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Pentagon’s Hegseth okays US Navy next-generation fighter, say sources

Pentagon’s Hegseth okays US Navy next-generation fighter, say sources

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to move ahead with a selection on Friday. New Navy fighter jet pits Boeing vs Northrop. Announcement likely this week, says source. Hegseth signed off on the advancing plan last

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Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action

Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action

US-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis win prize for "experiments that revealed quantum physics in action" US-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

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No peace: Trump’s smoldering Nobel obsession

No peace: Trump’s smoldering Nobel obsession

The US president’s desire for prestige and his long rivalry with former president Barack Obama fuel his push for the prize. Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that he is obsessed with

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Ecuador president unharmed after gun attack on motorcade; five attackers held

Ecuador president unharmed after gun attack on motorcade; five attackers held

President Noboa's car was met by enraged protesters throwing rocks amid outrage over fuel subsidy removal The energy minister calls it an assassination attempt. Signs of bullet damage on Noboa's car, she says. Indigenous federation

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Putin says Russia seized nearly 5,000 sq km of Ukraine, holds full strategic control

Putin says Russia seized nearly 5,000 sq km of Ukraine, holds full strategic control

Kyiv’s deep strikes into Russia won’t alter the course of the 3½-year war, says the Russian president Putin says Russia holds the initiative in Ukraine, made major gains. The top commander says troops are advancing

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Two years after she was pictured in grief, Gaza woman faces more misery

Two years after she was pictured in grief, Gaza woman faces more misery

Israel says it will continue the war until it destroys the Palestinian resistance group. Two years of Israeli bombardment of Gaza has piled grief upon grief for displaced Palestinian Inas Abu Maamar. In the first

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Trump administration brands US cities war zones

Trump administration brands US cities war zones

In the newest flashpoint, Trump late Saturday authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard soldiers to Chicago The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will

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Saudi Arabia allows all visa holders to perform Umrah

Saudi Arabia allows all visa holders to perform Umrah

Holders of visas of various types. Can perform Umrah during their stay in the kingdom, says the Saudi Ministry Measures taken under Saudi Vision 2030: Ministry of Hajj, Umrah Adds initiative reflects the Kingdom’s vision to facilitate

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Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’: White House

Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks ‘going nowhere’: White House

Trump describes potential job cuts as Democrat layoffs The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end a partial government shutdown are "absolutely

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United Nations arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran

United Nations arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran

"We urge you to prevent any attempt to revive the sanctions mechanisms". Says the Iranian FM to the UN Secretary General United Nations' sanctions on Iran restored. Iran recalls ambassadors to Britain, France, and Germany.