I want the US to stand more firmly on our side, says Zelensky after Trump showdown
I want the US to stand more firmly on our side, says Zelensky after Trump showdown
Zelensky-Trump meeting: Harsh truths, monstrous hubris or diplomatic mugging?
Jeremy Bowen
International Editor
What we've been seeing is the reordering of the now shattered alliance between Ukraine and the United States, with Europe having to scurry around and pick up the scraps in terms of military supplies.
Yesterday's White House meeting between Trump and Zelensky was, depending on where you stand, either a display of harsh truths or a monstrous display of hubris and arrogance.
When JD Vance waded in he went in there throwing hand grenades - vice presidents normally sit there and smile or frown on cue, they certainly don't jump into the debate.
Zelensky took the bait and clearly he was irate and lost his temper, but so did they.
I've never seen anything like last night's argument in the White House before. Suspicion has to be that this may well have been a form of diplomatic mugging - that they were waiting for Zelensky and trying to provoke him.
First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends with no deal
- Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks on the second phase are happening as it rejects “Israel’s formulation” to extend the first stage.
- Israel’s negotiating delegation returns from Cairo with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled to meet his security team, according to local media.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the truce “must hold”, asking the parties to “spare no effort” to avoid a breakdown of the agreement.
- The US announced its approval of the sale of more than $3bn in munitions, bulldozers and related military equipment to Israel.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed 48,388 Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza, while 111,803 people have been wounded. The Government Media Office updated its death toll to at least 61,709, saying thousands of Palestinians missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
Ceasefire must be ‘extended’ so aid flow continues: UN
Olga Cherevko, a staff member with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, told Al Jazeera “the importance of the ceasefire cannot be overstated.”
“The only thing that matters right now is that it is extended and that it holds so that we can continue delivering assistance,” she said. “Over these past six weeks, we have seen just how important this ceasefire is for everyone. For us to be able to deliver is a sense for the people to get some reprieve.”
Gunshots and a surge of panic: footage shows last moments of boy, 12, killed in the West Bank
Two children a week are killed in the West Bank. Two cameras recorded the circumstances of one such death
The last time Nassar al-Hammouni talked to his son, Ayman, it was by telephone and the 12-year-old was overflowing with plans for the coming weekend, and for the rest of his life. He had joined a local football team and planned to register at a karate club that weekend. When he grew up, he told Nassar, he was going to become a doctor, or better still an engineer to help his father in the construction job that took him away from their home in Hebron every week.
None of that – the football, the karate or his imagined future career – will happen now. Last Friday, two days after the call to his father, Ayman was killed, shot by Israeli fire, video footage seen by the Guardian suggests.
Namibia bids farewell to founding father Nujoma
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's independence leader, has been laid to rest in a state funeral. Thousands of Namibians have already paid homage to the widely revered former present in almost a month of official mourning.
Sam Nujoma, the guerilla leader who led Namibia to independence from South Africa, was buried on Saturday, with numerous foreign leaders and dignitaries in attendance.
His funeral took place at Heroes' Acre, a memorial outside the capital, Windhoek, dedicated to those who died in the country's struggle for freedom
Nujoma died on February 8, aged 95, triggering nearly a month of homage during which his body was transported the full length of the country before lying in state on Friday.
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey, ending 40 years of armed struggle
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey, bringing an end to more than 40 years of bloodshed. The imprisoned leader of the Kurdish militant group, Abdullah Ocalan, this week called for the PKK to disband.
Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.
It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of the group and asked it to lay down arms.
More areas told to evacuate as forest fires bring fresh anxieties
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 1, 2025 at 17:16 JST
Forest fires continued to devour wilderness and threaten communities in three mountainous prefectures on March 1 as authorities ordered more areas to evacuate.
In Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, officials estimated the flames had consumed 1,400 hectares as of 6 a.m. that day.
It is the worst forest fire in Japan since 2002. The fire is now approaching urban areas and evacuation centers, officials said.
On March 1, three areas in the city’s Sanrikucho Okirai district were ordered to evacuate.
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