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US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a "very good" hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, BBC reported.

Syria’s interim government has sent reinforcements to coastal cities in the country’s northwest where security forces have been engaged in heavy battles with fighters loyal to former ruler Bashar al-Assad, Al Jazeera reported.

At least 25 people have died in Ukraine in the latest wave of Russian strikes, Ukrainian officials say, as the conflict shows no sign of easing, BBC reported.

An alleged thief in Florida swallowed stolen earrings worth more than half a million dollars moments before police took him into custody last week, BBC reported.

US President Donald Trump recently said that the United States and Ukraine had agreed to a draft critical minerals deal that, according to the president, could be worth about $1 trillion. The proposed deal is seen by many analysts as an attempt by Kyiv to win the support of the new US administration...

The US Defense Department, also known as the Pentagon, said Friday that it will slash its civilian waorkforce by at least 5% beginning next week, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.

At least 15 people were killed and more than 10 others injured in a stampede at a railway station in India's capital, New Delhi, late Saturday as crowds rushed to catch trains to the world's largest religious congregation, the Maha Kumbh Mela, Deutsche Welle reported.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has strongly opposed the Centre’s decision to land another flight carrying deported Indians at Amritsar airport, calling it a conspiracy to malign Punjab and Punjabis.

United States Vice President JD Vance has taken aim at European countries during his first international trip, accusing leaders of rollbacks on free speech, lax migration policies, and delinquency in their defence commitments, Al Jazeera reported.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a whopping $2.24 million grand prize for the winning team of the Champions Trophy scheduled to begin next week.