China Southern airlines has ordered 137 single-aisle Airbus A320neo planes for about $21.4 billion. In a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange, the airline said it will take 102 planes for itself and 35 for its XiamenAir subsidiary. Airbus has confirmed the order for the delivery of China Southern planes between 2028 and 2032, while...
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UAE Quits OPEC, OPEC+ Amid Tensions, Energy Shock Concerns
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and the broader OPEC+ alliance, dealing a blow to the oil-producing groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia. This is as the war involving Iran has triggered a major energy shock and rattled the global economy. The departure of the UAE, a long-standing...
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Russian Court Designates LGBTQ Group Extremist, Bans Activities
A Russian court on Monday designated the country’s leading LGBTQ rights group as “extremist”, outlawing the organisation. The designation exposes its supporters to possible prosecution. The ruling by a court in Saint Petersburg followed a case brought by the justice ministry against the Russian LGBT Network, a prominent rights nonprofit. “The public movement has been...
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Trains Collision Near Jakarta, Kills Four, Injures Dozens
Two trains collided outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta late Monday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens, and prompting a mammoth rescue effort. One survivor while narrating the horrific moments after a long-distance train slammed into the stationary commuter train said people were trapped inside mangled carriages. She said she was on her way home...
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Britain’s King Charles Arrives In US For State Visit
Britain’s King Charles III arrived in Washington on Monday for a high-stakes state visit aimed at repairing strained ties with Donald Trump, amid heightened security following an attack at a gala dinner attended by the US president. Charles and Queen Camilla touched down at Joint Base Andrews near Washington aboard a plane bearing the Union Jack on its...
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Protest Outside Buckingham Palace As King Charles III Begins US State Visit
Britain’s King Charles III began a state visit to the United States, as transatlantic tensions simmer over the Iran war and despite a shooting two days earlier at a dinner attended by his host, President Donald Trump. The four-day trip by Charles and Queen Camilla is intended to honor historic ties between the two countries...
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Global Military Spending Hits $2.9 Trillion In 2025
Global military spending rose to nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, an 11th consecutive year of growth, researchers said on Monday, as heightened insecurity and rearmament drove defence budgets higher. The world’s three largest spenders — the United States, China and Russia — accounted for a combined $1.48 trillion, just over half of total global spending....
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Gunman Arrested After Shooting Scare At White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump Evacuated
US President Donald Trump was rushed out of the annual White House correspondents’ dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, after a heavily armed suspect opened fire and attempted to breach a Secret Service checkpoint, triggering panic inside the venue and a swift security response. Authorities later confirmed that the suspect was taken into...
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UEFA Ban Benfica Winger Over Discriminatory Conduct
UEFA banned Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni for six matches after a controversial incident in their Champions League clash against Real Madrid on February 17. The football governing body said that they had taken the decision to ban the Argentine “for discriminatory conduct”. Three of those matches are suspended for a two-year probationary period. UEFA said...
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Over 1.5 Million Nigerian Children have Sickle Cell Disease – Lancet Study
Nigeria accounts for the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, with an estimated over 1.5 million children under the age of 15 living with the condition, a major new international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has revealed. The study, led by Professor of Public Health at Teesside University, United...