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Man accused in Israeli embassy staffer killings faces new terrorism charges - UPI.com

Mourners attend a vigil outside of the White House to honor murdered Israel Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, on Thursday May 22, 2025, in Washington D.C. Federal prosecutors on Thursday filed additional terrorism-related charges against Elias Rodriguez, who is accused »»»

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Gulf News 37m

Google's annual revenue tops $400 billion for the first time, AI investments rise

Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday reported blockbuster earnings, its revenue climbing as it invests massively in cloud computing services enhanced with artificial intelligence. The tech giant said revenue jumped 18% year-on-year in the quarter, and overall annual revenue topped $400 billion for t»»»

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Gulf News 49m

Successful AI will become a natural part of everyday life

New technologies follow a familiar arc. They begin as marvels — expensive, experimental and full of fanfare. As the excitement settles, the technologies that truly change society fade into the background. That isn’t because they become less powerful but because they become dependable, affordable an»»»

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Gulf News 55m

“We are open to everyone”: Syria’s investment head says Chevron oil project announcement is coming

Dubai: Syria will soon announce a major oil project with US energy giant Chevron, the head of the country’s investment authority said on Tuesday, as Damascus seeks to attract foreign capital after years of conflict and isolation. Talal Helali, chairman of the Syria Investment Authority, made the re»»»

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Gulf News 55m

A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant

A newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy, health officials said. New Mexico officials this week warned people to avoid consuming unpasteurised dairy products following the death. Interest in and sales of raw milk have been »»»

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BBC 58m

'We are ready to talk' - US news anchor Savannah Guthrie addresses mother's abductor

US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted an emotional video where they address whoever could have abducted their mother. "We are ready to talk," she says in the video posted to Instagram. "We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear f»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Low-cost anti-obesity drugs Ozempic, Wegovy force market reset for makers

Dubai: The rapid fall in US prices for blockbuster anti-obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy is reshaping the obesity treatment market, expanding access for millions of patients while hitting manufacturers in sharply different ways. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Once pri»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Here's what international law says about striking energy facilities in war

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks, plunging people into frozen darkness in one of the country’s coldest winters on record. Ukraine has accused Russia of illegally targetting power infrastructure during the war to deny civilians li»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Seychelles President Patrick Herminie to embark on five-day India visit on Thursday

New Delhi: Seychelles President Patrick Herminie will travel to India for a State Visit from Thursday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It will be Herminie's first visit to India since assuming office in October last year, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is »»»

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Gulf News 1h

Cyberattacks targetting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics thwarted: Foreign minister

Italy has thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign minister said Wednesday, as security operations ramp up with just hours to go before the opening ceremony. The attacks were "on foreign ministry offices, starting with Washington, and also s»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Measles cases surge across the Americas: Regional health organisation issues alert

MEXICO CITY: The Pan American Health Organisation, PAHO, issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers. It also called for urgent vaccination campaigns, highlighting that 78% of recent cases involved unvaccinated»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Chinese national who exposed rights abuses freed from US detention after being granted asylum

WASHINGTON: Guan Heng, a Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released from federal detention more than five months after being swept up in the Trump administration's mass immigration enforcement operation. Guan was released and reunited with his mother on Tues»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration, but mass deportations won't stop

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a "softer touch" may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota. But mass deportations would not stop. Also Read: Golden Globes 2026: Mark Ruffalo turns red carpet into powerful 'Be Good»»»

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Gulf News 1h

Philippines: Signal # 2 areas named as tropical storm Basyang (Penha) moves toward Eastern Mindanao

Manila: Tropical storm Basyang (international name: Penha), has maintained its strength while moving toward Eastern Mindanao. Weather trackers show the storm's projected path from its current position southeast of the Philippines, curving westward across Mindanao, then northwest toward the Visayas.»»»

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Ya Libnan 1h

Lebanon President meets Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc chief MP Mohammad Raad at Baabda Palace – Ya Libnan

Share: President Joseph Aoun, received on Wednesday the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, at the Baabda Palace. The meeting was attended by Dr. Ahmad Mehna and the President’s special advisor, Brigadier General Andre Rahal, Hezbollah’s website Al Manar reported. After the me»»»

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Dubai-born Shaan Singh wins sixth Grammy, celebrates with friends at Top Golf LA

Dubai: At 3am in Los Angeles, just hours after winning his sixth Grammy Award, sound engineer who was born and raised in Dubai Shaan Singh was already back in work mode. The sound engineer, recognized for his work on Jelly Roll’s album Beautifully Broken, which won Best Contemporary Country Album a»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Glencore-Tinto: What to know about mining's biggest merger

