Day: February 22, 2026

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of Board of Peace Washington, where both sides agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic activities as well as mutual cooperation in countering terrorism, AzerNEWS reports citing the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).

AAzerbaijan and Austria are strengthening ties through collaboration in music education and cultural exchange, AzerNEWS reports.

Nasa is targeting early March to launch a crew around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in what would be humankind’s furthest trip into space, AzerNEWS reports citing BBC.

The US economy has expanded by 1.4% in the last quarter of 2025, while market expectation was at around 3%, AzerNEWS reports citing Anadolu Agency.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was re-elected on Friday as chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), securing 91.17 percent of the delegate votes at a party congress held in Stuttgart, AzerNEWS reports citing Xinhua.