While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 17
February 17, 2024 5:41 AM A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Feb 17, 2024. Read More
US, Arab, European ministers meet in Munich to outline post-Gaza ideas
February 17, 2024 4:43 AM Senior U.S., Arab and European officials met in Munich on Friday to discus progress on formulating a plan for post-war Gaza that would be linked…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says security deal with France is ambitious, substantive
February 17, 2024 4:08 AM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday the security deal he signed with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday was ambitious and very substantive.…
Ukraine says withdraws from position south of embattled Avdiivka
February 17, 2024 3:00 AM The withdrawal does “not give the enemy a strategic advantage”, said a Ukrainian general, of invading neighbour Russia. Read More
Biden to speak at noon on Navalny’s death, White House says
February 17, 2024 1:13 AM U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at the White House at 12 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on Friday on the reported death of Russian…
Trump’s Nato threat casts pall over Munich security meet
February 17, 2024 1:09 AM Trump had suggested the US should abandon Nato allies who do not meet their defence spending commitments. Read More
Ukraine brings back bodies of 58 soldiers from Russian-controlled territory
February 17, 2024 12:07 AM There have been regular exchanges of prisoners and repatriations of bodies between the two sides since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Read More
Hezbollah says Israel will pay ‘in blood’ for killing civilians
February 16, 2024 10:28 PM Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire across the Lebanese-Israeli border since October. Read More
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition politician and Putin nemesis, reported dead at 47
February 16, 2024 10:08 PM Alexei Navalny, reported to have died on Friday by Russia’s prison service, was the fiercest domestic opponent of Vladimir Putin, whom he accused of trying…
Israel bombards Gaza, with biggest functioning hospital under siege
February 16, 2024 8:59 PM Israel’s military called the raid on Nasser Hospital “precise and limited”. Read More