WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - New tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will take effect on February 24 for 150 days, the White House said in a statement. "The Proclamation imposes, for a period of 150 days, a 10% ad valorem import duty on articles imported into the United States. The temporary imp»»»

Attacks carried out by Israel on Friday in eastern Lebanon killed eight members of Hezbollah, an official from the group told AFP on Saturday. Lebanon's health ministry said Friday that a total of 10 people were killed in strikes that hit the eastern Bekaa region. The Israeli military said it targe»»»

Dubai: A Pakistani expat has kicked off February with a life-changing moment, winning Dh50,000 in Big Ticket's second weekly e-draw. Riasat Khan never stopped believing. For the past 10 years, he purchased Big Ticket entries every single month without fail, first as part of one colleague group, the»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has taken control of the settlement of Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "As a result of active operations, Battlegroup Zapad have liberated the settlement of Karpovka in the Donetsk People's Repub»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Administration is discussing whether a possible deal with Iran should cover only its nuclear program or also extend to Iranian missiles and proxy forces, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing US and Middle Eastern officials familiar with the matter. On Thurs»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new French nuclear doctrine reportedly ‪includes elements that completely contradict the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and violate the Russia-NATO Founding Act, Russian Ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov told Sputnik. In March 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron »»»

Israeli strikes on the country's east and south killed at least twelve people on Friday, with Israel's army saying it targeted militant group Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas. A Hezbollah source told AFP that a military leader from the Iran-backed group was among the dead in the strikes in »»»

President Joseph Aoun on Saturday strongly condemned deadly Israeli attacks on the Bekaa and the Ain al-Helweh camp carried out a day prior, the latest despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah. In a statement, Aoun called the attacks "a blatant act of aggression aimed at thwarting diplomatic efforts" by »»»

A draft law on the European Digital Identity Wallet was published on the Public Consultation Portal of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria on February 17, marking the first formal step toward introducing a Bulgarian digital identity wallet. The bill seeks to establish the national legal framework »»»

Serbia has urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country "as soon as possible", after US President Donald Trump threatened military action over the Islamic republic's nuclear program. The Balkan nation had already invited Serbian nationals in mid-January to leave Iran and not to travel there, as »»»

As the gates of Al Ain Zoo open each morning, Khaled Salem Alaryani is already reviewing the day’s schedule. Before the first visitors arrive, he checks in with the animal care team for updates – perhaps a special feeding session, a behavioural milestone or a moment worth highlighting during a tour»»»

Dubai: The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) has opened the new Zamzam mosque in Al Barsha South 2. The mosque can host up to 850 worshippers, including 700 men and 150 women, and is set to serve residents in Al Barsha South 2 and nearby communities. Designed in a modern »»»

The US military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narc»»»

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A 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan including the capital Kabul has resulted in only minor damage and one reported injury, a disaster official told AFP on Saturday. The quake hit on Friday just as people in the Muslim-majority country were sitting down to break their Ramadan »»»

Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall hit the region on Friday. A 42-year-old German man, caught in an avalanche with his 16-year-old son, was among the victims, police said. The teenager was airlifted to hospital from the slope in Nauders near the»»»

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US trading partners in Asia started weighing fresh uncertainties on Saturday after President Donald Trump vowed to impose a new tariff on imports, hours after the Supreme Court struck down many of the sweeping levies he used to launch a global trade war. The court's ruling invalidated a number of t»»»

Serbia has urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country "as soon as possible", after US President Donald Trump threatened military action over the country's nuclear program. The Balkan nation had already invited Serbian nationals in mid-January to leave Iran and not to travel there, as the count»»»

Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the country's east and south killed 12 people on Friday, with Israel's army saying it targeted Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas. A statement from Hezbollah in the eastern Bekaa Valley said a "commander" from the Iran-backed group had been killed in the raids »»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health recently organised the opening ceremony of the third public health sector football tournament at Aspire Athletics Track Stadium, with the attendance of a large number of health sector leaders and employees. The tournament comes as part of the Ministry of P»»»

Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to begin restoring the island’s depleted ecosystem. The 158 newcomers, aged 8 to 13, have begun exp»»»

Military jets were launched to intercept five Russian aircraft that were flying in international airspace off Alaska’s western coast, but military officials said Friday the Russian aircraft were not seen as provocative. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said it detected and tracked two R»»»

