US pauses intelligence sharing with Ukraine
It remains unclear if the pause on intelligence sharing is partial or complete, and how long it will remain in effect.
Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US – POLITICO Europe
- Macron: France must face ‘Russian threat’ with or without US POLITICO Europe
- Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address The Guardian
- Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies Reuters
- Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance NBC News
- Macron says he’ll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence The Associated Press
The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump – The Economist
- The dangerous tension in Europe’s response to Trump The Economist
- Willpower, Not Manpower, is Europe’s Main Limitation for a Force in Ukraine War On The Rocks
- Can Europe Back Ukraine’s Fight Alone? New Lines Magazine
- Trump wants to destroy the EU — and rebuild it in his image POLITICO Europe
- Europe Should Make a $200 Billion Deal With Trump Foreign Policy
As Israel and U.S. Align on Gaza, the Arab’s Plan Leaves Issues Unanswered – The New York Times
- As Israel and U.S. Align on Gaza, the Arab’s Plan Leaves Issues Unanswered The New York Times
- 'Obstacles' in Egypt's $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza, install Palestinian Authority control CNBC
- The Arab League's plan for Gaza The Week
- Trump and Netanyahu Reject the New Arab Plan for Gaza – but for Very Different Reasons Haaretz
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on March 5, 2025 MFA China
Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves ‘worse than tariff’
CEO Lawson Whiting calls Canada’s move ‘disproportionate response’ to levies imposed by Trump administration
The Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking US liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate response” to levies imposed by the Trump administration.
Several Canadian provinces have taken US liquor off store shelves as part of retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Continue reading...Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says – The New York Times
- Hundreds of Children Are Among the Rape Victims of Sudan’s War, U.N. Says The New York Times
- Infants as young as one raped in Sudan, UNICEF says Reuters
- Sexual violence used as war tactic against Sudanese children: UNICEF Straight Arrow News
- Sudan civil war: One-year-olds dey among rape victims for Sudan war, UN tok BBC.com
- Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns UN News
Can Egypt’s plan for Gaza backed by Arab League become reality?
Summit follows US President Donald Trump's beach resort plan.
US confirms direct talks with Hamas
Talks come as Israel continues to block supplies of humanitarian aid into Gaza after first phase of ceasefire expired.
Sudanese starve as soup kitchens close down and warring parties block aid
The pause in USAID funding is exacerbating the hunger crisis in Sudan and compounding the challenge for relief workers.
Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
The one month exemption is for cars and trucks that comply with USMCA's content rules.
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song
Lashes were part of agreement to end criminal case against Yarrahi over song against Iran’s strict dress code for women
Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him.
Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your Headscarf (Roo Sarito) on the first anniversary of the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising.
Continue reading...Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan – NBC News
- Trump admin rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan NBC News
- Satellite analysis shows rapid dash to house migrants at Guantanamo Bay ABC News
- Team Trump rethinking costly Guantánamo Bay immigration plan: report The Independent
- An open letter to Trump from former Guantanamo prisoners Al Jazeera English
- Exclusive: Trump Administration Suspends Military Deportation Flights The Wall Street Journal
Syria vows to destroy any remaining Assad-era chemical weapons – BBC.com
Macron warns Russian aggression ‘knows no borders’ in televised address
French president says Europe must prepare for a future without guaranteed US support, warning Russian threat could extend beyond Ukraine
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.
“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said.
Continue reading...US confirms it held direct talks with Hamas
The US confirmed it held direct talks with Hamas for the first time since 1997.
‘I was devastated’: MP hopes her story will help improve maternity care for disabled women
Exclusive: Marie Tidball tells of her experiences with NHS as report finds 44% higher risk of stillbirth for disabled women
When doctors tried to work out whether Marie Tidball would need a specially designed birth plan, one asked her to lie fully clothed on the bed and spread her legs in the air so they could see how far they could open.
The incident was one of several occasions when Tidball, now a Labour MP, felt neglected during her pregnancy and early motherhood because of the NHS’s failure to adapt on account of her physical disabilities. Tidball has physical impairments affecting all four of her limbs and had major surgeries on both her hips and legs as a child.
Continue reading...What pausing US intelligence means for Ukraine’s military operation
Without US intelligence, Ukraine will not be able to make such effective use of long-range Western weaponry, writes Paul Adams.
Serbia’s opposition under fire for smoke and flare protest in parliament
Police gather evidence against MPs who let off smoke bombs and flares in a protest over claims of corruption.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin moves to oust A-G, sparking fierce backlash – The Jerusalem Post
- Justice Minister Yariv Levin moves to oust A-G, sparking fierce backlash The Jerusalem Post
- Israel’s justice minister moves to oust attorney general amid allegations of political bias, opposition decries move CNN
- Daily Briefing Mar. 6: Day 517 – Who will man the attorney general’s firing squad? The Times of Israel
- Israel government takes first step to oust attorney general Reuters
- Step by Step, Israel's Government Is Pushing an Agenda to Completely Change the Country Haaretz
Man swallows stolen Tiffany earrings before police arrest him
The man allegedly swallowed two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) hoping to avoid being charged with theft.