Anglo-Australian metals giant Rio Tinto is in talks to acquire Swiss competitor Glencore, potentially creating the world's largest mining firm at a time of soaring demand for copper. Here's how things stand ahead of a takeover bid deadline set for Thursday. Birth of a giantMining behemoth Rio Tinto»»»

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UPI 2h

Nike accused of discrimination via DEI programs - UPI.com

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday asked a federal court to grant a subpoena forcing Nike to provide information related to complaints of systemic discrimination against the shoemaker's white workers. File Photo by Wu Hong/EPA-EFE Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Equal Employment Opportuni»»»

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Gulf News 2h

Man gets life sentence for Trump golf course assassination attempt

Florida: Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024, has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal court, CNN reported. Routh was found guilty in September on five counts, including attempted assassination of a major pre»»»

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Gulf News 2h

End of US-Russia nuclear pact a 'grave moment': UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged the United States and Russia to quickly sign a new nuclear deal, as the existing treaty was set to expire in a "grave moment for international peace and security." The New START agreement will end Thursday, formally releasing both Moscow and Washington f»»»

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Kuna 2h

US DHS withdraws 700 personnel from Minnesota

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- White House border czar Tom Homan said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would pull out 700 federal personnel immediately from Minnesota after weeks of tensions with anti-ICE protesters.This partial redeployment represents 25 percent of the(Immigration and Custom»»»

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Kuwait beat Egypt in final of Arab Wheelchair Basketball Championship

KUWAIT, Feb 4 (KUNA) -- Kuwait national team were proclaimed champions of the first Arab Wheelchair Basketball Championship after a 72-68 victory over the Egyptian team on Wednesday.Palestine team secured a spot on the podium after defeating Syria 53-39.The final game, held at Kuwait Disabled Sport»»»

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US wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it wants to create a critical minerals "trading bloc" with its allies and partners, using tariffs to maintain minimum prices and defend against China’s stranglehold on the key elements needed for everything from fighter jets to smartphon»»»

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Gulf News 3h

Filipino billionaire Manny Villar faces SEC bombshell

Imagine building an empire so large that a single revaluation — one line in your financial statements — wipes out more than one trillion pesos off your assets almost overnight. That’s exactly what happened to Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr., one of the Philippines’ richest, influential men. The 76-year-o»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Al Attiyah looking to rewrite history at home as Qatar International Rally gets underway

Tribune News Network Lusail Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah will be bidding for a record-breaking 19th victory from 26 starts when this weekend’s Qatar International Rally gets underway from the Lusail Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon. The in-form Qatari began his challenge for an unprecedented 21st FI»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

QC launches Alaqraboon Centre to strengthen social welfare in Qatar

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has launched the Alaqraboon Centre, marking a new and expanded chapter in its efforts to enhance social welfare and humanitarian assistance in the State of Qatar. The Centre was established following approval by Qatar Charity’s Board of Directors in Dece»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

GCO, TikTok sign multi-year MoU to support global creative excellence

TikTok participated in Web Summit Qatar 2026 this week through a series of initiatives focused on knowledge exchange, celebrating creativity, and engaging with Qatar’s rapidly evolving digital ecosystem. As part of participation, TikTok and the Government Communications Office (GCO) signed a Memora»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Paralympian Scout Bassett shares how sport changed her life – and can do the same for others

Tribune News Network Doha As Qatar prepares to celebrate National Sport Day, record-breaking Paralympian Scout Bassett (pictured) – whose life has taken her from being an orphaned child who lost her leg in a chemical fire to the pinnacle of para-athletics – has told Qatar Foundation’s Education Cit»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Qatar hosts high-level UN event on social development

QNA New York The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of France, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), organised a high-level side event on the margin»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Al Misnad discusses ties with Syrian official, French envoy

QNA Doha Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with Head of the Planning and Statistics Authority in Syria Anas Salim in Doha on Wednesday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed relations between the two countries and ways to strengthe»»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

PM reaffirms Qatar’s support for regional de-escalation efforts in call with Iran FM

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call on Wednesday from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr Abbas Araqchi. During the call, they discussed the ongoing efforts to de-escalate »»»

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Qatar Tribune 3h

Joint tactical exercise of security agencies of GCC states concludes

QNA Doha Under the patronage and in the presence of Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the activities of the joint tactical exercise of the security agencies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, tit»»»

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Ya Libnan 4h

Maduro ally Alex Saab, arrested in Venezuela, to be extradited to US again – Ya Libnan

Share: File : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro(L) is shown with his frontman Alex Saab , a Lebanese Columbian and Venezuelan businessman who is reportedly closely associated with Hezbollah’s illicit financial networks in Latin America. Saab was released from US jail in exchange for 10 Americans »»»

