World

Polish farmers block highway at border crossing with Germany

Polish farmers protesting against European Union regulations and cheap food imports from Ukraine blocked the A2 highway at a border crossing with Germany.

February 27, 2024 10:03 am
 

New Zealand

New Zealand begins sentencing of those involved in White Island volcanic eruption

Sentencing for the tour booking agents and managers of an island in New Zealand where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people.

February 27, 2024 9:26 am
 

World

Palestinian PM resigns as pressure grows over post-war Gaza plans

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation yesterday.

February 27, 2024 8:10 am
 

World

Zelenskiy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia invaded

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year.

February 26, 2024 5:16 pm
 

World

How Trump defeated Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina

Donald Trump’s big primary victory on Saturday over Nikki Haley in her home state of South Carolina was the result of a ruthless and methodical campaign to eliminate her as a threat, according to aides and people close to both campaigns.

February 26, 2024 4:00 pm
 

World

Israel, Hamas skirmish in Gaza as truce efforts pick up pace

Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, as mediators picked up the pace of talks on a possible ceasefire to free hostages held by Hamas and bring a measure of Ramadan respite to the battered enclave.

February 26, 2024 3:52 pm
 

Pacific Islands

New Tuvalu PM elected

Tuvalu on Monday announced former attorney general and fisheries official Feleti Teo as its new prime minister, after he was elected unopposed by lawmakers in the Pacific Islands nation, officials said.

February 26, 2024 2:27 pm
 

World

Taiwan ally Tuvalu to name a new prime minister

Tuvalu on Monday morning will announce a new prime minister, who is expected to be elected unopposed by lawmakers in the Pacific Islands nation, an official said.

February 26, 2024 1:51 pm
 

World

Russia will try new offensive in Ukraine as early as May, Zelenskiy says

Russia is preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan of its own, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

February 26, 2024 12:47 pm
 

World

Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan

The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.

February 26, 2024 11:54 am
 

World

Brazil's Bolsonaro gathers supporters in show of strength amid coup probe

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered thousands of supporters on Sao Paulo’s iconic Paulista Avenue on Sunday to demonstrate political strength amid investigations that many believe could land him in jail.

February 26, 2024 10:49 am
 

World

Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit

Ukraine and its foreign partners could invite Russia to a future peace summit to discuss an end to Moscow’s two-year-old invasion on Kyiv’s terms, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday.

February 26, 2024 8:51 am

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