Opinions The blame game over the debacle in Ukraine has started Trump, Zelenskyy and the Europeans are desperately trying to deliver the bitter truth to the public and evade blame. Leonid Ragozin Leonid Ragozin is a freelance journalist based in Riga. Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister…
EXPLAINER Cyclone Alfred: Where, when is it expected to make landfall in Australia? Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane as a Category 2 storm on Friday or Saturday. Waves crash onto rocks at the Spit on the Seaway on the Gold Coast in Australia [Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP] Published On…
Cyclone Alfred lashes parts of eastern Australia, bringing rains, waves Slow-moving storm likely to make landfall on Friday or early Saturday, but winds already trigger power disruptions. More than four million people are in the firing line of Alfred along a 400km (250-mile) stretch of coast [David Gray/AFP] Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025…
Panama President Mulino says Trump ‘lying’ about reclaiming the canal Panamanian leader says sale of a Chinese company’s port operation to a US firm does not amount to retaking the waterway. The 80km (50-mile) Panama Canal handles 5 percent of global maritime trade and 40 percent of US container traffic [Bienvenido Velasco/EPA] Published On 6…
The US has suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine affecting its military’s ability to defend against Russian forces
Counting the Cost Will the US make business deals with Russia? US secretary of state says there are ‘extraordinary’ economic opportunities in Russia. After three years of Western sanctions, Russia could once again be open for American businesses — but only if a deal can be done to end the war in Ukraine. US President…
Macron says Russia a threat to Europe as EU leaders hold emergency summit EU leaders gather for an emergency defence summit in Brussels as future partnership with US remains uncertain. European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels on March 25, 2024 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar…
Israel’s Gaza aid blockade could breach humanitarian law: European nations UK, France, and Germany demand Israel uphold ceasefire terms, warning its blockade on aid risk breaching humanitarian law. Tamer Hassan al-Shafai, 37, eats an iftar meal, the breaking of the fast, with his family in their destroyed house amid the rubble of buildings in Beit…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,106 These are the key developments on day 1,106 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Firefighters work in a destroyed building following a Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, March 5, 2025 [Handout/Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region via Reuters] Published On…
Jason Gillespie labels Pakistan cricket coach Aaqib Javed ‘a clown’ Gillespie says Aaqib undermined him and former white-ball coach Gary Kirsten to grab the coaching job for himself. Pakistan’s former Test head coach Jason Gillespie quit in December and was replaced by Aaqib Javed [File: Aamir Qureshi/AFP] Published On 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025 Former…