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Unitree, a private company started by tech entrepreneur Wang Xinxing (36) who designed his first robot at university, said this week it plans to sell as many as 20,000 humanoid robots this year, an almost four-fold rise from 2025

India has added its name to the list of countries criticising Israel for its unilateral measures on the West Bank.

Russia has a strategic partnership treaty with Iran, although it does not include a mutual defence clause

A U.K. police force says it has arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office

U.S. has been seeking to negotiate a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme while threatening military action if talks fail

The explosion caused a part of the building structure to collapse

South Korea has not executed a death row inmate since 1997

President Macron is on a three-day trip to India to attend AI Impact Summit 2026

We are determined to continue to shape the rules of the game... with our allies such as India, Macron said in New Delhi

NIA investigations revealed that the three were involved in trafficking vulnerable Indian youth to the Myawaddy region of Myanmar, a statement said

Blackbird Mountain Guides said in a statement that the group, including four guides, was returning to the trailhead when the avalanche occurred

Mr. Trump name-checked prominent Black Americans among his supporters, including boxer Mike Tyson, whom Trump praised for defending him against accusations of racism, and rapper Nicki Minaj

The remarks came in the backdrop of Washington's claim that New Delhi has agreed to stop importing Russian crude oil

The Joint Investment Framework between the U.S. International Development Finance Corp (DFC) and Central Asias most populous nation aims to advance the two countries strategic cooperation, an outline of the plan from the DFC said

Donald Trump, who is considering strikes on Iran, lashed out hours after the State Department offered the latest U.S. support to British Prime Minister Keir Starmers deal to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

India had not joined the original group of 85 countries that announced the statement on February 17

The trial will mark the first time Mark Zuckerberg will address the safety of his world-dominating platforms directly before a jury.

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi belongs to the Abe lineage and represents continuity with his twin emphasis on restoring Japans economic competitiveness and enhancing its strategic relevance, says public policy analyst Sanjaya Baru

Washington currently has 13 warships in the West Asia: one aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln nine destroyers and three littoral combat ships, with more on the way, according to a U..S official

Chris Wright threatened last year to pull the United States out of the IEA which was founded to coordinate responses to major disruptions of supplies after the 1973 oil crisis unless it reformed the way it operates.

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