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February 9, 2025 5:03 PM

Namibia’s ‘founding father’ Sam Nujoma dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday. Nujoma rose to hea...

February 9, 2025 11:53 AM

French prosecutors probe Musk’s X over alleged algorithmic bias

French prosecutors said on Friday they have opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over alleged algorithmic bias. News of the probe comes just days before a major AI summit in Paris, which is due to host global leaders incl...

February 9, 2025 11:10 PM

Trump says he has spoken to Putin about ending the Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first known direct conversation between Putin and a U.S president since early 2022. Trump, w...

February 8, 2025 12:06 PM

Legendary Sarod Virtuoso Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performs in Riyadh

The Embassy of India, in collaboration with the Diplomatic Quarter Office at the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, hosted the musical performance Three Generations, One Melody, featuring the renowned Indian Sarod Quintet led by acclaimed composer Ust...

February 7, 2025 3:46 PM

Iran’s Khamenei says experience proves talks with US ‘not smart’

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday experience had proven that talks with the United States are "not smart, wise or honorable", the official IRNA news agency reported. This week U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like ...

February 7, 2025 2:58 PM

China blames US ‘sabotage’ for Panama’s departure from Belt and Road initiative

China is opposed to U.S. "smearing and sabotage" of the Belt and Road Initiative in Panama through "pressure and coercion", its foreign ministry said on Friday, after the South American nation decided to exit the programme. At a regular press briefi...

February 7, 2025 12:53 PM

Kremlin confirms Putin and Trump have yet to discuss a possible meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have yet to discuss a possible meeting, CNN quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying. It cited Peskov as saying there had been no initial contacts between the two leaders about...

February 7, 2025 12:32 PM

Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states in mid-February, a State Department official said, making his first trip to the Middle East after a widely condemned proposal by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians in ...

February 7, 2025 12:06 PM

Bangladesh: Ex-president Abdul Hamid’s house set on fire; vandalism, arson spread in districts

In Bangladesh, an uncontrolled mob on Thursday night vandalised and set fire the residence of former president Abdul Hamid in Kishoreganj district. According to local media reports, a large crowd stormed the house, broke into the premises, and looted...

February 7, 2025 11:55 AM

Trump’s Paris AI summit delegation won’t include AI Safety Institute staff, sources say

The U.S. delegation to a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris next week will not include technical staff from the country's AI Safety Institute, two people close to Washington's plans for the event and a third source briefed on the matter. ...

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