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Critical minerals in focus: US Ministers gather to bolster global supply security

03 Feb 2026 | 4:27 PM

Washington, Feb 3 (UNI) The United States will convene its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial on Wednesday, bringing together international delegations to address growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities for critical minerals vital to technological innovation, economic strength, and national security.

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Critical minerals in focus: US Ministers gather to bolster global supply security

03 Feb 2026 | 4:10 PM

Arti Bali
Washington, Feb 3 (UNI) The United States will convene its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial on Wednesday, bringing together international delegations to address growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities for critical minerals vital to technological innovation, economic strength, and national security.

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Critical minerals in focus: US Ministers gather to bolster global supply security

03 Feb 2026 | 3:57 PM

Arti Bali
Washington, Feb 3 (UNI) The United States will convene its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial on Wednesday, bringing together international delegations to address growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities for critical minerals vital to technological innovation, economic strength, and national security.

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Framed Women: Power, choice, and the art of being seen

03 Feb 2026 | 2:06 PM

By Jayati Ghose
London, Feb 3 (UNI) Portraiture is never neutral. Whether painted or photographed, it encases a visible likeness within a frame for public view, a process shaped by what is shown, what is withheld, and what is permitted to stand in for a life.

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USISPF welcomes Trump announcement, hails progress on US-India trade partnership

03 Feb 2026 | 10:59 AM

Washington, Feb 3 (UNI) The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Tuesday welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement following his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which reaffirmed both leaders’ commitment to deepen the US–India economic partnership and advance a bilateral trade agreement.

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Beijing enhances wetland protection for wildlife conservation

03 Feb 2026 | 8:02 AM

Beijing, Feb 3 (UNI) Beijing has established a multi-layered wetland protection system that covers 83.15 percent of its total wetland area, offering key habitat for its wildlife population, the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau said on Monday.

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Beijing enhances wetland protection for wildlife conservation

03 Feb 2026 | 8:02 AM

Beijing, Feb 3 (UNI) Beijing has established a multi-layered wetland protection system that covers 83.15 percent of its total wetland area, offering key habitat for its wildlife population, the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau said on Monday.

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Severe cold triggers Code Yellow in Romania

03 Feb 2026 | 7:43 AM

Bucharest, Feb 3 (UNI) Romania's National Meteorological Administration (ANM) on Monday issued a Code Yellow warning for severe cold and frost, affecting more than half of the country, from Monday morning until Tuesday.

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US DOJ official says latest tranche of Epstein files despite its sheer volume provides no legal threshold for prosecution

02 Feb 2026 | 11:43 PM

Washington, Feb 2 (UNI) US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has cautioned that the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files — despite containing new photographs and extensive correspondence involving powerful figures — does not automatically translate into fresh criminal charges.

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White House special envoy Witkoff to meet Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul on Friday

02 Feb 2026 | 11:42 PM

Washington/Tehran, Feb 2 (UNI) White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to meet on Friday in Istanbul for talks aimed at reviving a nuclear agreement, according to two Axios sources.

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German lawmaker condemns idea of nuclear armament, calls it 'madness'

02 Feb 2026 | 11:38 PM

Berlin, Feb 2 (UNI) German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has denounced growing calls for her country to shift towards acquiring nuclear weapons, condemning the idea as utter "madness", warning that such a pursuit would put both Germany, and the entire Europe in jeopardy.

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BNP chief slams Jamaat Ameer for derogatory post on women

02 Feb 2026 | 9:21 PM

Khulna (Bangladesh) , Feb 2 (UNI) BNP chairman Tarique Rahman, slamming the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, over his controversial post about working women on his X account, accused the Jamaat leader of lying, alleging that his account was not hacked as claimed.

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Campuses in Dhaka gripped by protests over Jamaat chief's 'vulgar' remarks on women, students demand apology

02 Feb 2026 | 8:59 PM

Dhaka, Feb 2 (UNI) Protests swept through university campuses in Dhaka, after the Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman made allegedly derogatory remarks about working women in a post on his X account, prompting sharp backlash from student groups, women activists and political organisations.

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US govt's partial shutdown to continue even as House is due to meet on Monday

02 Feb 2026 | 7:23 PM

Washington, Feb 2 (UNI) The US government, which entered a partial shutdown at midnight on Saturday after funding for dozens of federal agencies lapsed, following days of negotiations between lawmakers amid Democrat party concerns over immigration enforcement funding, will continue to remain on a halt even as the House is set to meet on Monday.

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Unverified Starlink terminals disconnected: Ukraine

02 Feb 2026 | 12:14 PM

Kyiv, Feb 2 (UNI) Unverified Starlink terminals operating on Ukrainian territory will be disconnected, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Monday.

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