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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president. Zelensky said he had a “constructive exchange” with Trump during their phone conversation after his victory in the US presidential election. He did not say whether Trump had made … Read more

Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing nuclear-energy collaboration with Southeast Asian leaders. The moves are a show of faith for multilateralism as the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States is raising fears of further strain in global co-operation on trade and the environment. Prime Minister Justin … Read more

Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel’s other front, in Gaza. Story by Eliza Herbert.

Three months after South Africa sealed most exits at a disused mine near Johannesburg in a crackdown on illegal miners, it has now agreed to rescue hundreds trapped underground — many now believed too weak to come out on their own.

Why does Musk want to join Trump? Why does Musk want to join Trump during second term as president? 03:04 Elon Musk recently met with Iran’s ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. The meeting took place at the ambassador’s residence in New York. There’s no indication … Read more

President Marcos directs government to prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’, with millions at risk from storm surges. The Philippines has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled dozens of flights as a “potentially catastrophic” typhoon – the sixth storm in a month – approaches the archipelago. Packing winds of 240km/h (149mph), Man-yi … Read more

Nearly 80,000 people were hoping boxing legend Mike Tyson would turn back the clock Friday night against Jake Paul – and the excitement at AT&T Stadium was through the roof early on. But by the fourth round, as Tyson began to look like a 58-year-old who hadn’t had a professional fight in 19 years, the … Read more

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions, according to a person familiar with the … Read more

At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a blaze broke out in the neonatal ward. Staff at the hospital in the town of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh state were able to break in and rescue 44 infants, but at least 16 are in a critical condition, … Read more