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Trump speaks to Putin, says Ukraine talks to start 'immediately' 12 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
This combination of pictures created on February 12, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb and Evgenia Novozhenina / AFP)
WHO has only 'limited information' on bird flu spread in US 12 Feb 2025 - 08:57 pm
Hens for sale roam in their cage at Wabash Feed & Garden store in Houston, Texas, on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Moisés AVILA / AFP)
US stocks fall as January inflation rises 12 Feb 2025 - 06:07 pm
People walk by Wall Street on February 04, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump calls on Fed to lower US interest rates 12 Feb 2025 - 05:20 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters as he welcomes former detainee Marc Fogel (out of frame) to the White House after Fogel was freed from Russia in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP)
Apple renames Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' on US app 12 Feb 2025 - 03:45 pm
This photo illustration shows the Gulf of Mexico branded as Gulf of America displayed on the Google Maps application on a tablet on February 11, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Two astronauts stranded on space station to touch down early 12 Feb 2025 - 01:21 pm
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Ford CEO says Trump policy uncertainty creating chaos 12 Feb 2025 - 12:57 pm
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Allison Robbert / AFP)
At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine 11 Feb 2025 - 02:49 pm
Firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP
US gives South Africans record number of temporary farm-worker permits 10 Feb 2025 - 10:17 pm
Workers pick strawberries at a farm in Florida. (Photo by Eve Edelheit/Bloomberg)
At least 51 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine 10 Feb 2025 - 08:28 pm
Volunteer firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)
US stocks gain, shrugging off latest tariff headlines 10 Feb 2025 - 06:01 pm
A file photo showing traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City, US. (AFP)
VIDEO: Protestor unfurls Palestinian, Sudan flag at Super Bowl stage 10 Feb 2025 - 12:23 pm
A protestor holds a Palestinian flag with the words 'Gaza' and 'Sudan' as US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 9, 2025. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
Trump says Musk will help uncover 'hundreds of billions' in US govt fraud 09 Feb 2025 - 08:14 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 12, 2024 shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking at the 27th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024 and former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump standing onstage during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J Brown and Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Soaring egg prices have US consumers squawking 09 Feb 2025 - 07:15 pm
Eggs are seen for sale in a Giant grocery store in McLean, Virginia on January 28, 2025. A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars. Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
AI increases unemployment rates in US IT sector 09 Feb 2025 - 11:50 am
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El Salvador toughens penalties for violent crimes, corruption 08 Feb 2025 - 05:08 pm
Two inmates watch a virtual trial at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)
Johnson wins shock world downhill gold, US teammate Vonn 15th 08 Feb 2025 - 03:49 pm
US's Breezy Johnson competes in the Women's Downhill event of the Saalbach 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Hinterglemm on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
No survivors after wreckage of missing Alaska plane found: coast guard 08 Feb 2025 - 09:15 am
This image obtained from the US Coast Guard (USCG) on February 7, 2025, shows the remains of a plane reported missing February 6. (Photo by Handout / US Coast Guard / AFP)