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Putin plans to brief Xi over phone about negotiations with US, says Kremlin

Date: 2025-02-21 17:56:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:11077051

MOSCOW, Feb 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely discuss the results of the talks between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, TASS news agency ....

Macron to be 1st European leader to visit White House in new Trump era

Date: 2025-02-21 17:39:14 GMT - France - World - SN:30 - ID:11077142

PARIS, Feb 21 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Monday, both the Elysée and White House confirmed, making him the first European leader to travel to the US capital since Trump's ....

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes off Itbayat, Batanes

Date: 2025-02-21 09:26:03 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:11 - ID:11076603

MANILA, Feb 21 (MENA) - A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck off Itbayat, Batanes on Friday, February 21, ABS-CBN quoted Philippine Institute of of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) as saying. The tremor happened at the western part of the ....

Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

Date: 2025-02-21 07:31:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:11076485

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning they would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be removed from the country by ....

China, Russia FMs discuss situation in Ukraine, Middle East

Date: 2025-02-20 15:41:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:11075979

MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi engaged in a meeting to discuss a variety of issues, including their relations with the U.S. and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, according to TASS ....

Trump administration tells Pentagon to slash budget by 8% a year

Date: 2025-02-20 06:48:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:11075042

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of the department’s 2026 budget so as to reallocate US$50 billion (S$67 billion) in funds, the Pentagon said on Feb 19, following reports that he had directed deep, ....

Trump administration agrees to hold further talks with Russia on Ukraine

Date: 2025-02-19 06:39:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:11073395

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (MENA) - The administration of US President Donald Trump announced its agreement to hold further talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Al-Hurra TV Channel said Wednesday the approval came after an initial meeting ....

Russia, US agree to work on restoring diplomatic ties

Date: 2025-02-18 20:02:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:11073186

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (MENA) – Russia and the US agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, AP quoted the two countries’ top diplomats as saying after talks that reflected an ....

Zelensky cancels visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2025-02-18 18:36:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:65 - ID:11073030

KYIV, Feb 18 (MENA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the cancellation of his visit to Saudi Arabia, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Ukrinform reported. The Ukrainian leader said this during a joint press ....

US-Russian talks kick off in Riyadh

Date: 2025-02-18 13:00:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:25 - ID:11072129

RIYADH, Feb 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov began meetings Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. The discussions were held under the auspices of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. The ....