EXPLAINER No NATO seat or US troops: Trump’s new roadmap to end Russia-Ukraine war US does not think NATO membership, full restoration of territory are feasible for Ukraine, says Trump’s defence chief. Russian newspapers cover a recent phone call between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in Moscow, Russia, February 13 [Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/Reuters]…
McIlroy spoke to Trump on PGA-LIV deal, says new start needed Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy says United States president can likely smooth a deal for golf following PGA-LIV split. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland has appeared at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and Pebble Beach this year [Andrew Redington/Getty Images] Published On 13 Feb…
EXPLAINER ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squads: India, Pakistan and full team lineups How have the teams shaped up and who will lead them? All to know about the eight nations competing in the tournament. Defending champions and hosts Pakistan will be led by Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 [File: Rick Rycroft/AP Photo]…
Ukraine has advanced 5km (3 miles) deeper into Russian territory during the past week, as Russia again reportedly deployed North Korean forces against it. But as Kyiv’s forces inched ahead, United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a NATO meeting on Wednesday that it was “unrealistic” to expect a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders and…
Australia, China trade barbs over midair encounter above South China Sea Canberra says Chinese jet dropped flares nears its air force plane as China accuses Australia of airspace intrusion. The Australian Defence Force said its Poseidon surveillance plane was flying a “routine” patrol over the contested Paracel Islands in the South China Sea when a…
‘I saw him kill people:’ Libya and Italy’s shadowy migrant deals Migrants sit at a detention center in Gharyan, Libya October 12, 2017 [Hani Amara/Reuters] By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025 Libya’s Chief of Judicial Police, Osama “Al Masri” Njeem, returned to Libya on an Italian government plane after his arrest in…
‘The majority of Greenland’s population wants independence’ Al Jazeera interviews Greenland-based professor Birger Poppel on the rising tensions stoked by US President Donald Trump. People walk near a Inuit clothing shop in Nuuk, Greenland [Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters] By Ann Charlotte VengsgaardPublished On 13 Feb 202513 Feb 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark – To Donald Trump, the United States president…
News Syria FM to join Arab, Western powers at Paris summit to discuss transition Asaad al-Shaibani is attending a conference expected to address issues including Syria’s political transition and the lifting of EU sanctions. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is leading a delegation to the European Union [Bakr Alkasem/AFP] Published On 13 Feb 202513 Feb…
Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Turkiye’s Erdogan Turkish leader to hold high-level talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Erdogan was greeted by Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari (left) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (right) upon his arrival at the Nur Khan military airbase in Rawalpindi [Handout /…
Honda, Nissan end merger talks, scuttling $60bn deal The potential tie-up would have created the world’s third-largest automaker, rivaling US and Chinese companies. Nissan reportedly backed out of the talks with larger rival Honda after negotiations were complicated by growing differences, including Honda’s proposal that Nissan become a subsidiary [File: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP] Published On 13…