- ‘We’re Your True Friends,’ Xi Tells Putin, as Trump Courts Russia The New York Times
- Xi and Putin pledge ‘long-term’ ties amid warming US-Russia relations South China Morning Post
- China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow CNN
- China’s Xi Held Phone Call With Putin at ‘Request’ of Russia Bloomberg
- Xi says China, Russia true friends as Trump pursues Putin talks The Hill
Israel sends tanks to the West Bank for the first time in 20 years. Here’s why that’s significant – CNN
- Israel sends tanks to the West Bank for the first time in 20 years. Here’s why that’s significant CNN
- Israeli tanks enter Jenin in occupied West Bank as military operation displaces more than 40,000 Palestinians CBS News
- Why Tensions Are Rising Over Israel’s Operations in the West Bank The New York Times
- West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style clearance as Israel squeezes Jenin camp Reuters
- As Israeli tanks roll into Jenin, Palestinians prepare for lengthy invasion Al Jazeera English
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year – The Associated Press
- More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year The Associated Press
- What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’ The New York Times
- Fighting in eastern DRC killed about 7,000 people since January, PM says Al Jazeera English
- How DR Congo’s Tutsis become foreigners in their own country BBC.com
- Eastern DR Congo: Crisis deepens as crime and insecurity surges UN News
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners
Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel frees prisoners – BBC.com
- Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel frees prisoners BBC.com
- Fears of all-out war return in Gaza as Israel besieges northern West Bank Al Jazeera English
- Israel Presses Hamas to Expedite Hostage Release After Humiliating Treatment of Captives Haaretz
- Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release; moves tanks into West Bank NPR
- White House backs Israel's decision to delay releasing Palestinian prisoners Reuters
World leaders support Ukraine at the war’s third anniversary summit
Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from Kyiv as Ukrainians are marking the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.
Western Leaders Plan to Spend Billions for Ukraine’s Defense – Kyiv Post
- Western Leaders Plan to Spend Billions for Ukraine’s Defense Kyiv Post
- Ukraine receives billions of dollars in aid pledges on anniversary Yahoo
- EU to provide Ukraine with $3.7 billion tranche in March Kyiv Independent
- EU leaders plan €20B Ukraine aid package as Trump turns against Zelenskyy POLITICO Europe
- Kallas 'optimistic' EU leaders will back new Ukraine military aid soon Euronews
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon – Yahoo
American suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window in Paris – CBS News
- American suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window in Paris CBS News
- Newborn Baby Dies After American Tourist, 18, Allegedly Throws Infant Out of Hotel Window in Paris: Police PEOPLE
- American tourist arrested in Paris after allegedly throwing newborn baby out of hotel window: reports Fox News
- American tourist, 18, fatally tosses newborn out of hotel window in Paris: police New York Post
- American woman detained in Paris after newborn baby fatally thrown from window NBC News
Why are Israeli tanks in the occupied West Bank?
Israel signals escalation in its attacks on the West Bank, expelling tens of thousands of people from their homes.
‘It’s not the end’ — Kyiv Independent staff on what they’d tell themselves right before Russia’s invasion – Kyiv Independent
- ‘It’s not the end’ — Kyiv Independent staff on what they’d tell themselves right before Russia's invasion Kyiv Independent
- When War Comes To Your Home Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Three years into the full-scale invasion, RSF brings complaint to ICC for Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian journalists Reporters sans frontières
- Ukraine: MFRR partners stand with journalists, 3 years since start of full-scale invasion International Press Institute
- Three years into the war, media look to Ukraine’s future DW (English)
Ukraine: Where Do We Go From Here? – Center for European Policy Analysis
- Ukraine: Where Do We Go From Here? Center for European Policy Analysis
- Putin’s Ukraine: The End of War and the Price of Russian Occupation Foreign Affairs Magazine
- A flawed peace deal would not end the war in Ukraine Al Jazeera English
- After three years of war in Ukraine, a Trump-backed ‘Russian peace’ would spell disaster | Trudy Rubin The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Three years of war in Ukraine: Ask our world affairs editor anything The Independent
Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, 'significant' number of civilians among dead.
Apple commits to $500bn US investment
The iPhone giant's $500bn investment plan includes a new factory in Texas, as well as money spent on suppliers.
Merz says Netanyahu will be able to visit Germany despite ICC warrant
Friedrich Merz says 'absurd' an Israeli PM can't visit Germany as Netanyahu faces warrant on Gaza war crime allegations.
Syria Has Its Biggest Trading Partner Back—but Not the U.S. – The Wall Street Journal
- Syria Has Its Biggest Trading Partner Back—but Not the U.S. The Wall Street Journal
- EU suspends sanctions against Syria including on energy, banking Reuters
- Western sanctions are holding Syria back from rebuilding, locals say NPR
- Syria: EU suspends restrictive measures on key economic sectors consilium.europa.eu
- EU suspends select Syria sanctions to encourage democratic development Al Jazeera English
Who is Germany’s Friedrich Merz?
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s new chancellor after his centre-right CDU-CSU alliance won a majority.
IDF attacks rocket launcher in Gaza that fired rocket towards Israel – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF attacks rocket launcher in Gaza that fired rocket towards Israel The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli commuter who averted bus bombing: ‘I was a messenger of God’ JNS.org
- Shin Bet Arrests Two Israelis Suspected of Involvement in Tel Aviv Suburbs Bus Bombs Haaretz
- Karhi claims coalition to begin A-G ouster in coming weeks The Jerusalem Post
- Katz in West Bank: ‘We will hunt down and eliminate’ anybody involved in terror The Times of Israel
After Germany’s Election, the Left Can Hope Again – Jacobin magazine
- After Germany’s Election, the Left Can Hope Again Jacobin magazine
- How TikTok Helped Germany’s Left to a Surprise Election Showing The New York Times
- Resurgence of Germany’s Left exposes fragmented, polarised electorate Reuters
- In these dark times of racially charged election campaigns, the German left offers a flicker of hope | Fatma Aydemir The Guardian
- Who is Heidi Reichinnek, the hard-left ‘Queen of TikTok’ shaking up German politics before election? Firstpost
Leader of Germany’s CDU warns of last chance for centrist politics
The leader of Germany’s CDU said the far-right AfD’s growing support is the “last warning” for mainstream parties.