The International ‍Olympic Committee has called on attendees at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday to "be respectful to each other", amid fears that US athletes and politicians could face jeers as the controversial presence of US ICE agents at the games has sparked anger i»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised on Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for naming Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgraced financier, saying he was sorry ​he had believed his "lies" before appointing him. British ​Prime Minister ⁠Keir »»»

The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communi»»»

The Trump administration has put aside its tariff threats, and is calling for a new trade bloc to focus on critical minerals. Ministers from 55 countries attended talks in Washington aimed at reducing their reliance on China, which dominates the production and processing of the elements. Meanwhile,»»»

China marked a series of landmark achievements in 2025 that cemented its growing lead in global innovation and technology governance, as the country deepens investment in artificial intelligence, deep-space exploration, and industrial modernisation. »»»

China has granted the world’s first commercial licences for autonomous flying taxis, marking a significant milestone in the global push for urban air mobility. »»»

China marked a series of landmark achievements in 2025 that cemented its growing lead in global innovation and technology governance, as the country deepens investment in artificial intelligence, deep-space exploration, and industrial modernisation. »»»

China is reshaping Central Asia’s nuclear energy sector, challenging Russia’s long-standing dominance in the region. In September 2025, Uzbekistan explored a contingency agreement with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), amid concerns that the contract signed in June with Russia’s »»»

Venezuelan intelligence agents have detained Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who served as industry minister under Nicolás Maduro and allegedly functioned as the regime's primary financial operator, in what could expose simmering fissures within the country's ruling establishment as interim pres»»»

Colombian President Gustavo Petro emerged from approximately two hours of closed-door White House talks with US President Donald Trump on February 3, focused on counter-narcotics cooperation and regional security, paving the way for a thaw after months of diplomatic tensions. »»»

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed more than a dozen cooperation agreements on February 3 in Beijing, deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership as Washington seeks to curb Chinese influence in Latin America. »»»

Cuba experienced its coldest temperature on record on February 3 when the mercury dropped to zero degrees Celsius, an unprecedented event for the Caribbean island nation that comes as it faces an acute energy crisis triggered by dwindling oil supplies and mounting US pressure following the capture »»»

Venezuelan intelligence agents have detained Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who served as industry minister under Nicolás Maduro and allegedly functioned as the regime's primary financial operator, in what could expose simmering fissures within the country's ruling establishment as interim pres»»»

The United States has renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extending duty-free access for eligible African exports to the US market until December 31, 2026, with retroactive effect from September 30, 2025, when the Trump administration allowed it to lapse. »»»

Venezuela's interim government has fast-tracked sweeping changes to the country's hydrocarbon law in a bid to attract foreign capital to its battered oil industry, but major US producers remain reluctant to commit billions of dollars amid persistent legal uncertainties and the absence of security g»»»

US President Donald Trump announced on social media that he was slashing tariffs on India from 50% to 18%, after cutting a new trade agreement that will see New Delhi reduce its imports of Russian crude oil dramatically. T»»»

Venezuela's National Assembly has backed a fundamental restructuring of the country's oil sector, driving the final nail into more than two decades of socialist policies that prioritised state control over the industry. Le»»»

Argentina’s government does not plan to return to international debt markets despite a sharp fall in country risk, Economy Minister Luis Caputo revealed, signalling a continued strategy of avoiding sovereign bond issuance even as financing conditions improve, MDZ reported. »»»

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, flew into Bishkek on February 4 to convey a message to Central Asian leaders that “since President Trump arrived in office … the United States is open for business.” »»»

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, flew into Bishkek on February 4 to convey a message to Central Asian leaders that “since President Trump arrived in office … the United States is open for business.” »»»

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, flew into Bishkek on February 4 to convey a message to Central Asian leaders that “since President Trump arrived in office … the United States is open for business.” »»»

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, flew into Bishkek on February 4 to convey a message to Central Asian leaders that “since President Trump arrived in office … the United States is open for business.” »»»

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan said on February 4 that trade, transport links and people-to-people contacts were beginning to show tangible gains six months after they initialled a peace agreement, following fresh talks in Abu Dhabi. »»»

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, flew into Bishkek on February 4 to convey a message to Central Asian leaders that “since President Trump arrived in office … the United States is open for business.” »»»

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan said on February 4 that trade, transport links and people-to-people contacts were beginning to show tangible gains six months after they initialled a peace agreement, following fresh talks in Abu Dhabi. »»»

A Serbian government minister and three other officials went on trial on February 4 on charges of abuse of office and falsifying documents in a case linked to a high-profile real estate project once backed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. »»»

The New START treaty expired last night. It is the last of the Cold War-era missile agreements and marks the death of what security infrastructure was left to prevent the total annihilation of the planet. There was a reaso»»»