UPI 4h

Supreme Court denies request to block California redistricting - UPI.com

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a motion to block California's redistricting map amid legal challenges ahead of November's midterm election. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a California Republican Party and Trump administration re»»»

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BBC 4h

US probes Nike over white worker discrimination claims

Nike is under investigation by the US government over claims the footwear giant discriminated against white workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces workplace discrimination laws, announced on Wednesday it has demanded company records going back to 2018, including»»»

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BBC 4h

Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow moves husband's grave to Kyiv

The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire. Soldiers stretch a Ukrainian flag over a shiny wooden coffin and stand silently alongside in the sparkling white snow. A woman cries, her face crumpling. Natalia is burying her husband for the second time. Vital»»»

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UPI 5h

The Washington Post fires nearly a third of its news staff - UPI.com

The Washington Post on Wednesday announced it is firing nearly a third of its staff and revising its coverage to address business problems. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Feb. 4 (UPI) -- More than 300 reporters and others are being let go from The Washington Post amid financial troubles, the Jeff Bezos»»»

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BBC 5h

Trump says America should move on from Epstein - it may not be that easy

Over the past two months, the US Department of Justice has released millions of documents related to its sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the president wants the nation to move on - but will it? Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the government's review of the »»»

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Sana 5h

Minister Haykal: Syria ,UAE share mutual interest in boosting telecoms cooperation

Dubai, Feb. 5 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdul Salam Haykal, affirmed on Wednesday the importance of boosting international cooperation with the UAE, particularly in the field of digital transformation. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the side»»»

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BBC 5h

Epstein asked Chomsky for advice over 'putrid' media coverage, files show

Jeffrey Epstein sought advice from linguist Noam Chomsky over what he called "putrid" media coverage of sex trafficking allegations against him, new files show. In emails from February 2019, the disgraced financier asked if he should "defend myself" or "try to ignore". A response that appears to be»»»

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UPI 5h

Lake Erie could hit rare 100% ice coverage as freeze-over window narrows - UPI.com

Lake Erie is flirting with a milestone that has happened only a handful of times in the modern record: a complete freeze-over. As of this week, the lake's ice coverage reached 95.3, according to an analysis by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. It is the second year in a row with»»»

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Bulgarian News Agency 5h

Parts of Bulgaria Brace for Very Intense Rain on Thursday

High and very high danger of heavy rain has been declared for Thursday, February 5, in 22 out of 28 administrative regions in Bulgaria. The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has issued a red alert (the highest of three alert levels) for parts of the southern regions of Kardzhal»»»

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The Peninsula 5h

Sri Lanka to launch sweeping education reforms

Colombo: Sri Lanka will launch a major transformation of its education sector to build a skilled workforce and accelerate national development, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday. Addressing the 78th National Independence Day celebrations, the president said the reforms aim to cre»»»

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Kuna 5h

Kuwait FM receives congratulatory call from Djiboutian peer

KUWAIT, Feb 3 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah received a phone call from his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Houssein Omar who congratulated Sheikh Jarrah on his new post.Omar wished Sheikh Jarrah success, voicing hope for work»»»

Kuna 5h

Briefing of KUNA main news for Tuesday until 00:00 GMT

3273283 DUBAI -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrives in the UAE, leading Kuwait delegation to the World Governments Summit. 3273300 TUNIS -- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in the western city of Zintan. 3273302 RAMALLAH --»»»

UPI 5h

Sunspot region continues to blast out powerful solar flares - UPI.com

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week. Solar flares typically originate from active regions on the sun, which are marked by groups of sunspots -- such as Region 4366. NASA's Solar Dynamics»»»

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RT 5h

Was Epstein a Mossad spy, or did he just look like one?

The US Justice Department’s January release of over 3 million documents continues to stoke theories that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated as an asset for Israel’s Mossad. While no smoking-gun has emerged, the tranche includes emails amplifying Israeli political entanglements, self-ag»»»

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UPI 6h

Stephen Miran resigns from Council of Economic Advisers, stays at Fed - UPI.com

1 of 5 | Stephen Miran announced Wednesday that he's resigning from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, but hasn't resigned from his position as a governor at the Federal Reserve. File Photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Stepehn Miran, a Federal Reserve governor, ha»»»

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Dailynews Hungary 6h

Missing 18-year-old found dead after weeks-long search in Hungary

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UPI 6h

Pinterest fires 2 for creating software to track fired coworkers - UPI.com

Pinterest officials fired two software engineers for creating a script that tracks and identifies workers fired amid downsizing that was announced on January 27. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two engineers for the Pinterest site no longer are employed after creati»»»

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