Trump says US had 'good and productive' talks with Putin over Ukraine war
Summary
President Donald Trump says the US had "good and productive" discussions with Putin, and asked the Russian president to spare the lives of thousands of "surrounded" Ukrainian troops
Russia says there is "cautious optimism" over a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, but there is "a lot ahead to be done"
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterates that Vladimir Putin still needs answers, after the Russian president raised several questions about how a US-brokered truce would work
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin's response was "manipulative"
Elsewhere, Russia says it's continuing to retake parts of its Kursk region, which Ukraine invaded last year
Both Russia and Ukraine reported new enemy drone attacks late on Thursday and overnight - with several injured in Kharkiv and an oil facility hit in Russia's south
Hamas says it will free Israeli-US hostage in potential breakthrough in ceasefire talks
Soldier Edan Alexander could be released along with remains of four other Israeli-US nationals, but unclear what Hamas will ask for in return
Fri 14 Mar 2025 13.31 GMT
Hamas has said it is ready to free an Israeli-US soldier held hostage in Gaza and hand over the remains of four other Israeli-US nationals in what may be a breakthrough in continuing negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the devastated territory.
The militant Islamist organisation announced in a statement on Friday that it was ready to release the Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who holds American citizenship, along with the remains of four other dual Israeli-US nationals.
Germany: Parties agree on historic debt deal
The CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in government borrowing.
The conservative CDU/CSU bloc of German election winner Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed in principle with the Greens on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing ahead of a parliamentary vote next week.
The debt reform plan, put forward jointly by the conservatives and the SPD, would exempt defense spending from the country's constitutionally enshrined debt brake and create a special €500 billion ($545 billion) fund for infrastructure investment.
Over 50,000 people call for ban on YouTubers' cyberbullying of celebrities
By Lee Hae-rin
Over 50,000 Koreans have signed an online petition calling for the National Assembly to legislate a law to prevent and punish YouTubers who disrupt the privacy of celebrities recklessly.
The petition follows the recent death of actor Kim Sae-ron, after several YouTubers continuously posted about her private life and spread gossip about her.
More than 51,000 signed a petition on the National Assembly's petition website as of Friday afternoon, calling for the introduction of strong regulations on such YouTubers, many of whom are former journalists covering entertainment.
US, Israel want to displace Palestinians from Gaza to East Africa: Report
Officials from US and Israel say governments of Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland have been asked to take in people of Gaza.
The United States and Israel have discussed with three East African governments the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza to Sudan, Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland, according to US and Israeli officials quoted by The Associated Press news agency.
Friday’s report said officials from Sudan claimed to have rejected overtures from the US, while officials from Somalia and Somaliland told AP they were unaware of any contacts.
Fierce protests as eight-year-old rape victim dies in Bangladesh
Gavin Butler
An eight-year-old child who was raped in Bangladesh died of her injuries on Thursday, setting off fierce protests around the country.
The girl was raped while visiting her elder sister's house in the city of Magura some time between the night of 5 March and the following morning, according to a case filed by her mother.
The elder sister's 18-year-old husband, along with his parents and brother, were arrested and placed on remand.
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