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Iran, US to negotiate in Oman amid deep rifts and mounting war fears

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, February 6, 2026. Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS

Germany’s Merz to visit Washington in March, Die Welt reports

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a government statement on the foreign policy situation during a session of the lower house of the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a government statement on the foreign policy situation during a session of the lower house of the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

Ice hockey-US overpower Czechs, Italy thrill home crowd, Sweden beat Germany as women's tournament begins

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. Alex Carpenter of United States in action with Sara Cajanova of Czech Republic REUTERS/David W Cerny
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. Alex Carpenter of United States in action with Sara Cajanova of Czech Republic REUTERS/David W Cerny

Ice hockey-US power past Czech defence in Milano Cortina opener

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. Joy Dunne of United States celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/David W Cerny
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. Joy Dunne of United States celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/David W Cerny

US Vice President Vance cheers on U.S. ice hockey team in Milan

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. U.S. Vice President JD Vance celebrates a goal in the stands REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Women's Preliminary Round - Group A - United States of America vs Czech Republic - Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 05, 2026. U.S. Vice President JD Vance celebrates a goal in the stands REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

US Vice President Vance checks in to Milan on eve of Games opening

U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his wife Lauren Fertitta welcome U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance as they arrive, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino Tilman Fertitta and his wife Lauren Fertitta welcome U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance as they arrive, ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

Machado says Venezuelan elections could happen this year, Politico reports

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives for a press conference, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives for a press conference, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate

US President Donald Trump has often said J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio should run together on the same ticket.
US President Donald Trump has often said J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio should run together on the same ticket.

US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

A sample of bastnaesite ore, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium, is displayed at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A sample of bastnaesite ore, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum, and neodymium, is displayed at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

US slows transfers of Islamic State detainees to Iraq, sources say

Syrian security forces stand guard outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Syrian security forces stand guard outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.