An ‌out-of-control bushfire in Australia's Victoria state prompted an evacuation alert for residents near a remote mining settlement, authorities said on Saturday. The alert, at the highest emergency rating, was for the area surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement in the Gaffney's Creek region, about 50»»»

US President Donald Trump told Vietnam's top leader To Lam he would "instruct the relevant agencies" to remove the country from a list restricted from accessing advanced US technologies, Vietnam's government announced Saturday. The two leaders met in person for the first time at the White House on »»»

On Feb. 21, 1925, the first issue of The New Yorker was published. 1 of 6 | On February 21, 1925, the first issue of The New Yorker was published. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo Feb. 21 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx an»»»

At least four people were killed and 17 others injured when a truck transporting liquid gas overturned and exploded in Santiago, Chile, Reuters reports. Authorities said the driver lost control before the crash and was among those who died. The blast occurred in the northern Santiago commune of Ren»»»

KUWAIT, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil rose up 53 cents to USD 69.07 per barrel (pb) on Friday, compared to USD 68.54 pb the previous day, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Saturday.In global markets, Brent crude futures increased 10 cents to USD 71.76 pb, while West Texas»»»

US President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary personal attack Friday on the Supreme Court justices who struck down his global tariffs, including two of his own appointees, and claimed they were being "swayed by foreign interests." "I'm ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely asham»»»

Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, including some who were allowed to enter from the occupied West Bank. The Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa took place for th»»»

President Sadyr Japarov announced plans to establish an Investigative Committee in Kyrgyzstan in an interview with Kabar news agency. The new body would be granted all investigative powers and would report directly to the president, with the stated aim of ensuring independent investigations and pro»»»

OpenAI banned a ChatGPT account owned by the suspect of a mass shooting in British Columbia more than half a year before the attack took place. The AI company said they had identified an account owned by Jesse Van Rootselaar in June 2025 under abuse and enforcement detection, which includes identif»»»

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday imposing new 10 percent tariffs on "all countries" following a Supreme Court ruling invalidating tariffs he had introduced in early April last year.In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said»»»

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set to meet in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths. Brazil has the world's second-largest reserves of these elements, which are used in everything from ele»»»

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that three individuals were killed in a military strike targeting a drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean.In a statement posted on its official account on X, SOUTHCOM said Joint Task Force "Southern Sp»»»

Quito: More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago, the environment ministry said Friday. Park rangers carried large crates containing the 158 tortoises on their backs, hiking seven k»»»

A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks, authorities said. The provincial livestock office in Chiang Mai said in a statement on Friday that testing detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus as wel»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) expects moderate temperatures along the coast until 6pmtoday, with some haze or light fog in some areas initially. At sea, haze is also expected at times.Winds along the coast will be northwesterly at speeds of 7 to 17 knots, while at sea they will be no»»»

The Libyan Business Council (LBC) announced (on 18 February) that the Libyan African Council for Sub-Saharan Countries held its first official meeting last Monday, 16 February, at the LBC’s headquarters in Tripoli and online. The meeting aimed to coordinate the LBC’s work, review the report on the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Department of Meteorology says the weather inshore until 6pm today, Saturday, 21 February will be hazy to misty in some areas across the country. In its daily weather report, the Department noted that moderate temperatures will be observed during the day and cold by night. The lowest t»»»

Abu Dhabi’s municipal authorities have stepped up preparations for the busy Ramadan season, confirming that abattoirs across the capital are fully ready to handle rising demand while maintaining strict health and safety standards. The Abu Dhabi City Municipality said a series of operational and pre»»»

NEW YORK, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait affirmed its keenness to actively participate and contribute to updating and amending the UNCITRAL Model Law in line with evolving international legal developments.This came in a statement delivered Friday evening by member of Kuwait's delegation from »»»

An orange weather code alerts for heavy rain and snowfall has been issued for Saturday for nine regions in Bulgaria, according to the website of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. The warning applies to the regions of Kardzhali, Haskovo, Stara Zagora and Gabrovo, as well as to par»»»

Political forces in Lebanon have kicked off their preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in May despite doubts that they may not be held. No more than ten candidates have so far submitted their nominations as the political powers work on postponing the elections while still preparing»»»