Malek Fouda
USA
US federal government shutdown continues into its 40th day
The longest federal government shutdown in US history continues into its 40th day as Democrat and Republican senators clash over health care funding. The shutdown has left critical programmes like food aid unfunded, federal employees unpaid and caused major disruptions to critical sectors, like avia
USA
Uzbekistan and the United States sign multi-billion dollar deals
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and US President Donald Trump held bilateral talks at the White House, after which $34.5 billion in economic agreements and trade contracts were signed between the two countries, under which US companies are to implement projects in the central Asian nation.
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Ukraine
Three killed and 12 injured in overnight Russian attacks on Dnipro
Overnight Russian strikes targeting the eastern city of Dnipro killed three people and injured at least 12 civilians, including two children, as Moscow continues to show no desire to end its invasion of Ukraine, now well into its fourth year.
USA
Orbán says Trump will not sanction Hungary for Russian energy imports
The Hungarian leader said he has managed to convince US President Donald Trump to grant his country a full exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian energy, after detailing to him the dire consequences it would have on the Hungarian people.
USA
Cornell signs $60 million deal to restore federal funding for research
Cornell has joined the ranks of other top universities, including Columbia, Brown and Pennsylvania, who have made deals with the Trump administration to comply with their interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding for research projects.
USA
Senate Republicans decline Democratic offer to reopen the government
Senate Republicans reject Democrat offer to extend health care subsidies for a year in order to reopen the government, as a bipartisan impasse over the longest government shutdown in US history continues and nears the 40-day mark.
Climate
At least five people killed as Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam
At least five people were killed in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall on Thursday. It comes just a few days after the storm, classified as a Tropical Depression, claimed the lives of at least 188 people as it barrelled through the Philippines, which is now bracing for the next storm.
Ukraine
Kyiv carries out further overnight strikes on Russian energy sector
Ukraine is continuing to target Russia’s energy infrastructure, which it says is one of the Kremlin’s primary sources of funding for its invasion, as it looks to pressure Moscow into ceasing hostilities and engaging in peace efforts.
United Kingdom
UK police explains motive behind train stabbing attack
British Transport Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive behind Saturday evening's train stabbing incident which injured 11 people, nine of them critically. Investigations with the two arrested suspects are ongoing to discover the motives behind the attack.
USA
White House says boat strikes do not violate War Powers Resolution
US Congress says Trump’s attacks in the Caribbean Sea against suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats fall under the bounds of the War Powers Resolution, a 1973 law which requires the US president to obtain Congressional approval for military action surpassing 60 days.
Ukraine
Ukraine's Secret Service reveals strikes on Russian oil infrastructure
Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) notes that the special operation targeted the Koltsevoye oil pipeline, which supplied resources to the Russian army, and is located just fifty kilometres from the Russian capital, Moscow.
Gaza
Hamas returns remains of three more people to Israel, Red Cross says
Hamas has returned the remains of three more people, which were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross late on Friday. The bodies are still being forensically examined to determine their identities and confirm if they were hostages.
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