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Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:51
Ukraine / USA: Trump says Zelensky will sign mineral resources agreement
Donald Trump is to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on 28 February to sign a preliminary agreement on sharing Ukraine’s mineral resources. While Trump touts the deal as a way for the USA to recoup aid…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:42
Germany: chancellor-elect criticises Trump, struggles to form coalition
Following the 23 February election, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz has criticised Donald Trump, calling for European defence independence. He warned that NATO’s future was uncertain and called for urgent action on European security.…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:37
Gaza: hostages’ bodies handed over
On 26 February, the bodies of four Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas, without ceremony, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. This marks the final exchange under the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, leaving…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:35
Myanmar: a desperate way of battling poverty
Struggling with debt and rising costs after the 2021 coup in Myanmar, farm worker Zeya decided to sell his kidney, believing it was his only way out of poverty. He found a broker who arranged his…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:31
Australia: couple sentenced for refusing medication to daughter
A court has sentenced Jason and Elizabeth Struhs, members of a sect called The Saints, to 14 years in prison for manslaughter after they denied their eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, lifesaving insulin. This resulted in her painful…
Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:27
Sudan: satellite images show use of advanced weaponry in civil war
Satellite images have revealed drone activity at Sudan’s Nyala airport, an RSF stronghold in South Darfur. These developments highlight the continued influx of advanced weaponry fuelling Sudan’s brutal conflict. The RSF, engaged in a power struggle…