‘No exemptions, no exceptions’: Trump slaps 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium
US president says measures are a response to domestic industry being 'pummelled by both friend and foe alike'.
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Trump administration to ban transgender people from military enlistment
The Republican leader has repeatedly sought to limit the ability of transgender people to serve in US armed forces.
Hamas suspends release of Israeli captives over ceasefire violations
Qassam Brigades' Abu Obeida says Hamas committed to terms of ceasefire agreement as long as Israel adheres to deal.
Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under his Gaza proposal
Asked whether Palestinians would be allowed to return to Gaza under his plan, US president says, 'No, they wouldn't.'
Romania’s President Iohannis resigns after impeachment threat by far right
Iohannis made his decision following mounting pressure from the far right after an annulled election.
Bodies of migrants in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, UN says
IOM urges 'dignified recovery' and identification of dozens of bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya.
At least 51 people killed in Guatemala bus crash
Officials say rescue efforts under way to save people trapped in the wreckage after bus falls into polluted ravine.
Why have Baltic states unplugged from Russia’s electricity grid?
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially joined the EU grid in response to Russia's war on Ukraine.
Sudan army-aligned foreign ministry sets path to elections amid civil war
The plan includes a transitional government, a civilian prime minister and a national dialogue with civil society.
Russia poker-faced on dialogue with US over Ukraine war
Kremlin officials coy on US suggestions of progress towards Trump's goal of swiftly ending conflict.
Fact-check: Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier
In his Super Bowl LIX interview, Trump addressed his administration's economic aims. How accurate were his statements?
Iran’s Pezeshkian accuses US of fake diplomacy
Iran doesn't seek war, but it will not bow to Trump's efforts to tear revolution down, says President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Elation, confusion mark Israel’s reaction to Trump’s Gaza comments
US president's comments, which appear to offer the Israeli far-right much, may ultimately deliver little, analysts say.
‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s US immigration offer
US president's executive order provides resettlement for Afrikaners 'who are victims of unjust racial discrimination'.
Trump says Musk to uncover billions in ‘fraud and abuse’ at US Pentagon
Billionaire Elon Musk is presiding over a purge of US government jobs that critics call an 'evisceration of democracy'.
Here’s how Israel is repeatedly violating the Lebanon ceasefire
A November 27 ceasefire was supposed to end violent attacks, but Israel has continued sporadic strikes on Lebanon.
Libya finds two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants, refugees
Rights groups and UN agencies have documented systematic abuse in Libya including torture, rape and extortion.
Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu’s suggestion it should host Palestinian state
The kingdom reiterated that 'the Palestinian people have a right to their land' and cannot be 'expelled'.
Indian forces kill 31 suspected Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state
Two security personnel also killed in deadliest combat this year and the second major fight in less than a month.
Ecuador votes in presidential election led by Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez
The vote is effectively a referendum on 37-year-old incumbent Daniel Noboa.