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WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US Vice President JD Vance said supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine could resume if Kiev agreed to peace talks. Asked by a reporter in Congress whether the aid would ever be brought back on, he replied, “The president has been very …

VATICAN CITY, ROME | TASS | Pope Francis’s health condition is stable but needs non-invasive mechanical ventilation in the nighttime, the press service of the Holy See said. “The clinical condition of the Holy Father today has remained stable. He has not experienced episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm. He …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada will take effect on Tuesday, March 4. “Very importantly, tomorrow, tariffs, 25 percent on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico, and that’ll start,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “What they …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual “two sessions” political season. So what are the “two sessions”? The “two sessions” are the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, …

GAZA | Xinhua | Israel’s decision to block humanitarian aid to Gaza since early Sunday has sparked fierce condemnation from Palestinian factions, regional countries, and international organizations. At the start of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision “to prevent any entry of goods …

GAZA, ISRAEL | Xinhua | As the first phase of the Gaza peace deal ended on Saturday and discussions on the second phase have yet to gain momentum, concerns are mounting that the hard-earned and fragile peace could be shattered again, impacting over 2 million people in the besieged coastal …

LONDON | Xinhua |  Britain, France and Ukraine will work on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday. Europe was in a “moment of real fragility,” Starmer told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. His remarks came after Ukrainian President …

DUBAI, UAE | TASS | Israeli forces have resumed fighting in the area of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, launching a series of artillery and tank attacks on the outskirts of the town of Abasan al-Kabira, the Palestinian enclave’s Civil Defense reported. “The outskirts of …

MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russia’s Progress MS-30 cargo spacecraft, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said. Carrying a total of 2,599 kg of supplies, the Progress MS-30 delivered 1,179 kg of equipment, clothing, food supplies, …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel has accepted the U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover holidays, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement early Sunday. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Friday and will last until March 30, while …