- Exclusive | China Tries to Play the Role of Peacemaker in Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Analysis: What does Trump’s push for peace in Ukraine mean for China? CNN
- China pushes for peacekeeping efforts to end Ukraine war, WSJ reports Reuters
- The China Excuse The Dispatch
- China's Preferred Endgame in Ukraine is a Hybrid Peace 9DashLine
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,085
Here are the key developments on the 1,085th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
As Modi meets Trump, can he get India tariff waivers, Iran respite?
Tariffs, deportations and a brewing storm over Iran could unsettle ties held together by shared concerns over China.
France: Grenade thrown into Grenoble bar injures several – DW (English)
- France: Grenade thrown into Grenoble bar injures several DW (English)
- Twelve people injured after grenade thrown into packed French bar The Guardian
- Twelve wounded after attacker throws grenade into Grenoble bar The Jerusalem Post
- Grenade thrown into bar by gunman with assault rifle in Grenoble, injuring 12 Sky News
- Grenade thrown into bar in French city of Grenoble injures 15 FRANCE 24 English
Trump’s uphill battle to make NATO allies hit his mega defense spending target – POLITICO Europe
- Trump’s uphill battle to make NATO allies hit his mega defense spending target POLITICO Europe
- As Trump team makes first NATO visit, Europeans brace for haggling The Washington Post
- NATO allies need to spend 'considerably' more to deter Russia: Rutte Euronews
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth at the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels NATO HQ
- Rutte: NATO and Trump ‘increasingly’ on same page EURACTIV
Trump says Putin wants peace in Ukraine, will begin talks on ending war
Trump speaks with Putin by phone after US defence secretary said Ukraine's NATO membership ambitions were unrealistic.
No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call
Statement from countries including France, Germany and UK comes after US president says he and Putin are ready to begin talks
European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they have to be part of any future negotiations on the fate of Ukraine, underscoring that only a fair accord with security guarantees would ensure lasting peace.
“Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations,” seven European countries and the European Commission said in a joint statement after a foreign ministers meeting in Paris.
Continue reading...No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call – The Guardian
- No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call The Guardian
- Don’t cut Ukraine out of peace talks, Europe tells Trump POLITICO Europe
- Europe must be involved in Ukraine peace talks, say foreign ministers Euronews
- Ukraine updates: Baerbock travels to Paris to discuss war DW (English)
- European powers demand seat at table in Ukraine talks Reuters
US justice department sues New York over immigration rules
Attorney general Pam Bondi targets state law allowing people to get driver’s licenses without legal residency
The US attorney general announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration is suing New York state over its immigration policies, accusing state officials of choosing “to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens”.
Standing in front of federal agents who have been tasked with helping in Trump’s immigration crackdown, Pam Bondi echoed the president’s rhetoric as she vowed the justice department would take on communities that thwart federal immigration efforts.
Continue reading...DeepSeek fails multiple security tests, experts warn businesses – Fox11online.com
- DeepSeek fails multiple security tests, experts warn businesses Fox11online.com
- New York state bans DeepSeek from government devices NBC News
- DeepSeek may face further regulatory actions, EU privacy watchdog says Reuters
- DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot SecurityWeek
- DeepSeek reveals loophole in Japan's personal data safeguards Nikkei Asia
WATCH: Astronaut’s view of Northern Lights from International Space Station
Footage from the International Space Station as it soars above an aurora dancing over Canada.
WATCH: Astronaut’s view of Northern Lights from International Space Station
Footage from the International Space Station as it soars above an aurora dancing over Canada.
Ex-officer convicted in fatal shooting of Black man at New Mexico gas station
Prosecutors said Brad Lunsford, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, shot Presley Eze at point-blank range in 2022
A former police officer was found guilty on Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Presley Eze during a 2022 confrontation at a New Mexico gas station.
Brad Lunsford, who is white, had pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of Eze, who was Black. The former Las Cruces officer’s attorney, Jose Coronado, said he would ask the judge to review the verdict for its legal sufficiency.
Continue reading...Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump aid freeze?
The US president is ratcheting up pressure on South Africa over its domestic and foreign policy.
California insurance plan asks private insurers for $1bn after wildfires
Private plans, such as State Farm, required to give to Fair plan so all residents have access to fire insurance
California’s home-insurance safety net does not have enough money to pay all of the claims from damage caused by the Los Angeles wildfires and has asked private insurers to contribute $1bn toward those claims.
All private insurers operating in California are required to contribute to the Fair plan, a plan of last resort established so all Californians would have access to fire insurance. More than 450,000 California homeowners got their insurance through the Fair plan in 2024 – more than double the number in 2020. As of 4 February, the plan had received more than 4,700 claims from the Palisades and Eaton fires, almost half of which were for “total losses”.
Continue reading...Trump’s assault on USAID leaves China soft power opening in Southeast Asia
Washington's retreat from the region leaves space that Beijing may be keen to fill, analysts say.
Erasing Escobar: Will Colombia ban the sale of memorabilia of the drug lord?
Politicians in the country want to prohibit the sale of such items, but they face opposition.
Confusion clouds efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
Egypt and Qatar are "intensifying diplomatic efforts" as concern grows that fighting will resume.
Confusion clouds efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
Egypt and Qatar are "intensifying diplomatic efforts" as concern grows that fighting will resume.
Gaza: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save ceasefire – BBC.com
- Gaza: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save ceasefire BBC.com
- Trump's special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump ahead of Saturday ultimatum Fox News
- Israel calls up reservists as fears for fragile Gaza ceasefire rise Reuters
- 'We Don't Dream of a Future Anymore': Gazans Fear the Return of War Haaretz
- Netanyahu says Gaza war to resume if Hamas delays hostage release NBC News