February 23, 2025
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Ukraine’s Mineral Wealth Attracts Global Interest, but Rare Earths Stay Untapped

KYIV, Feb 23 — With around five percent of the world’s mineral resources, Ukraine has attracted global attention, including from former US President Donald Trump.

February 22, 2025
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Netanyahu vows retaliation as Hamas admits ‘error’ over Bibas body

JERUSALEM, Feb 22 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of killing two Israeli children in Gaza and vowed retaliation after the group failed to return their mother, Shiri Bibas, citing a possible mix-up of bodies.

February 22, 2025
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Man convicted of attempted murder of novelist Salman Rushdie

NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Hadi Matar, an American-Lebanese man, was found guilty of attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 attack where he stormed a stage and stabbed the author multiple times.

February 22, 2025
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U.S. Move to End Birthright Citizenship Sparks Global Debate

PARIS, Feb 22 — President Donald Trump is engaged in a legal battle to end the automatic right to citizenship for children born in the United States, even if their parents arrived illegally.

February 21, 2025
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US defence chief says Musk’s DOGE will have ‘broad access’ at Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will have “broad access” to eliminate programs from the previous administration at the Pentagon.

February 21, 2025
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Trump Meets with Tiger Woods, PIF, and PGA Tour Leaders to Unify Golf

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 – President Donald Trump met with golf legend Tiger Woods and leaders from the PGA and LIV golf tours today, aiming to bridge the divide between the two rival leagues.