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Up next? Steel tariffs: Trump continues early-term blitz over Super Bowl weekend
President Trump announced Sunday he plans to slap a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, marking his latest move to reshape global trade.
Germany’s Scholz describes Trump’s Gaza proposal as a ‘scandal’ in election debate
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described President Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. could take ownership of the Gaza Strip, relocate its population and redevelop it as a "scandal" in a pre-election debate Sunday. His main challenger also voiced unease but suggested there's "a lot of rhetoric" coming from Washington.
3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed Saturday morning after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid's transmission lines and prepared to join the rest of Europe on Sunday.
Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers
Two rare black wolves, likely siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a conservation organization said Sunday.
U.S. Marine from California identified as one of 4 people killed in Philippines plane crash
A U.S. Marine from California was identified by military officials Sunday as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines.
National security adviser defends Trump’s push to dismantle USAID
President Trump's national security adviser defended the administration's push to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Top tech minds and world leaders gather in Paris as AI future challenges mount
Heads of state and leading technologists will gather in Paris starting Monday for a high-stakes global gathering on the promises and perils of artificial intelligence. The gathering is part of a global race to find the best tools to take advantage of the exploding technology.
U.S. officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion.
Who is Daniel Noboa? The conservative millionaire president seeking reelection in Ecuador
Daniel Noboa stunned voters when, with only a brief stint as a lawmaker and no established political machinery, he outperformed several presidential candidates in the 2023 snap election and advanced to a runoff against the protegee of Ecuador's most influential president this century.
Who is Luisa Gonzalez? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador’s presidency
A lawyer with limited political experience, Luisa Gonzalez is vying for Ecuador's presidency for a second time, but unlike the 15 other candidates on Sunday's ballot, including incumbent Daniel Noboa, her quest has more to do with her anointer than herself.
Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt.
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology.
Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump’s Gaza plan infuriates key allies
Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to discuss "new and dangerous developments" after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor as concerns mount over extending ceasefire
Israeli forces withdrew from a key corridor in Gaza on Sunday, Israeli officials and Hamas said, the latest commitment under a tenuous ceasefire that faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension.
Ecuador votes for president, with the conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer in the lead
Ecuador's presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a young, conservative millionaire over the leftist protegee of the country's most influential president this century.
Finnish designer Yrjo Kukkapuro, whose postmodern chairs graced waiting rooms and museums, dies
Yrjo Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms across Finland as well as collections in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, has died. He was 91.
Serbian protesters block key bridge, roads to mark 100 days since deadly canopy collapse
Striking university students in Serbia blocked a bridge in Belgrade as well as roads throughout the Balkan country on Sunday to mark 100 days since the collapse of a concrete canopy at a train station that killed 15 people.
U.N. humanitarian chief says Gaza ceasefire has averted famine but any truce collapse brings danger
Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses.
Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It’s not clear if Putin really does
Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield. Kyiv is grappling with shortages of men and weapons. And the new U.S. president could soon halt Ukraine's massive supply of military aid.
Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest China
Emergency teams in China's southwestern Sichuan province raced against time Sunday to locate 28 people after a landslide triggered by rains killed one person and buried homes.
