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Israeli military vehicles operate in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, 9 February 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Middle East

Hamas names six hostages it will release on Saturday

US dollar banknotes and Russian flag with words "$300 billion frozen assets" are seen in this illustration taken, February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
World+Biz

Russia could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say

Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw onstage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
USA

Fired and rehired: the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul

Palestinian militants and members of the Red Cross gather near vehicles on the day Hamas hands over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, to the Red Cross, as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Hamas says it is investigating possible error over hostage body

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks along with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, DC, 14 February 2025. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Trump's '$21 million for voter turnout' claim sparks political row in India

A man walks past the Alibaba Group office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
World+Biz

China's Alibaba sees revenue surge on back of artificial intelligence, e-commerce

Model of natural gas pipeline and EU flag, 18 July 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
World+Biz

EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies

Tourists pose for photos with the Colosseum in the background in Rome, Italy April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
Europe

Move over Milan: property investors set their sights on spruced-up Rome

Residents and a tenants' union participate in a protest to prevent the eviction of a building called Casa Orsola, which has become a symbol of Barcelona's housing crisis, in Barcelona Spain, January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
Europe

Spain's booming economy brings cold comfort for some

An explosion of a drone and tracers are seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on 17 February 2025. Reuters/Gleb Garanich
World+Biz

China's hopes to be Ukraine peacemaker collide with its goals on Trump, trade

Israelis sit together as they light candles and hold posters with the images Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas, on the day the bodies of deceased hostages, identified at the time by Palestinian militant groups as Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, were handed over under the terms of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel on 20 February 2025. Reuters/Itay Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts

Palestinians walk on a street among the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
Middle East

Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to hash out Gaza plan