Shoring up defence cooperation and enhancing bilateral engagement in the critical technology sector are priority areas for both governments to take forward the ties

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the overnight strikes on 12 Ukrainian regions that came under attack hours before the scheduled start of U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Kyiv and Moscow in Geneva

The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Irans nuclear programme in Geneva as the U.S. ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds maritime exercises

TTP claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack on the FC check post in the Bajaur district bordering Afghanistan

To a question on Indias role at the U.N., Antonio Guterres said first of all, we have a huge debt of gratitude to India for its presence in U.N. Peacekeeping

Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Britain to be dealing with Democratic governor Gavin Newsom

After a gap of around an hour, the 11-party alliance led by the JeI, and independent candidates reached the Parliament and were sworn in as members of the Parliament