North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft, FBI says

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WASHINGTON, February 27 — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of digital assets last week, the...

Israeli hostage release: Hamas hands over four bodies

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The Israeli military says Shlomo Mansour, 86, was killed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and his body taken to Gaza. (Getty Images) Gaza, February 27 — Hamas has...

Bus crash in Thailand kills 18

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A rescue worker at the site of a bus crash that killed 18 people in Thailand, February 26, 2025 [Sue Prachinburi/AFP] BANGKOK, February 26 — A bus crashed and...

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46

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Khartoum (Sudan), February 26 — The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in the city of Omdurman on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum has increased to at...

Gaza ceasefire talks back on track after prisoner agreement

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A Palestinian Hamas fighter precedes International Red Cross vehicles as they arrive in the central Gaza Strip to receive three Israeli hostages. JERUSALEM, February 26 — Israel has agreed...

Trump to convene first cabinet meeting, including Musk

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WASHINGTON, February 26 — US President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to convene his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office last month, in an effort to further his...

29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan: officials

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Remainings of houses damaged by the flood are pictured in Firozkoh the capital city of Ghor Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters/File) HERAT, Afghanistan, February 26 — Twenty-nine people died in two...

Six babies die from cold in Gaza over two weeks

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A premature baby being treated at the Patient's Friends Benevolent Society hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. (AFP) Gaza, February 26 — At least six babies have died in the...

Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US

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Haul trucks carry ore from an a mine in central Ukraine. (Bloomberg via Getty Images/File) Kyiv, February 26 — Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal...

Macron warns Ukraine peace can't mean 'surrender', after Trump talks

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WASHINGTON, February 25 — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path...

South Korea's Yoon faces last impeachment hearing over martial law

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SEOUL, February 25 — South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing his final impeachment hearing on Tuesday before judges decide whether to formally remove him from office over...

US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine

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America's acting UN envoy, Dorothy Camille Shea, voting at the UN Security Council. (Reuters) New York, February 25 — The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at...

Ukrainians hold service to mark war anniversary

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Several marchers in Carlisle carried banners and flags. (BBC) Kyiv, February 24 — Ukrainians living in Cumbria have come together to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of...

Why a mega river-linking plan has sparked massive protests in India

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At least 21 villages, mostly inhabited by tribespeople, will be submerged by the project. (Vishnukant Tiwari/BBC) Delhi, February 24 — Thousands of villagers in the central Indian state of...

Zelensky offers to resign in exchange for Ukrainian NATO membership

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KYIV, Ukraine, February 23 — Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday -- the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if...