Why this week is important for Ukraine’s future
Donald Trump believes Kyiv is now ready to "move forward" with a ceasefire with Russia. BBC News correspondent James Waterhouse explains what it means for Ukraine.
Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit German airports
An unexpected nationwide strike by airport workers over pay has caused disruption at major transport hubs.
Hundreds of flights cancelled as strikes hit German airports
An unexpected nationwide strike by airport workers over pay has caused disruption at major transport hubs.
Syria clashes – what happened?
Hundreds of people have been killed and residents of Syria's coastal governorates are scared to leave home.
Pro-Russian candidate to challenge bar on Romanian presidential run
The move follows rioting in Bucharest overnight after a court threw far-right Calin Georgescu out of the race.
Ukraine announces plan to boost FPV drone arsenal
Ministry of Defence says it will buy 4.5 million first-person view drones in 2025, triple last year's amount.
Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, wrote more than 30 plays in a career that spanned seven decades.
Musk and Rubio spar with Polish minister over Starlink in Ukraine
The three went back and forth in an exchange of posts on X over Starlink being cut off in Ukraine.
Syria announces end of military operation against al-Assad loyalists
Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats have been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous.
Video: Australians rescued by boat from cyclone floods
Authorities in Australia’s Queensland have been using boats to rescue people trapped by flooding from Cyclone Alfred.
Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows – The Guardian
- Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows The Guardian
- Trump just reversed course on two key U.S. climate pledges The Washington Post
- United States quits board of UN climate damage fund, letter shows Reuters
- Analysis: Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts Carbon Brief
- US Withdraws From Deal to Finance South Africa’s Climate Plan Bloomberg
Palestinians react as Israel cuts off Gaza’s remaining electricity
The last power line operating into Gaza has been cut off by Israel, threatening the operation of a key water facility.
Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – as it happened
Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to Assad. This live blog is closed
Syria’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
China on Monday called for all warring parties in Syria to “immediately stop” violence. AFP reports foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said “China follows closely the situation in Syria and is concerned about the large number of casualties caused by these armed clashes.”
Continue reading...Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible
The Myanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026 has been condemned as a “sham” that risks bringing even greater violence.
Myanmar’s military junta announced on Saturday, in comments reported in state media, that it would hold a long-promised election, specifying a timeframe for the first time since seizing power in a 2021 coup.
Continue reading...US arms exports to Europe triple, boosted by Ukraine aid: SIPRI – Defense News
- US arms exports to Europe triple, boosted by Ukraine aid: SIPRI Defense News
- America is the world’s biggest arms exporter. Europe should know CNN
- How dependent are Europe's militaries on the US? FRANCE 24 English
- U.S. Dominates Arms Trade but Trump’s Moves Risk Rattling Buyers The Wall Street Journal
- Two-thirds of arms imports to Nato countries in Europe come from US Financial Times
Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many – ABC News
- Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many ABC News
- Freedom, Not Tariff, Is the Most Beautiful Word in the Dictionary Cato Institute
- Trump has touted Gilded Age tariffs, an era which saw industrial growth together with poverty PBS NewsHour
- 🔒 RW Johnson: Trump’s ignorance of economics ensures Golden Age boast is hollow BizNews
- Trump Gilded Age Buffalo News
What’s happening with Lebanon’s economy and will it recover?
Lebanon's economy has struggled for years as people's discontent with the government grew.
US and Ukraine to meet on Russia: What’s on the agenda for Saudi talks?
The talks will the first high-level meeting between the two countries since Trump and Zelenskyy's White House meeting.
Tusk calls for respect between allies after US-Poland spat over Starlink satellites
Polish prime minister tells ‘friends’ to cast aside arrogance after his foreign minister and Marco Rubio trade barbs online
Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, has called on “friends” to respect their allies and not be arrogant in a post on X that mentioned nobody by name but was published a day after an extraordinary social media spat between top officials in the US and Poland over Starlink satellites.
Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, accused Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, of “making things up” and suggested on Sunday he was ungrateful, in a strong rebuke after Sikorski said Ukraine may need an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service if it becomes unreliable.
Continue reading...Canada’s Liberals made Carney their new leader: What happens next?
New Liberal Party leader Mark Carney is set to take over from Justin Trudeau as Canada's next prime minister.