- Netanyahu to hold talks as Hamas officials say Gaza talks have 'failed' The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu holds discussions on Gaza ceasefire as talks with Hamas appear deadlocked The Times of Israel
- Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine The New York Times
- Updates: US proposes ‘bridge’ to extend ceasefire in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Mediators seek to break Gaza ceasefire deadlock Vatican News - English
Ahmed al-Sharaa is “inheriting a nightmare situation”
“Remember, scholars were saying Syria was on the verge of becoming a failed state.”
UK’s Starmer says coalition to beef up Ukraine security in any peace deal
British PM Starmer highlights 'robust' security plans for Ukraine, proposing deployment in case of a peace deal.
Elon Musk faces week of harsh setbacks amid Tesla selloff and Doge backlash
After a SpaceX rocket exploded, investors offloaded Tesla shares and Doge hit legal roadblocks, the world’s richest man saw his fortune sink by $100bn
Elon Musk began the week of 10 March with a friendly sit-down interview on Fox Business to talk about his work with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) and the state of his businesses. Already, it had been a trying few days for the world’s richest man, who was facing a Tesla stock selloff and fierce backlash over his attempts to radically overhaul the federal government. His net worth declined over $22bn on Monday alone.
After Musk jokingly brushed off initial questions about the mounting pressure, host Larry Kudlow asked the Tesla and SpaceX CEO how he was managing to run his numerous companies amid the chaos.
Continue reading...Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein
Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online
He was a self-educated genius whose groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of physics and chemistry electrified the world of science and laid the foundations for Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity nearly a century later.
Now, the little-known notebooks of the Victorian scientist Michael Faraday have been unearthed from the archive of the Royal Institution and are to be digitised and made permanently accessible online for the first time.
Continue reading...Trump administration mulls new travel ban that could hit 43 nations: Report – Al Jazeera English
- Trump administration mulls new travel ban that could hit 43 nations: Report Al Jazeera English
- Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries The New York Times
- Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says USA TODAY
- Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries The Guardian US
- Trump’s New Immigration Ban: An Arbitrary, Discriminatory Legal Immigration Rewrite Cato Institute
Trump administration mulls new travel ban that could hit 43 nations: Report
The travel ban could affect more than 40 countries, far beyond the restrictions set in Trump's first term.
Watch: How two astronauts were left in space for nine months
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been left in space for nearly 10 months and now hope to come back
Putin’s response to Ukraine ceasefire not good enough, UK PM says, as Kyiv allies seek to pressure Russia – CNN
- Putin’s response to Ukraine ceasefire not good enough, UK PM says, as Kyiv allies seek to pressure Russia CNN
- Ukraine war latest: Starmer says military planning for future Ukraine peace deal moving to 'operational phase' BBC.com
- Starmer challenges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire The Associated Press
- UK Urges Economic Pressure on Russia If Putin Balks at Truce Bloomberg
- Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Coalition of the willing’ vows Ukraine protection Al Jazeera English
US-South Africa relationship “damaged” over Israel’s war
Analyst Sandile Swana says the US-South Africa dispute stems from South Africa's backing of the ICJ case against Israel.
Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries
New memo lists 41 countries – including Afghanistan, Cuba and Syria – that could face new restrictions, evoking first-term Muslim ban
The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.
The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups. The first group of 10 countries, which includes Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea, among others, would be set for a full visa suspension.
Continue reading...Tens of thousands join antigovernment protest in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade
Protests began after 15 people killed in November's Novi Sad railway station roof collapse.
Zelenskiy Says Russia Planning ‘Encirclement’ in Border Region – Bloomberg
- Zelenskiy Says Russia Planning ‘Encirclement’ in Border Region Bloomberg
- Russian forces closing in on Ukrainian troops in Kursk, official says NBC News
- Putin calls on Ukrainian troops in Kursk to surrender, as Zelensky asks US to put pressure on Russia CNN
- Did Putin’s fatigues signal Russia’s resistance to a ceasefire in Ukraine? Al Jazeera English
- Zelensky Accuses Russia of Trying to Trap Ukraine’s Forces Amid Cease-Fire Talks The New York Times
Labour-run Enfield council left 100 families homeless after they refused to relocate
London council’s policy of offering people homes far from the area led to England’s highest number of refusals
A Labour-run London council left more than 100 families homeless without support last year after they refused to be relocated outside the borough, the Observer can reveal.
Freedom of information data from about 80% of English councils shows that they ended their legal duties to 615 households who refused offers of housing outside the local authority area in 2024 – but this national total is heavily skewed.
Continue reading...Gaza’s silent epidemic
Gaza has the highest number of child amputees per capita and has been rendered incapable of taking care of them.
US official heading Ukraine peace plan has history of empathizing with Russia
Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy, has written op-eds and reports questioning Ukraine’s role in negotiations
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A retired US general charged with helping sell the Trump administration’s Ukraine peace plan wrote a string of op-eds and reports for a rightwing thinktank in which he repeatedly questioned whether Ukraine had a legitimate part to play in peace negotiations.
Keith Kellogg also blamed the war on the machinations of a US “military-industrial complex” and “[Joe] Biden’s national security incompetence” rather than Russia’s 2022 invasion, which has been condemned across the globe and resulted in a war that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Continue reading...The Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis – Financial Times
- The Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis Financial Times
- Pakistan's army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages were killed in a train attack The Associated Press
- Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking The Guardian
- 'Look inwards instead of shifting blame': MEA rejects Pakistan’s claim of India's role in train hijacking The Times of India
- Pakistan links train hijacking to ‘Afghan handlers’ and Indian mastermind Al Jazeera English
Rival rallies erupt in South Korea before ruling on president’s impeachment
Pro and anti-President Yoon Suk-yeol protests have gathered across South Korea's capital ahead of a court ruling.
Acute child malnutrition in northern Gaza doubles in one month, UNICEF says
UNICEF warns malnutrition crisis worsens across Gaza, with dramatic rises in affected children under two and under five.
‘Do you have communist links?’ US sends 36 questions to UN aid groups
UN groups fear the move is a sign the US is planning to abandon humanitarian work.