Ukraine frontline: North Korea is sending more troops to help fight Russia’s war, Seoul says
Despite talks and Donald Trump’s deals, the daily reality for Ukrainians is still missile and drone attacks from Putin’s invading forces
Three years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deadly attacks and drone strikes continue on a daily basis.
More than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the beginning of the war, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, and tens of thousands more injured.
A recent US diplomatic blitz on the war has sent Kyiv and key allies scrambling to ensure a seat at the table amid concerns that Washington and Moscow could press ahead with a deal that won’t be favourable to them.
Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up region
Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications
Thu 27 Feb 2025 15.35 GMT
The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island has called on the group to disarm and dissolve itself, signalling the start of a fragile peace with Turkey after four decades of guerrilla warfare, attacks and reprisals.
Abdullah Öcalan, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), a group long regarded as a terrorist organisation in Turkey as well as in Britain and the US, issued the message in a letter read out by allies in Istanbul.
Danish grocery chain to distinguish European from US goods
Billed as promoting European products rather than boycotting US ones, a Danish supermarket chain has a special label for goods from Europe. The move comes as many seek to protest Trump's aim to control Greenland.
The Danish Salling Group said it will be adding a black star to electronic price tags for European-made goods to allow consumers to choose them over products made in the United States.
The move comes as many in Denmark want to make a protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump, notably his declared aim of bringing the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland under US control— whether by purchase or, potentially, by force.
Blasts, gunfire kill several at M23 rally in eastern DR Congo
Rebel commander Corneille Nangaa says he is unharmed as video shows dead, wounded people in Bakavu.
Explosions have rocked the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a rally for the M23 rebel group and their supporters, killing 11 people and wounding 65 others.
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the rebel alliance that includes M23, who had himself been present at the rally, confirmed the death toll at a press conference shortly after the attack on Thursday.
Third wildfire spreads in Iwate Prefecture city; homes destroyed
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 27, 2025 at 15:06 JST
Firefighters on the morning of Feb. 27 continued battling the latest forest fire here that has spread to several locations and damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings.
The mountain fire, the third to hit Ofunato this month, broke out in the city’s Akasakicho area at around 1 p.m. on Feb. 26.
A badly burned body was found in the Koji district in Sanrikucho, Ofunato. Iwate prefectural police were working on identifying the body and determining the cause of death.
Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks
Israel will not withdraw its forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as would be required under the second phase of a truce with Hamas, an Israeli source says, even as it dispatches a team for ceasefire negotiations.
“We will not exit the Philadelphi Corridor,” the source told CNN, referring to the 14-kilometer (8-mile) strip along the border. “We will not allow Hamas murderers to roam again with trucks and rifles on our borders, and we will not let them strengthen themselves again through smuggling.”
The announcement comes days before the first phase of the Israel-Hamas hostage-ceasefire agreement is set to expire, and just hours after Hamas handed over the final hostages due for release under the first phase.
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