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February 27, 2025 7:47 PM

Russian and US teams meet in Istanbul for talks on mending relations

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine. The Kreml...

February 27, 2025 3:28 PM

Hamas says it’s ready for more ceasefire talks after prisoner exchange

Militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire in Gaza after several hundred Palestinians were released from Israeli jails overnight in return for the bodies of four Israeli hostages. It was the ...

February 27, 2025 12:54 PM

Padmashree Moirangthem Muktamani Devi’s shoe business, inspiring people to focus on their strength and not weakness

Moirangthem Muktamani Devi from Kakching, Manipur, was raised by her widowed mother. She married when she was only seventeen and had four children. Thereafter, the family faced financial hardships. She started working in paddy fields by day and sold ...

February 27, 2025 3:29 PM

Trump orders more layoffs, Musk touts cuts at cabinet meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to undertake more large-scale layoffs of workers, while the president let downsizing czar Elon Musktake a star role at his first cabinet meeting and discuss his ambiti...

February 27, 2025 9:57 AM

Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Volodymyr Zelenskiy would visit Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals, while the Ukrainian leader said the success of the deal would hinge on those talks and continued U.S. aid. Under the d...

February 27, 2025 3:30 PM

Hamas hands over bodies of four hostages, Israel frees Palestinian prisoners

Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came i...

February 26, 2025 5:46 PM

Maha Kumbh: Sea of devotees arrive at Triveni Sangam for final ‘snan’ on Maha Shivaratri

Devotees from across the country gathered in large numbers at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj in the early hours of Wednesday for the final 'Snan' of the Maha Kumbh, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Drone visuals captu...

February 25, 2025 4:31 PM

Ukraine needs $524 billion to recover, rebuild after three years of war, World Bank says

The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after Russia's invasion has risen to $524 billion, nearly three times its expected 2024 economic output, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government found. A new st...

February 25, 2025 4:31 PM

South Korea court hears closing statements in Yoon’s impeachment trial

South Korean parliamentary lawyers seeking President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over his short-lived imposition of martial law compared him to a dictator in final arguments during his impeachment trial on Tuesday. Yoon was expected to make a closing st...

February 25, 2025 4:32 PM

Kremlin says Russia has lots of rare earth metals that the US needs and is open to cooperation

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia had lots of rare earth metal deposits and that it was open to doing deals to develop them after President Vladimir Putin held out the possibility of such collaboration with the United States. "The Americans ne...

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