How will Mark Carney deal with Donald Trump?
Sharp words for the US president from Canada’s incoming prime minister.
Ukraine ready to accept US plan for 30-day ceasefire with Russia
US says it will 'immediately' resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.
‘Entire families’ killed in Syria fighting, UN says
Hundreds reported killed in violence in Syria's coastal region, which is heavily populated by Alawites.
High Court of Justice decides not to issue temporary order to resume electricity to Gaza – The Jerusalem Post
Doctors set up field clinic in ruins of iconic Gaza hospital
A makeshift clinic has been set up on the ruins of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
How disinformation intensified Syria’s weekend of violence – DW (English)
- How disinformation intensified Syria's weekend of violence DW (English)
- Entire families killed in Syria sectarian violence, UN says CNN
- Syria: Horrific killings of civilians on northwest coast must be investigated Amnesty International
- Will Sectarian Massacres Derail Syria’s Transition? The Century Foundation
- A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not The Associated Press
German tourists’ ordeal reportedly ending as they are returned from US detention
Jessica Brösche to join Lucas Sielaff, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March
A German tourist detained by US immigration authorities is due to be deported back to Germany on Tuesday after spending more than six weeks in detention, including eight days in solitary confinement.
Jessica Brösche, a 29-year-old tattoo artist from Berlin, will reportedly join Lucas Sielaff, 25, from Bad Bibra in Saxony-Anhalt, who is reported to have returned to Germany on 6 March, after being arrested at the Mexican border on 18 February before being detained for almost two weeks.
Continue reading...Duterte’s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court – The New York Times
- Duterte’s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court The New York Times
- Philippine ex-leader Duterte is being flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity The Associated Press
- Former Philippine President Duterte forced onto plane to The Hague after ICC arrest, his daughter says CNN
- Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C. Warrant The New York Times
- What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Rodrigo Duterte's arrest? Reuters
Protesters demand release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Protesters in New York gathered to demand the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem twice in a month
Books about Banksy and by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé were removed, and one of the owners detained
Israeli police have raided the leading Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem for the second time in a month, detaining one of its owners for several hours and seizing some of its stock.
The deputy state attorney’s office had warned police that they overstepped their authority with the first raid on the shop in February. Officers again arrived at the Educational Bookshop without a warrant on Tuesday morning, staff said.
Continue reading...Pope Francis shows slight improvements in overall complex medical picture – Vatican News – English
- Pope Francis shows slight improvements in overall complex medical picture Vatican News - English
- Pope has 'peaceful night' after his prognosis improves and is lifted ABC News
- Pope Francis No Longer in Immediate Danger From Pneumonia, Vatican Says The New York Times
- Pope out of danger but to remain in hospital USCCB
- Pope Francis follows Vatican spiritual retreat as doctors say he's no longer in imminent danger The Associated Press
Portugal’s Government Collapses After Losing Parliament Vote – Bloomberg
- Portugal’s Government Collapses After Losing Parliament Vote Bloomberg
- Portugal elections loom as PM loses confidence vote BBC.com
- Portugal’s Government Falls in No-Confidence Vote After Just a Year The New York Times
- Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability The Associated Press
- Portugal set for snap general election as PM faces confidence vote The Guardian
Farmers in England furious as Defra pauses post-Brexit payment scheme
Applications to the sustainable farming initiative no longer accepted but no clarity on what will replace it and when
Farming and countryside groups in England are furious that the government has paused a key post-Brexit farming payments scheme with little information about what will replace it and when.
In a statement on Tuesday evening the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the sustainable farming incentive would no longer accept new applications.
Continue reading...Dizzying turnaround in US-Ukraine relations leaves all eyes on Russia
Putin may well stick to previous demands over Ukrainian elections and a rejection of European peacekeeping forces
Suddenly the ball is in Russia’s court. The flow of US intelligence and military aid to Ukraine is to resume – and the Kremlin is being asked to agree to a 30-day ceasefire that Kyiv has already told the Americans it will sign up to.
It is a dizzying turnaround from the Oval Office row between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump and the apparent abandonment of the White House’s strategy to simply pressurise Ukraine into agreeing to a peace deal. Now, for the first time, Russia is being asked to make a commitment, though it is unclear what will follow if it does sign up.
Continue reading...EU plans to deport more migrants, create ‘return hubs’ – DW (English)
- EU plans to deport more migrants, create 'return hubs' DW (English)
- Europe cracks down on migration. The far right is cheering. POLITICO Europe
- EU lays groundwork for deportation centres in distant countries Euronews
- EU plan to deport more people will lead to ‘prolonged detention’, say critics The Guardian
- EU proposal would send rejected migrants to centres outside the bloc for deportation Reuters.com
Whole families dead in recent Syria violence, says UN
The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.
Whole families dead in recent Syria violence, says UN
The UN human rights office has verified the killing of 111 civilians in the coastal region, but says the actual figure is far higher.
Entire families killed during recent violence in Syria, UN says – BBC.com
- Entire families killed during recent violence in Syria, UN says BBC.com
- Video verified by CNN shows graphic extent of violence in Syria CNN
- Syria's Alawite sect faces violent attacks as new government tries to find its footing NPR
- A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not The Associated Press
- Religious slaughter in Syria shows need for US, Europe to 'keep a close eye' on Islamist regime: Greek FM Fox News
Israel releases four Lebanese captives, agrees to join border talks
Lebanese media reported that the released hostages had arrived in a hospital in southern Lebanon city of Tyre.
BBC Verify examines moments before cargo ship and oil tanker collision
Ship tracking data sheds light on what happened before the two vessels, the Solong and Stena Immaculate, collided in the North Sea.