Watch: Firefighters seen tackling Czech train fire in drone video
Firefighters in the Czech Republic have been tackling a huge fire after a train derailed.
Ukraine war: Can Europe deter Russia without US military? – BBC.com
- Ukraine war: Can Europe deter Russia without US military? BBC.com
- Trump says Ukraine peace must happen now or never — as UK PM commits to 'boots on the ground' New York Post
- Macron has ‘no mandate’ to send European troops to Ukraine, says Meloni The Telegraph
- Russia War: France Expects US to Provide Backup After Ukraine Ceasefire Bloomberg
- European Leaders Draft Peacekeeping Plan for Ukraine With U.S. Forces as ‘Backstop’ The Wall Street Journal
Can Europe deter Russia in Ukraine without US military?
Donald Trump will not get involved in security guarantees for Ukraine, but can Europe fill the gap?
Trump plans executive order to make English the US’s official language
United States has never had national language at a federal level, with hundreds of languages spoken across country
Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would make English the official language of the US for the first time.
The order would also rescind a federal mandate issued by the former president Bill Clinton that agencies and other recipients of federal funding are required to provide language assistance to non-English speakers, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.
Continue reading...US defense secretary saw few political drawbacks in backing joint chiefs ouster
Pete Hegseth viewed his political odds as being unchanged in pushing Trump to fire Gen Charles Brown
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The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, saw few political consequences in supporting Donald Trump’s ouster of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff because he never had the support of the senators who wanted Gen Charles Brown to remain in the role, advisers close to the secretary said.
The ramifications of Trump’s decision to fire Brown and seven other senior officials at the Pentagon took on new urgency on Thursday after five former defense secretaries, outraged at Trump’s firings, urged Congress to hold hearings and extract justifications for their dismissals under oath.
Continue reading...Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania
The brothers face rape and human trafficking charges, which they deny.
Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, sources say – The Jerusalem Post
‘Cocaine queen of Europe’ arrested after four years on the run – Yahoo
Russia to appoint new US ambassador as diplomatic relations thaw
Moscow says Alexander Darchiyev will take up Washington post that has been unfilled since October last year
Russia has announced it will appoint a new ambassador to Washington, signalling a further diplomatic thaw in relations just a day after Russian and American officials met in Istanbul to discuss strengthening ties.
Moscow said Alexander Darchiyev, a career diplomat who is currently the head of the foreign ministry’s North America department, will soon leave for the role in Washington.
Continue reading...The German Election in Ten Graphs – Jacobin magazine
- The German Election in Ten Graphs Jacobin magazine
- Germany Is Europe’s Guiding Light. The U.S. Is the Storm. Barron's
- Trump, Merz and the future of the US-German friendship DW (English)
- Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje The Guardian
- Germany’s CDU and SPD to start coalition talks Friday POLITICO Europe
More than 20 people missing in India’s Uttarakhand after avalanche – Al Jazeera English
- More than 20 people missing in India’s Uttarakhand after avalanche Al Jazeera English
- India avalanche buries dozens prompting massive search and rescue mission Fox Weather
- Uttarakhand: Dozens missing in Indian Himalayas avalanche BBC.com
- At least 25 workers are trapped by an avalanche in northern India The Associated Press
- India avalanche sweeps away construction workers in Uttarakhand state, leaving dozens missing CBS News
How the film I’m Still Here forces Brazil to face a dictatorship’s legacy
By telling the true story of Eunice Paiva, the Oscar-nominated film has renewed pressure to address Brazil’s past.
Ramadan Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages – Al Jazeera English
- Ramadan Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages Al Jazeera English
- Welcoming Ramadan: Sighting the crescent moon Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Ramadan 2025 fasting rules: Dos and Don'ts, what's allowed what's not? Food guidelines for Suhoor and Ifta The Economic Times
- Saudi Arabia confirms Ramadan to begin on March 1 after moon sighting Al Arabiya English
- Ramadan 2025: What is it and when does it start? BBC
Ramadan Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages
Here is how to wish someone during the holy month of Ramadan in different languages around the world.
Ex-US defence chiefs urge congressional hearings on Trump’s military firings
Trump’s first defence secretary James Mattis among five to express alarm at ‘reckless’ dismissals of top military figures
Five former US defence secretaries have demanded congressional hearings on Donald Trump’s firings of several military commanders, including the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, saying it was done for “purely partisan reasons” and weakens national security.
The five – including James Mattis, who served as defence secretary during Trump’s first presidency – wrote in a letter that they were “deeply alarmed” by the dismissals, which they said were “reckless” and unjustified by operational reason.
Continue reading...On a pause from genocide, Israel turns its focus to ethnic cleansing
After slaughtering tens of thousands in Gaza, Israel has embarked on a forced displacement campaign in the West Bank.
Starmer to hold talks with Zelenskyy and Meloni before Ukraine defence summit
Prime minister will host more than a dozen countries over weekend as Europe tries to secure deal to end war
Keir Starmer will hold talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni in Downing Street on Sunday before a major London defence summit aimed at securing “lasting and enforced” peace in Ukraine.
Fresh from his trip to see Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, Starmer has headed back to London to host the defence summit, where more than a dozen world leaders will gather to discuss Ukraine.
Continue reading...Blast at Taliban-linked Pakistani seminary kills six people, injures 20 – Al Jazeera English
- Blast at Taliban-linked Pakistani seminary kills six people, injures 20 Al Jazeera English
- Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast The Associated Press
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric CNN
- Six killed in blast at Pakistan's 'University of Jihad' BBC.com
- Profile: Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani — the vice chancellor of Jamia Darul Uloom Haqqania DAWN.com
Blast at Taliban-linked Pakistani seminary kills six people, injures 20
A religious scholar is killed at the influential seminary. Does this signal a growing threat from the armed group ISKP?
Watch: Demolition takes down record-breaking rollercoaster
Once the world's tallest rollercoaster at 456ft (139m), Kingda Ka was demolished at Six Flags in New Jersey.