- Gaza ceasefire deal hits critical moment BBC.com
- Gaza ceasefire nears end with Israel and Hamas split on way forward CNN
- Hamas rejects Israel’s terms for extending Gaza truce, rules out negotiations Hindustan Times
- LIVE: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends with no deal Al Jazeera English
- Israeli PM Netanyahu to hold security meeting after delegation returns from Cairo Reuters
Gaza ceasefire talks stall, as Egypt proposes long-term reconstruction plan
Israel had agreed partial troop withdrawal by 9 March, but start of second phase of truce hits impasse
Talks aimed at maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza hit an impasse in Cairo on Saturday , over whether the truce should advance to a second phase.
A Hamas official said the multilateral negotiations in the Egyptian capital had made no progress on Friday, and there was no evidence the talks had resumed on Saturday, the last day of the ceasefire’s first six-week phase.
Continue reading...Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?
Is the US vice-president doing Trump's bidding or looking to the future?
Vance took the lead attacking Zelensky. Why?
Is the US vice-president doing Trump's bidding or looking to the future?
Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey – The Associated Press
- Kurdish PKK militants declare a ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey The Associated Press
- Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey NPR
- A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why CNN
- PKK declares ceasefire in 40-year conflict with Turkiye Al Jazeera English
- Turkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad The New York Times
David Johansen, frontman of New York Dolls, dies aged 75
Flamboyant singer helped point his city’s music scene towards punk, before a successful solo career and eye-catching acting roles
David Johansen, the swaggering, peacocking frontman with glam rock band New York Dolls, has died aged 75.
Last month he had announced he was living with cancer, and recently suffered a broken back. “David Johansen passed away peacefully at home, holding the hands of his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, in the sunlight surrounded by music and flowers,” reads a statement on a website created to raise funds for his medical care.
Continue reading...Labour must target deprived areas or lose out to Reform, says former minister
Peer argues that national ‘trickledown’ approach will fail to benefit those in most need
Keir Starmer’s government must strictly target the delivery of its core “missions” at areas of maximum deprivation or lose huge numbers of votes to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, an independent commission led by a former Labour cabinet minister will suggest this week.
The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods (ICON), chaired by Labour peer Hilary Armstrong, a former party chief whip and housing minister, will say the government risks “wasting billions of pounds in higher public spending while failing to transform the places that need it most” unless it adopts the targeted approach.
Continue reading...Three teenage girls charged with manslaughter over death of man, 75, in London
Fredi Reviro was attacked in Islington on Thursday night, and died in hospital the following day
Three teenage girls, aged 14, 16 and 17, have been charged with manslaughter after a 75-year-old man died in north London.
The Metropolitan police said the man, named as Fredi Reviro, was attacked on Seven Sisters Road in Islington at about 11.35pm on Thursday, and died in hospital the following day.
Continue reading...Japan fights worst wildfire in decades – DW (English)
- Japan fights worst wildfire in decades DW (English)
- Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years The New York Times
- Japan battles largest wildfire in decades The Guardian
- Aerial footage captures forest fire burning in northern Japan BBC.com
- Battling wildfires in northeastern Japan NHK WORLD
Trump did on live TV what other US presidents would just do in private
The dressing-down the US president gave to his Ukrainian counterpart was nothing out of the ordinary.
FedEx plane catches fire after bird strike in New Jersey, makes emergency landing
Cargo aircraft caught fire after striking bird shortly after departure from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday morning
A FedEx cargo airplane caught on fire after striking a bird shortly after the plane’s departure from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, according to officials.
There were no injuries reported onboard, and the plane made an emergency return to Newark Liberty international airport.
Continue reading...Former Brookside actor sentenced to jail over sham modelling agencies
Philip Foster lives in Spain and was sentenced in his absence after defrauding more than 6,000 people
A former TV soap actor has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after masterminding a £13.6m fraud that targeted aspiring models.
Former Brookside actor Philip Foster, 49, ran an operation involving a network of sham modelling agencies for more than eight years.
Continue reading...Europe must show leadership against Trump’s ‘ruthlessness,’ Baerbock says – POLITICO Europe
- Europe must show leadership against Trump’s ‘ruthlessness,’ Baerbock says POLITICO Europe
- German president: Trump's clash with Zelensky 'took my breath away' Yahoo
- German FM urges looser national, EU budget rules for Ukraine support The Times of Israel
- German president likens Trump berating Zelenskyy to humiliating someone 'in front of the whole world' CBC News
- Germany calls for financial package for Ukraine The Jerusalem Post
Thousands protest in Serbia to honour railway station disaster victims
Demonstrations have gathered momentum in Serbia since 15 people were killed in a railway station accident in November.
Trump’s deep obsession: Winning the Nobel Peace Prize – Axios
- Trump's deep obsession: Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Axios
- ‘Fox & Friends’ Host Says Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize After Zelensky Spat The Daily Beast
- Bill O’Reilly: Trump wants Nobel Peace Prize via Ukraine peace deal NewsNation Now
- Letters to the Editor: Telling Ukraine to surrender won’t win Trump the Nobel Peace Prize Los Angeles Times
- SERIOUSLY? To Fox News Trump's Ugly Oval Office Attack on Zelenskyy Merits a NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? Daily Kos
Freed Hostage Eli Sharabi Recounts Starvation and Torture in Hamas Captivity – Haaretz
- Freed Hostage Eli Sharabi Recounts Starvation and Torture in Hamas Captivity Haaretz
- Minister says he had ‘more important things’ to do than watch freed hostage’s testimony The Times of Israel
- Eli Sharabi's testimony from Hamas hell must be watched by everyone - editorial The Jerusalem Post
- Eli Sharabi: Freed Israeli hostage describes 'impossible' hunger and painful conditions in Hamas captivity Sky News
- President Trump invites released Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi to White House after watching his shocking testimony All Israel News
‘Bewildering’: US media and politicians react to Trump’s televised attack on Zelenskyy
The showdown between the US president and the Ukrainian leader dumbfounded various outlets and politicos
One television star turned president visits another far more powerful one on a stage set and attempts to introduce a plot twist of sorts. What could go wrong?
The high-stakes White House showdown that unfolded on Friday after the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanded US security guarantees was deemed a damaging setback to Donald Trump’s goal of forging a peace deal – and a win for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin – by some US political commentators.
Continue reading...ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa’s win ends Afghanistan hopes
South Africa beat England by seven wickets in Lahore to reach Champions Trophy semifinals while eliminating Afghanistan.
Bus crash kills at least 37 in Bolivia
About 30 people were also injured after two buses collided early on Saturday, police say.
Bus crash kills at least 37 in Bolivia
About 30 people were also injured after two buses collided early on Saturday, police say.