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Thursday February 27, 2025

Trump says to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars, other products

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration has made a decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on products from the European Union (EU), including cars, reported Xinhua. "We have made a decision. We'll be announcing it very soon, and it'll be 25 percent generally speaking,

Published: 02:12 am,Thursday 27 February 2025

Israel begins to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Israeli authorities on Thursday began releasing more than 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, according to Palestinian sources, reported Xinhua. Palestinian sources told Xinhua that buses carrying the prisoners departed from Ofer Prison in the central West

Published: 00:56 am,Thursday 27 February 2025

Hamas hands over bodies of 4 Israeli hostages to ICRC in Gaza

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Wednesday night to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a source with Hamas told Xinhua. Al-Qassam Brigades handed over the bodies to the ICRC team, and the team will deliver

Published: 00:01 am,Thursday 27 February 2025

Israeli attacks kill 2 in Lebanon, West Bank

One person was killed and another wounded on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car on the Hermel-Al-Qasr road, near the Lebanese-Syrian border in eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), reported Xinhua. The Israeli military, in a statement, confirmed the attack, saying

Published: 23:43 pm,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Woman gunned down in Australia's Queensland

Police in Australia's state of Queensland have commenced a homicide investigation after a woman died in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon, reported Xinhua. Local police said in a statement on Wednesday night that initial investigations indicate that at around 1:50 p.m. local time, emergency services were called to

Published: 23:22 pm,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Death toll from Sudan's military plane crash hits 46

The death toll from a military plane crash on Tuesday north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum has risen to 46, local authorities said Wednesday, reported Xinhua. "The number of victims due to the plane crash, which took place yesterday, reached 46, with 10 injured," Khartoum State Press Office

Published: 02:48 am,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Macron-Trump meeting highlights divide on Ukraine between Europe, US

French President Emmanuel Macron, following extensive discussions with European leaders over the past few days, met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in the White House on Monday in a bid to let the collective voice of Europe on the Ukraine crisis be heard. Despite the outwardly cordial atmosphere,

Published: 02:55 am,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Israeli drone strike kills 2, injures 2 in eastern Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday killed two people and injured two others in the Shaara area of Janta, near Lebanon's eastern mountain range, reported Xinhua, quoting the state-run National News Agency (NNA). The NNA said Israeli forces also dropped illumination flares between the village of Alma al-Shaab

Published: 03:11 am,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Infant deaths due to cold wave in Gaza rises to 6

The number of infant deaths due to the ongoing cold wave in the Gaza Strip has risen to six, reported Xinhua, quoting Palestinian medical sources on Tuesday. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Gaza-based health authorities, said in a press statement that "the number of children who have died

Published: 03:25 am,Wednesday 26 February 2025

Kremlin says long road ahead before Russia, U.S. rebuild trust

It will take time for Russia and the United States to rebuild and strengthen mutual trust, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "We trust ourselves. To say that we trust the Americans, we will need to go a long way, we will need to develop measures

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