- After 9 months on the run, a French fugitive who staged a deadly escape faced court in Romania The Associated Press
- Notorious fugitive known as "The Fly" arrested after deadly prison escape in France and 9-month manhunt CBS News
- Nine-Month Manhunt for French Fugitive Finally Produces an Arrest The New York Times
- France says gangster ‘The Fly’ was arrested in Romania Voice of America
- Mohamed Amra: 'The Fly' recaptured in Romania nine months after escape that killed two French prison officers Sky News
American troops pack more punch than European ones, and fighting Russia without the US would require adding more than 300,000, think tank says – Fortune
- American troops pack more punch than European ones, and fighting Russia without the US would require adding more than 300,000, think tank says Fortune
- Opinion | A U.S. Betrayal Is Surreal for Europeans The New York Times
- Can Europe withstand four years of Trumpian assault? The Economist
- What Could Happen if the U.S. Abandons Europe The New Yorker
- Europe can’t count on the US to be its bodyguard. That’s great for its defense companies CNN
White House envoy to travel to the Middle East in effort to extend Gaza deal – Axios
- White House envoy to travel to the Middle East in effort to extend Gaza deal Axios
- Gaza ceasefire’s future uncertain as Netanyahu sidelines security chiefs in negotiations CNN
- Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed – as it happened The Guardian
- Witkoff says he expects second stage of ceasefire-hostage deal, is working on phase one 'extension' The Times of Israel
- U.S. envoy Witkoff, ahead of Mideast visit, says Hamas must physically leave Gaza Haaretz
The leaders of France and Britain head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine – The Associated Press
- The leaders of France and Britain head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine The Associated Press
- Trump set to meet with world leaders in DC during busy week as Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue Fox News
- Macron meets Trump, Europeans head to Kyiv in two-pronged effort to save Ukraine POLITICO Europe
- Macron and Starmer Have Played Trump’s Game Before, but the Rules Are Changing The New York Times
- Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’ The Guardian
Roksanda channels sculptor Phyllida Barlow at London fashion week show
Teetering designs, upside-down fabrics and garments made from offcuts created a feel of topsy-turvy drama
Where can you find the author Daphne du Maurier and the sculptor Phyllida Barlow, along with the actor Tippi Hedren and the costume designer Edith Head? Only at London fashion week.
All four women were muses for designers on the third day of catwalks. Barlow’s uncompromising art was the inspiration at Roksanda, where vast ballgowns in bright felt wobbled perilously on the 16th floor of an empty brutalist office block, channeling the audacious spirit of Barlow’s teetering towers of fabric, rope, chicken wire or papier-mache.
Continue reading...Israel won’t allow Syria military forces south of Damascus: Netanyahu
PM Netanyahu has demanded the 'full demilitarisation' of southern Syria, where Israel has illegally expanded its forces.
Israel says West Bank operation will last for a year as it sends tanks to Jenin
Continued operation in Palestinian territory will leave 40,000 displaced people unable to return home
Israel has sent tanks to the West Bank city of Jenin, in the first deployment of its kind in the area in more than two decades, as troops intensify operations in the territory that officials said will last at least a year.
The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Sunday that the latest operation across the West Bank was expanding, and that troops would remain in the area’s urban hotspots “for the coming year”, meaning approximately 40,000 people displaced by the fighting will not be able to return to their homes.
Continue reading...British couple in their 70s arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained in Bamiyan provice for ‘teaching mothers parenting with children’
The Taliban have arrested a British couple in their 70s for “teaching mothers parenting with children”.
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, were detained when returning to their home in Bamiyan province on 1 February.
Continue reading...Kohli century leads India to win as Pakistan left on Champions Trophy brink
India beat Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai to leave their rivals on the brink of elimination from the Champions Trophy.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy offers to leave office in exchange for peace, NATO
Ukrainian president has been criticised by US President Trump, who called him a 'dictator'.
“Toughest negotiations” surrounding Gaza hostage exchange
“He [Netanyahu] wants to get as many of the hostages back without paying, really, the price for it.”
MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network
ReidOut is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler
MSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is evidently a major programming restructure at the liberal network.
Speaking to the New York Times, two people familiar with the reshuffling told the outlet that Reid’s 7pm show, The ReidOut, is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler.
Continue reading...Body found in search for missing 23-year-old runner Jenny Hall
Formal identification of body discovered in remote area in Teesdale yet to take place, says Durham police
A body has been found in the search for a young runner who went missing five days ago.
Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home in Barracks Farm, County Durham, just after 3pm on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Scotland ‘likely to miss net zero climate target by up to 20m tonnes’
Exclusive: Top officials and climate policy experts believe delays in cutting emissions make it improbable 2045 target will be met
Scotland is likely to miss its legally binding climate target by up to 20m tonnes, according to official data seen by the Guardian.
The Scottish government set itself the world-leading target of reaching net zero – the point where any excess carbon emissions are soaked up by trees, peat or carbon capture – by 2045.
Continue reading...Israel won’t allow HTS forces in southern Syria, Netanyahu says – Reuters.com
- Israel won't allow HTS forces in southern Syria, Netanyahu says Reuters.com
- Israel challenges Syria's new leaders with demand for demilitarisation of south BBC.com
- Netanyahu remarks over Druze in southern Syria spark online upheaval The Jerusalem Post
- In Syria, Joy at a Dictator’s Demise Turns Into Fear of Israeli Raids The New York Times
- Netanyahu demands Syrian army stay away from Israel's borders and area south of Damascus Haaretz
Sudan’s RSF, accused of genocide, signs charter to form rival government
The charter states creating a government of 'peace and unity' despite concerns from rights groups and global actors.
‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips
First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’
Sharing a bowl of homemade Ukrainian borscht with your neighbours is one way to make friends in a new country, according to the first refugee to arrive in the UK after Russia invaded her country three years ago.
Ukrainian refugee Valentyna Klymova, 72, now settled in Erith in Kent, has done just that, lovingly preparing the traditional soup containing beetroot, other vegetables and meat stock, served with a dollop of sour cream and rye bread. She offers it to English people she knows and says it has had a positive reception. In turn, she has embraced quintessentially British fish and chips, although she has not yet tried to cook it at home.
Continue reading...Massive crowds attend funeral of late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Hasan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of Hezbollah, was killed during Israeli bombing in September
Tens of thousands of people have attended a funeral in Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed, Lebanese militia and political party Hezbollah for three decades before being killed in an Israeli bombing last September.
The ceremony was held in a sports stadium in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which had extra seats installed prior to the ceremony in anticipation of the massive crowds.
Continue reading...How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium – NPR
Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order
Health department orders NIH to hold Federal Register submissions – critical step in process for funding studies
The Trump administration has blocked a crucial step in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) process for funding medical research, likely in violation of a federal judge’s temporary restraining order on federal funding freezes.
The NIH has stopped submitting study sections – meetings in which scientists peer review NIH grant funding proposals – to the Federal Register after the Trump administration paused health agency communications. By law, study sections must appear on the register 15 days in advance of meetings.
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