Syrian Government and Kurdish-Led Militia Seal a Deal to Merge Forces
The long-anticipated agreement closes a period of intense uncertainty in northeastern Syria after rebel forces led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is now the president, seized power in December 2024.
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Weather tracker: Winter storms cause death and outages across eastern north America
Millions are told to stay home in the US and more than a million are left without power, while Australia faces record heatwave Cold weather across a vast swathe of the eastern United States has been the likely cause of at least 49 deaths in the past week.At one point, about 213 million people were under some sort of winter weather warnings, affecting areas from New Mexico to New England – a spread of about 2,000 miles (3,200 km). Millions were told to stay at home, and at one point there were more than a million people without power. As of Wednesday night, there were still 312,000 outages, mostly across Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Continue reading...
Ukraine will be ‘technically’ ready to join EU in 2027, Zelenskyy says – Europe live
Ukrainian president doubles down on target for accession despite pushback from some European leadersUkraine’s Zelenskyy also spoke by phone with German chancellor Friedrich Merz last night, according to the readout published by the German government.During their call, Merz “strongly condemned the ongoing, systematic, and brutal destruction of Ukrainian civilian energy infrastructure by Russian attacks,” the statement said, with Zelenskyy thanking Germany for its “winter aid package” to help with air defence and power, heat generation. Continue reading...
Syria's Kurds sense US betrayal as government forces push them back
The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria's new leader.
'She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
US First Lady Melania Trump and her husband President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary.
Trump warns UK against doing business with China after Starmer visits Beijing – UK politics live
It comes after the US president threatened to impose tariffs on Canada if it went through with economic deals struck with ChinaWe are expecting the Green party to announce its candidate for the byelection in the Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton this morning, at around 11am.Labour won the seat with a 13,000 majority in the 2024 general election, but next month’s byelection is widely touted as a referendum on prime minister Keir Starmer, whose approval rating has tanked to unprecedented lows. Continue reading...
Trump Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is ‘Dangerous’
The leaders of both countries have recently visited Beijing seeking to strengthen economic ties, as tensions with the United States rise.
Alcaraz beats Zverev to break slam record in reaching Australian Open final
Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to reach all four slam finals and can now become youngest to win all four.
Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran
Iran seized the oil tanker with 18 crew members, including 16 Indians, in December alleging it had illegal diesel.
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm's canal port contracts
The move follows Donald Trump's previous claim the US was taking the crucial Panama canal "back" from China.