- Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russian missiles target western Ukraine ABC News
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,097 Al Jazeera English
- Poland scrambles aircraft after Russia launches strikes on Ukraine Reuters
- Standoff in the skies over Europe as Nato scrambles warplanes after Putin uses bombers to PUMMEL Ukraine GB News
- Air defence responds in Kyiv Oblast Ukrainska Pravda
Sergey Karjakin Sanctioned By European Union – Chess.com
- Sergey Karjakin Sanctioned By European Union Chess.com
- EU's 16th package of sanctions targets aluminium, shadow fleet Reuters
- Three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts its 16th package of economic and individual measures consilium.europa.eu
- EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump uncertainty POLITICO Europe
- EU sanctions North Korean tied to Lazarus group over involvement in Ukraine war The Record from Recorded Future News
Activists call for state of emergency in Nigeria over gender-based violence
Deaths of 22 women reported this year include 240% rise in January, campaigners say, as abusers act ‘with impunity’
Almost two dozen women have died due to gender-based violence across Nigeria in 2025 alone, activists and civil society organisations have said in a call for a state of emergency.
According to Femicide Observatory, run by the Lagos-based nonprofit Document Our History (DOHS) Cares Foundation, there were 17 cases reported in January, a 240% increase from the same period last year, with an additional five by 16 February. More than 100 femicides were documented in 2024.
Continue reading...How to prevent the next war in Europe: A five-point plan – European Council on Foreign Relations
How to prevent the next war in Europe: A five-point plan European Council on Foreign RelationsView Full Coverage on Google News
Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US
The proposal to give the US access to minerals would also include those from territories taken from Ukraine.
Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed – The New York Times
- Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed The New York Times
- Video: Chinese-crewed cargo ship suspected of cutting undersea cable detained in Taiwan CNN
- NATO's 'shadow fleet' dilemma has come to Asia — Taiwan says it caught a Chinese-crewed vessel slicing an undersea cable Yahoo
- Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged The Guardian
- China says Taiwan 'manipulating' undersea cable cutting incident before facts clear Reuters
Spanish city ‘adopts’ migrants who intervened in homophobic attack
Ibrahima Diack and Magatte N'Diaye are given "adopted sons of the city" status in A Coruña.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Revolution. Plus. . . – The FP
- Trump’s Foreign Policy Revolution. Plus. . . The FP
- Column | Trump’s new world order is taking shape The Washington Post
- The Renegade Order Foreign Affairs Magazine
- The Death of the World America Made Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Trump's reckless foreign policy gambit will backfire Nikkei Asia
Iran will not yield to U.S. ‘pressure and sanctions’ on nuclear dispute – Yahoo
- Iran will not yield to U.S. 'pressure and sanctions' on nuclear dispute Yahoo
- Russia's Lavrov aligns positions with Iran on nuclear programme Reuters
- Iran rules out direct talks with US while Trump exerts ‘maximum pressure’ Al Jazeera English
- We don't want to talk anyway, US Senator tells Iran after sanctions protest ایران اینترنشنال
- Russia ready to help Iran despite US "maximum pressure" Mehr News Agency - English Version
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable – CNN
- Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable CNN
- Taiwan coast guard detains Chinese-crewed vessel suspected of cutting undersea cable Fox News
- Video: Chinese-crewed cargo ship suspected of cutting undersea cable detained in Taiwan CNN
- Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed The New York Times
- Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged The Guardian
Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next – The New York Times
- Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next The New York Times
- Former UN ambassador warns of potential repercussions of Russia-Ukraine rhetoric on China, Taiwan The Hill
- Trump’s antics leave Taiwan wondering if US is still in its corner Sydney Morning Herald
- Trump Is Making Taiwan More Vulnerable Council on Foreign Relations
- Will it be Ukraine today, Taiwan tomorrow? The Economist
5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening – NPR
- 5 signs that a U.S.-Europe split is widening NPR
- Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US Defense News
- Europe Prepares to Face Russia as Trump’s America Steps Back The New York Times
- Trump leaves Europe facing up to 'new era' Reuters
- Trump Sided With Putin. What Should Europe Do Now? The Atlantic
What’s behind Trump’s views on Ukraine and Russia – Axios
- What's behind Trump's views on Ukraine and Russia Axios
- 3 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Trump Ushers in New World for Putin The New York Times
- The radical shift in US policy that shut Ukraine out amid talks to end war ABC News
- The Right U.S. Strategy for Russia-Ukraine Negotiations Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Trump’s Ukraine betrayal will make it impossible for anyone to trust the U.S. MSNBC
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged
Taiwan’s coastguard says it ‘cannot be ruled out that it was a grey-zone intrusion by China’
Taiwan’s coastguard has detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew after an undersea cable in the Taiwan Strait was damaged on Tuesday, saying it cannot rule out the possibility it was a deliberate “grey zone” act.
“Whether the cause of the undersea cable breakage was intentional sabotage or a simple accident remains to be clarified by further investigation,” the coastguard said in a statement. “It cannot be ruled out that it was a grey-zone intrusion by China.”
Continue reading...Watch: Macron interrupts Trump over Ukraine funding
The two leaders discussed funding the Ukraine war effort on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.
South Korea: 4 dead in bridge collapse – DW (English)
- South Korea: 4 dead in bridge collapse DW (English)
- Highway overpass collapses, killing at least four construction workers in South Korea CNN
- Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea The Guardian
- 4 killed as South Korean highway bridge collapses during construction The Washington Post
- Video: Bridge Collapse Kills Several in South Korea The New York Times
Retired surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in France’ largest child abuse trial – CNN
- Retired surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in France’ largest child abuse trial CNN
- Trial of Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing Nearly 300 Opens in France The New York Times
- French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children, says he did ‘hideous things’ The Guardian
- France prepares for largest child abuse trial in its history NBC News
- Former surgeon accused of raping and sexually abusing nearly 300 victims goes on trial Sky News
As Germany moves right, migrants grapple with uncertainty and hope – Reuters.com
- As Germany moves right, migrants grapple with uncertainty and hope Reuters.com
- Conservative victory could spell disaster for Germany’s health workforce POLITICO Europe
- Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany’s ‘time of the cowards’ | Musa Okwonga The Guardian
- German election winner Merz urges harder line on immigration, independence from US The Times of Israel
- First-time German voter hopes her ballot can offset the shift to the right The Associated Press
Starbucks cuts English breakfast latte in menu shake-up
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Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea
Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers
A motorway bridge collapse has killed at least three people and injured seven as spans of the partly built structure collapsed one after the other.
The accident took place on Tuesday in Anseong, about 70km (43.5 miles) from Seoul, when five 50-metre steel support structures collapsed in turn after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap news agency reported. The collapse was captured by the rear-facing dashcam of a car on a road beneath.
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