Can Europe conjure a united front on Ukraine’s future?
Europe's hastily convened security summit in Paris is proof of leaders' anxiety about their role in defending Ukraine, the BBC's Katya Adler writes.
A glimpse at Picasso and Pollock masterpieces kept in Tehran vault
Masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh feature in the collection in Iran's capital.
Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal – The New York Times
- Keir Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal The New York Times
- Starmer 'ready' to put peacekeeping troops in Ukraine as Europe holds emergency talks BBC.com
- Sweden does not rule out sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, public broadcaster reports Reuters
- EU Seeks a Military Revival Under Pressure From Putin, Trump Bloomberg
- Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached The Guardian
Trump says he could meet Putin ‘soon’ as Ukraine, Europe reel from outreach
UK Prime Minister says he is prepared to supply British troops for post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
At least nine dead in US floods and heavy rain
Kentucky has seen the worst effects of the rain thus far, reporting at least eight dead.
Trump makes first Supreme Court appeal in test of power to fire officials
The leader of an independent whistleblowing agency sued after he was fired by email this month.
Doctors Who Delivered Babies From Moms Who Clearly Cheated Are Sharing What Happened Next, And It’s Soooooo Messy – BuzzFeed
Illegal and unseen: Nine surprising facts about Indians in the US
Indians make up only a small share of the overall unauthorised migrant population in the US.
Incredible Video: Whale Swallows Man Then Spits Him Out Again – ScienceAlert
- Incredible Video: Whale Swallows Man Then Spits Him Out Again ScienceAlert
- Rafter Is Briefly ‘Swallowed’ by Whale in Chile, as His Father Films The New York Times
- Whale swallows kayaker and spits him out — and it's all captured on video: "I thought I was dead" CBS News
- Video of whale trying to eat kayaker is deja vu for ‘vindicated' Mass. lobster diver NBC Boston
- Kayaker, Who Survived Being Swallowed by a Whale as His Dad Recorded, Describes His Pinocchio -Like Escape PEOPLE
New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high
Tagline has quickly become the subject of derision, with some critics likening it to a clearance sale slogan
A New Zealand tourism campaign targeting Australian visitors has been ridiculed for sounding like a clearance sale slogan and for being tone-deaf amid widespread public service job cuts and record numbers of New Zealanders moving overseas.
The government launched its “Everyone must go!” campaign on Sunday, in a bid to encourage Australian holiday-makers to visit New Zealand. The NZD$500,000 campaign will run on radios and social media in Australia between February and March.
Continue reading...Netanyahu praises Trump’s ‘bold vision’ for Gaza at Rubio meeting
US-Israeli talks follow President Trump's proposal - widely condemned internationally - to take over Gaza and move the Palestinians out.
Netanyahu praises Trump’s ‘bold vision’ for Gaza at Rubio meeting
US-Israeli talks follow President Trump's proposal - widely condemned internationally - to take over Gaza and move the Palestinians out.
Delhi hit by ‘massive’ 4.0 earthquake: Locals seen fleeing their homes to safety as aftershocks rattled the ci – Daily Mail
- Delhi hit by 'massive' 4.0 earthquake: Locals seen fleeing their homes to safety as aftershocks rattled the ci Daily Mail
- Strong Earthquake In Delhi-NCR Sparks Meme Fest NDTV
- Delhi earthquake: What is ‘in-situ material heterogeneity’? Hindustan Times
- Earthquake of 4.0 magnitude jolts Delhi; strong tremors felt in region The Tribune India
- Delhi hit by rare earthquake as Modi warns north India to ‘stay alert for aftershocks’ The Independent
UK firms mull biggest layoffs in a decade as business confidence slumps
Impending tax rises from autumn budget fuel collapse in sentiment and rising redundancy intentions, surveys show
UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget.
In a fresh blow for the chancellor, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which represents human resources professionals, said a survey of 2,000 employers showed redundancy intentions at their highest level in 10 years, barring the Covid pandemic.
Continue reading...Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds
Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’
Britain’s poorest households are paying an increasing share of their income on council tax, according to new analysis that likened it to the poll tax that contributed to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher.
The poorest fifth of households paid 4.8% of their income on council tax in England, Wales and Scotland and on domestic rates in Northern Ireland in the 2020-21 financial year, up from 2.9% in 2002-3, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.
Continue reading...NHS England launches first advertising drive to boost breast cancer screenings
TV, radio and online adverts aimed at increasing uptake of routine mammograms for women aged 50 to 71
Women in England will be encouraged to attend potentially life-saving screenings for breast cancer in TV, radio and online adverts as part of the first NHS awareness campaign for the disease.
Women in the UK are invited for their first routine mammogram between the ages of 50 and 53, with further invitations arriving every three years until they reach 71, after which they can request screening.
Continue reading...Most NHS users in England affected by dysfunctional admin, report finds
About 64% of people had difficulties with health service last year relating to communication about care
Patients routinely have to chase up test results, receive appointment letters after their appointments and do not know when their treatment will occur because the NHS is so “dysfunctional”.
That is the conclusion of research by two major patients’ organisations and the King’s Fund, which lays bare a host of problems with the way the health service interacts with it users.
32% had to chase up the results of a test, scan or X-ray.
32% had not been told how long they would have to wait for their care or treatment.
23% were unaware of who to contact while they waited.
20% received an invitation to an appointment after the date had passed.
Continue reading...Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
The Munich conference exposed tensions between the US and Europe over Nato and Ukraine - the BBC's Frank Gardner explains why this was a watershed in relations.
Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
The Munich conference exposed tensions between the US and Europe over Nato and Ukraine - the BBC's Frank Gardner explains why this was a watershed in relations.
Freed hostage learned fate of family day before release, survived on love, wife says – The Times of Israel
- Freed hostage learned fate of family day before release, survived on love, wife says The Times of Israel
- Hamas Takes a Swipe at Trump’s Gaza Plan During Hostage Release The Wall Street Journal
- Israel celebrates return of 3 more hostages, including an American-Israeli CBS News
- Thanking Trump, PM says 'can't share when gates of hell will be open' but 'they surely will if all our hostages are not released' The Times of Israel
- Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages? The Associated Press