The US military says it has struck another boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that it alleges was carrying drugs, killing two people on Thursday. US Southern Command said the vessel was being operated by designated terrorist organisations and travelling on known narco-trafficking routes. US forces h»»»

When Washington agreed to Tehran's demand to relocate bilateral talks from Turkey to Oman, it signified yet another curious chapter in the Trump administration's erratic approach to Middle Eastern diplomacy. The concession, which some might interpret as flexibility, likely signals something far mor»»»

Russia and the United States agreed to resume high-level military contacts, in a major step of rapprochement between the world's top nuclear powers at Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Moscow and Washington suspended senior military dialogue shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with»»»

The US military Thursday said it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific, bringing the death toll from Washington's campaign to at least 128. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and wa»»»

Dissident Iranian film director Jafar Panahi told AFP he believes ordinary Iranians risk being "sacrificed" in talks between Iran and the United States on Friday, with his country still "in shock" over a deadly crackdown on protests. Panahi, Iran's best-known director, offered support for anti-gove»»»

Jeff King was recovering from an unexpected procedure to fix his irregular heart rhythm when he received shocking news. The hospital had given him a $160,000 (£119,00) bill for the treatment. King, a former pastor, did not have standard health insurance from his employer, only a cost-sharing altern»»»

Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a plan to bolster Canada's car industry and support its electric vehicle transition, as the sector buckles under the weight of US tariffs. The new initiatives, announced on Thursday, mark Canada's latest effort to reduce its reliance on the US, amid President»»»

Dubai: Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes talks in Oman starting Friday, their first formal negotiations since last year’s war between Iran and Israel and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The meeting comes amid soaring tensions following Tehran’s deadly crackdown on nat»»»

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The Dutch military has got a new high-profile volunteer as it seeks to boost recruitment to counter growing fears about peace and security in Europe. Queen Máxima, the 54-year-old Argentinean-born wife of King Willem-Alexander, started training this week to become a reserve »»»

President Donald Trump wants China and Russia to negotiate a new strategic arms reduction treaty after the New START treaty with Russia expired on Wednesday. Screengrab from Russian Defense Ministry Press Office video/UPI | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump wants a new nuclear ar»»»

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in the country to be electric by 2035, while announcing major investments to support the auto industry's EV transition. In unveiling his plan to transform the sector, Carney said Canada's auto industry needed »»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv on Thursday held a second day of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on ending their war amid an escalation in Russia’s winter attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and after a sharp rise last year in Ukrainian civilians killed in the fighting. “We are working i»»»

CARACAS, Venezuela: Andrés Velásquez didn’t stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election. A former governor who had crisscrossed Venezuela stumping for then-President Nicolás Maduro's opponent in the disputed race, he grew a thick beard, sent»»»

Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary Bloc in Lebanon held Thursday its regular session to discuss a number of political and parliamentary issues, condemning the Israeli escalation against Lebanon. The Bloc expresses its full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran—its leadership, government, an»»»

The price of Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level in 15 months despite US president Donald Trump's personal and public support of cryptocurrency. A single Bitcoin is now worth $66,000 (£48,700), its lowest level since October of 2024, with the price down 24% since the start of this year. The drop»»»

MOSCOW: The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States expired Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century. The termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for what many fear could be an unconst»»»

ABUJA, Nigeria: Gunmen killed scores of people during an attack on two villages in Western Nigeria in one of the deadliest assaults in the West African country in recent months. The attack on Tuesday evening targetted the neighbouring villages of Woro and Nuku, in Kwara state. A lawmaker who repres»»»

1 of 5 | U.S. Commissioner of Food and Drugs Marty Makary speaks at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on January 8. The FDA announced it wouldn't enforce labeling rules for artificial food additives. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Feb. »»»

U.S. non-farm job openings trended lower at 6.5 million in December, but hirings remained steady, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. File Photo by UPI/Brian Kersey | License Photo Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. non-farm job openings trended downward to 6.5 million in Dece»»»

President Donald Trump has said he can replace an expiring US-Russia arms control deal with a better agreement that includes China, a move that would upend a decades-long arrangement between the world's biggest nuclear powers. But as Washington and Moscow seek a path forward following the expiratio»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Fire Station has announced the opening of three major solo exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists Chung Seoyoung, Haroon Mirza, and Ho Tzu Nyen. The exhibitions opened on the same day Art Basel Qatar launched on February 5, and will remain open beyond the fair da»»»

Tribune News Network Doha On the sidelines of Web Summit Qatar 2026, the National Planning Council (NPC) announced it will advance the adoption of AI technologies and enhance operational practices across the Council’s departments, as part of its enterprise-wide AI transformation plan. The transform»»»