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February 20, 2025 9:29 AM

Trump’s approval rating slips as Americans worry about the economy

U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has ticked slightly lower in recent days as more Americans worried about the direction of the U.S. economy as the new leader threatens a host of countries with tariffs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The si...

February 19, 2025 5:41 PM

After decades in exile, Syria’s Jews visit Damascus

For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue in the heart of Syria's capital Damascus, carefully passing their thumbs over the handwritten text as if still in awe they were back hom...

February 19, 2025 5:09 PM

CSIR and NAST Sign MoU to strengthen Indo-Nepal Scientific Cooperation

In a landmark step toward enhancing scientific collaboration between India and Nepal, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, and the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M...

February 19, 2025 4:47 PM

Putin-Trump meeting is possible this month but may be later, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet this month, although the first face-to-face encounter between a Russian and a U.S. leader since 2021 could take longer to prepare, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump said ...

February 19, 2025 4:43 PM

Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in Ireland urge government to confront China on transnational repression during Wang Yi’s visit

Members of the Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in Ireland have called on the Irish government to address China’s transnational repression and human rights violations during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Dublin. Wang, who is also a...

February 19, 2025 4:26 PM

Webb Telescope provides unprecedented view of our Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is providing the best look yet at the chaotic events unfolding around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, observing a steady flickering of light punctuated by occasional bright flares a...

February 19, 2025 1:24 PM

EAM Jaishankar to attend G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in South Africa

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will travel to South Africa to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, scheduled for February 20-21 in Johannesburg, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday. Jaishankar w...

February 19, 2025 2:26 PM

Lebanese search for dead in devastated villages as Israel withdraws

Residents of south Lebanon returned to devastated villages on Tuesday, searching for the bodies of relatives killed in last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah, as Israeli troops withdrew from most of the territory. Israeli Foreign Minister Gide...

February 19, 2025 12:17 PM

Musk calls himself ‘tech-support’ for Trump, blasts U.S. bureaucracy for blocking executive orders

Tesla CEO and DOGE Head Elon Musk has accused the U.S. bureaucracy of obstructing President Donald Trump’s executive orders, claiming that officials are "fighting against the will of the people." In a Fox News interview aired Tuesday, Musk critici...

February 19, 2025 2:28 PM

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with overseeing a plot to overturn his 2022 election loss with a coup, further complicating the far-right firebrand's already narrow hopes of pulling off a political comeback. Prosecutor ...

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