- U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine war expected on Tuesday, sources say Axios
- Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia before Russia talks to end Ukraine war Reuters
- U.S. and Russian officials to discuss how to end Ukraine war The Washington Post
- Trump says he could meet Putin ‘soon’ as Ukraine, Europe reel from outreach Al Jazeera English
- US-Russia Talks Set for Saudi & Europe's Leaders Urgent Ukraine Talks | Daybreak: Europe 02/17/2025 Bloomberg
Postcard from Munich: American carnage – EURACTIV
- Postcard from Munich: American carnage EURACTIV
- Europe's leaders divided over their tactics with Trump BBC.com
- Opinion | A Message to Europe From Western Disunion The Wall Street Journal
- Trump and Vance have smashed the old order – how should Europe respond? The Guardian
- Trump Team Leaves European Alliance in Crisis; Macron Calls for Emergency Summit The New York Times
Friends of Russian anti-war singer cast doubt on official version of his death
Vadim Stroykin reported to have killed himself by jumping from a ninth-floor window during visit by security services
No one knows exactly what happened in the final moments of Vadim Stroykin’s life.
The 59-year-old Russian singer-songwriter’s vibrant career came to a sudden end on 5 February when a team from Russia’s security services arrived at his cramped ninth-floor St Petersburg flat at 9am. They were investigating him for what has become one of the gravest offences in today’s Russia — donating to the Ukrainian army.
Continue reading...Badenoch and Farage to vie for attention of Trump allies at London summit
Event co-founded by Jordan Peterson will bring together global rightwing figures including senior US Republicans
Influential rightwingers from around the world are to gather in London from Monday at a major conference to network and build connections with senior US Republicans linked to the Trump administration.
The UK opposition leader, the Conservatives’ Kemi Badenoch, and Nigel Farage of the Reform UK party, her hard-right anti-immigration rival, will compete to present themselves as the torchbearer of British conservatism.
Continue reading...Pritam Singh: Singapore opposition leader guilty of lying to parliament – BBC.com
- Pritam Singh: Singapore opposition leader guilty of lying to parliament BBC.com
- Singapore Opposition Leader Convicted of Lying as Poll Looms Bloomberg
- Singapore opposition party leader Pritam Singh found guilty of lying to parliament Reuters
- Singapore opposition leader, found guilty of lying to parliament, could face electoral ban The Guardian
- Live: Pritam Singh handed maximum fine of S$7,000 on each charge of lying to parliament CNA
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks – The Associated Press
- Ukraine's President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks The Associated Press
- Zelensky lands in UAE as US and Russia prepare for Ukraine peace talks FRANCE 24 English
- Zelenskyy Arrives In Middle East, But Kyiv Says Peace Talks Not On Agenda Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Zelenskyy begins visit to UAE to secure release of more Ukrainians from Russian captivity – video Ukrainska Pravda
- UAE offers to host talks aimed at ending Ukraine war, sources say Reuters
Police investigate potential Islamophobic assaults at Melbourne shopping centre
Two women in hijabs allegedly attacked in Epping last week while racist graffiti reported in western Sydney
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Police are investigating if two alleged assaults in Melbourne were Islamophobic incidents after women in hijabs were attacked during the day.
Victoria police said two women, a 30-year-old from Lalor and a 26-year-old from Wollert, were allegedly attacked by the same assailant at Epping shopping centre on High Street between 1.10pm and 1.20pm on Thursday.
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Continue reading...Cook Islands PM defends signing of wide-ranging deal with China
Mark Brown says Beijing deal that covers trade, investment, oceans, infrastructure and transport complements ties with New Zealand
The Cook Islands says it has signed a deal to expand relations with China, stressing that the accord does not impinge on ties with former colonial power New Zealand.
Prime minister Mark Brown said he signed an “action plan for the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Chinese premier Li Qiang in the northern city of Harbin during a five-day state visit to China last week.
Continue reading...How Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ pledge is affecting other countries
Some major carbon-emitting countries are hinting they may follow suit as US decides to ramp up fossil fuels
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.