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Russia, Ukraine strike energy infrastructure
US, Ukraine officials to meet later this week
Hamas: Ceasefire is only way to bring back hostages
Trump will meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah Tuesday
EU's AI push to get $50 billion boost, EU's von der Leyen says
Von der Leyen said investments will focus on industrial and mission-critical technologies
Five killed in suicide bomb blast in northeastern Afghanistan, police say
The blast killed civilians and members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement, police said
Virginia governor declares storm emergency as snow and ice bear down on mid-Atlantic states
The National Weather Service said travel would become treacherous Tuesday through early Wednesday in much of Virginia and West Virginia
Singapore detains student accused of embracing far-right extremism
Lee has been detained since December under the ISA, which allows suspects to be held for up to two years without trial
Indonesia general to head state food procurement company, sparking concerns
Under military laws, soldiers are allowed to fill civilian posts only at state institutions in sectors such as defense, security, intelligence and disaster response
Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing 1 person, authorities say
An arriving jet veered off the runway and collided with a parked Gulfstream 200 jet.
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel tariffs that could hit Canada and Mexico, the top two exporters to the U.S., the hardest. Trump’s ongoing trade offensive also provoked chiding from the U.S.’ top competitor, China. Anita Powell reports.
Back to plastic: Trump announces US policy ‘to end the use of paper straws’
President says paper straws ‘are nonfunctional,’ government won’t buy them
US senior advisers to talk with Zelenskyy on Munich sidelines
Trump say US is working on money-for-minerals deal with Ukraine
Trump to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum
President Donald Trump is set to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. from all countries, including allies. Trump also signs an order to return plastic straws to federal food service. In eastern DRC, volunteers were recovering bodies from a prison on Monday after clashes between rebels and the Congolese army resulted in a prison break. An end to the penny? And a look at how decisions about foreign aid expenditures in Washington can affect refugee families in Thailand.
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
Trump drops heavy tariffs in bid to shore up US producers
Hamas threatens to delay hostage release
Trump: ‘All hell is going to break out’ if hostages aren’t returned
France seeks AI boom, urges EU investment in the sector
At an AI summit in Paris, French president urged Europe to be an AI leader, but concerns about the technology persist
Justice Dept directs prosecutors to drop charges against New York mayor
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, a political appointee of President Donald Trump, intervened in the case, saying the indictment of Adams interfered with his 2025 mayoral reelection campaign
Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI
Musk's bid is likely to ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup at the heart of a boom in generative AI technology