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February 24, 2025 10:08 AM

Zelenskiy says he is willing to quit presidency if it means peace in Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, adding that he could exchange his departure for his country's entry into the NATO military alliance. "If (it means) peace for...

February 24, 2025 9:36 AM

Liverpool beat Man City 2-0 to extend lead at the top to 11 points

Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City after talisman Mohamed Salah scored their first goal and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second as they went 11 points clear at the top on Sunday. Arne ...

February 24, 2025 9:42 AM

Trump eliminating 2,000 USAID positions in the US, notice says

President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday said it was placing all but a handful of USAID personnel around the world on paid administrative leave and eliminating some 2,000 of those positions in the U.S., according to a notice sent to agency...

February 24, 2025 9:33 AM

Kohli aces another chase for India, Pakistan stare at exit

Milestone man Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase with an unbeaten hundred as India put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket victory against Pakistan in a high-octane Group A match between the arch-rivals on Sunday. ...

February 24, 2025 10:58 AM

German election victor Friedrich Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom

Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the U.S. as he prepared to cobble together a government. Merz, 69, f...

February 21, 2025 11:00 PM

Germany set for tricky coalition building, poll shows ahead of election

Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published before the election on Sunday, pointing to likely tricky coalition building that could drag on for months. The vote comes at...

February 21, 2025 10:37 PM

EAM Jaishankar backs South Africa’s G20 priorities, calls for global collaboration

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday expressed India's strong support for the priorities set by the South African Presidency, emphasizing their alignment with India’s own advocacy during its G20 leadership. Speaking at the G20 Foreign ...

February 21, 2025 9:46 PM

“Never been any animosity between Indian languages”: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasized that India’s languages have always influenced and enriched each other, asserting that there has never been any animosity among them. Addressing the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at V...

February 21, 2025 8:20 PM

PM Modi inaugurates 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Delhi after seven decades

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi, marking the first time in 71 years that the prestigious literary conference is being held in the national capital. The thr...

February 21, 2025 8:08 PM

Airlines warned as Chinese navy holds live-fire exercises off Australia

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concerns with her Chinese counterpart on Friday over inadequate notice given by the Chinese navy of a rare live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand that forced airline...