Trump says he will ‘probably’ meet Putin this month, hits out at Ukraine US president dismisses Kyiv’s complaints that it is being sidelined in talks to end the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the United States, on February 18, 2025 [Roberto Schmidt/AFP] Published On…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,091 Here are the key developments on the 1,091st day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian servicemen from the 24th Mechanised Brigade conduct field training with a French made VAB armoured personnel carrier, in the Donetsk region, on February 16, 2025 [Genya Savilov/AFP] Published On 19…
Brazilian prosecutors charge ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot Jair Bolsonaro and dozens of others have been charged over an alleged plot to violently overturn his 2022 election loss. Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro reacts at an event at the Municipal Theatre in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 25, 2024 [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters] Published On 19…
More than $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclave Researchers conclude that $53.2bn is needed for extensive reconstruction and recovery efforts in Gaza over the next 10 years. Palestinians struggle to survive in makeshift tents among the rubble of buildings in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on February 18, 2025 [Mahmoud İssa/Anadolu] Published On…
US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against a 14-state effort to get a restraining order against DOGE efforts to access data and fire federal employees. Elon Musk speaks at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, DC, on January 20 [Matt Rourke/AP Photo] Published…
Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause. Ed Martin, the interim head of the US Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, speaks at an event hosted by then-Representative Matt Gaetz at the Capitol on June 13,…
Thousands of Lebanese civilians are going back to their villages after the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says Vatican says Francis’s respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis but that he remains ‘in good spirits’. Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church [File: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters] Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Pope Francis has contracted double pneumonia, further complicating treatment for…
Video from inside the cockpit of another plane captured the moment a Delta jet crash landed in Toronto.
Honduras reaches agreement to extend extradition treaty with the US Honduras reverses previous position that it would not extend the treaty, seen as a symbol of heavy-handed US presence. Honduras President Xiomara Castro expressed fears of US meddling in domestic affairs [File: Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters] Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Honduran President Xiomara Castro…