Zelensky arrives at White House for talks with Trump on Ukraine war and minerals deal
Reporters shout: 'What does Ukraine get out of all this?'
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House
As we just reported, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has just arrived at the White House.
Several dozen reporters, including photographers precariously perched on ladders, were there to witness his arrival.
Donald Trump was on hand to greet him, although from my vantage point I was unable to hear exactly what he said. We will find out shortly.
Reporters were screaming questions in his direction, most notably: "What does Ukraine get out of all this?"
China’s defence ministry warns Taiwan ‘we will get you, sooner or later’
Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2
Fri 28 Feb 2025 10.24 GMT
China’s defence ministry spokesperson has warned Taiwan “we will come and get you, sooner or later”, after Taipei announced an expansion of military exercises.
The threat was delivered in a press conference on Thursday, but grabbed attention inside China for its apparent mirroring of a line from the record-breaking children’s movie Ne Zha 2.
Wu Qian was asked by journalists in Beijing about reports that Taiwan’s annual live-fire drills, the Han Kuang exercise, would expand in scope this year. The drills are a big part of Taiwan’s defensive preparations to deter or one day resist an attack by China, which has vowed to annex the territory.
Greece: Mass protests on anniversary of Tempi train crash
Riot police deployed tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a smaller group of protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and stones. Protesters have alleged that the government was involved in a cover-up of the deadly crash.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Athens in a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of a rail accident that killed 57.
Greek riot police deployed tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a smaller group of protesters throwing Molotov cocktails and stones.
Protesters have alleged that the government was involved in a cover-up of evidence, slowing down investigations into the crash.
'Brutal and violent' winds of Cyclone Garance wreak destruction in La Reunion
At least two people were killed as Cyclone Garance slammed the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Garance landed on the island’s north with winds of up to 230 kilometres (143 miles) per hour and barrelled south before heading back out to sea.
Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing at least two people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said.
Winds of up to 230 kilometres (143 miles) per hour battered the territory of 900,000 people and the storm earlier forced the closure of the main airport on nearby Mauritius.
One woman in her 50s and was probably sucked into a sewer pipe and swept away in torrential water, the local prefect said, describing the storm as “brutal and violent”.
Russia eager to see return of foreign brands, Uniqlo being one
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 28, 2025 at 17:43 JST
Russia's state media and netizens named clothing retail chain Uniqlo Co. among the businesses the country hopes will return if sanctions are lifted following government negotiations with the United States over ending its invasion of Ukraine.
“Seventy-four percent of respondents hope that foreign brands return to Russia, and 43 percent say they would definitely buy goods from those brands if they return,” according to a report from Russian news agency TASS on an online poll's results about foreign brands on Feb. 26.
Alongside Uniqlo, Coca-Cola Co., Ikea, McDonald's Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Zara are among the companies listed in the report.
'A politics of forgetfulness'
How the film I’m Still Here forces Brazil to face a dictatorship’s legacy
On January 8, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stood in the capital Brasilia and uttered three words that would tie past to present.
“Today is the day to say it loud and clear: We're still here.”
It was a reference to the biographical drama I’m Still Here, a film seen by over 4.1 million Brazilians, making it one of the country’s highest-grossing films ever.
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