Rubio demands 'immediate changes' to waterway where Hong Kong titan runs ports
asia.nikkei.comThe Palestinian militant group Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the number of hostages due to be released on Saturday and disagreements over aid supplies. Hamas said it did not want the deal to collapse, though it rejected what it called the "language of threats and intimidation" from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump. "Accordingly, Hamas reaffirms its commitment to implementing the agreement as signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified timeline," Hamas said in a statement.
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abc.net.auU.S. President Donald Trump said trade tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and U.K., but he signaled that a deal could be worked out with Britain.
cnbc.comIsrael confirmed last Monday that eight of the remaining hostages set for release in the first phase of the ceasefire deal are dead, thought they did not say who.
jpost.comEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele made an offer to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to accept deported migrants from any country and house American citizens convicted of crimes in exchange for a fee paid by the United States.
Decision by Trump administration to impose 10 per cent tariffs on imports from China ‘disrupts normal China-US trade’, Ministry of Commerce says.
scmp.comThe US secretary of state follows up on President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal.
aljazeera.comFlood waters are rising in the Australian state of Queensland after heavy rainfall. The area between Townsville and Cairns in the north-east is particularly badly affected - a region that is also very popular with tourists. The coastal towns are considered the gateway to the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef. In Townsville, it rained as much in three days as it normally does in six months, public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quoted the weather author
yahoo.comEuropean leaders to discuss defence procurement with fragile US relations key to talks
theguardian.comPresident Trump said late Sunday that European nations would “definitely” be hit with tariffs. His moves against Canada and Mexico have European officials on alert.
nytimes.comGreece’s government declared a state of emergency on Santorini on Thursday after hundreds of undersea earthquakes shook the resort island for nearly a week. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed that multiple emergency services were already mobilized to support the island. “Fire departments, police, coast guard, armed forces, and emergency medical services have immediately reinforced Santorini and surrounding islands with additional personnel and specialized equipment,” he told reporters.
Experts have said that the seismic activity on the island, some of whose most populated areas are perched on steep cliffs, will continue for weeks.
nbcnews.comPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements on its fate reached by Moscow and Washington in its absence, and called for Europe to have a seat at the negotiating table at the end of the war.
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum, according to a medical source and activists, the latest bloodshed in Sudan's devastating war.
ndtv.comRwanda-backed rebels capture eastern DRC’s largest city of Goma as conflict intensifies in the central African nation.
aljazeera.comUS president contrasts British position with that of the EU
ft.comPolice in Munich, Germany said at least 28 people were injured after a man drove a car and struck pedestrians in the Seidlstraße area at around 10:30 a.m. local time. Bavarian governor Markus Söder shared in a news conference that the incident was being treated as a possible attack.
European leaders are gathering to discuss defense — but the latest moves by U.S. President Donald Trump will loom large over the meeting.
cnbc.comA car that drove into a trade union demonstration in Munich on Thursday morning is being treated as a "suspected attack," according to Bavarian state Premier Markus Söder. The suspected driver has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan citizen who had applied for asylum in Germany, according to Munich police. At least 28 people were injured as the car sped just before 11 am (1000 GMT) into the rear of the demonstration, which had been organized by the verdi trade union, police said. Some of tho
Opinion: The stories of freed hostages Ofer Calderon and Keith Siegel are closed, but Yarden Bibas' remains open; His return does not close the circle, but instead perpetuates his being open. Almost in an instant, he went from being the one who was expected to the one who himself is expecting
ynetnews.comMeteorologists say these could be the worst floods to hit northern Queensland in 60 years.
bbc.comSo far the IDf has not issued a public statement of any kind, let alone given the rationale for the attack.
jpost.comU.S. president amps up incendiary rhetoric as he moves toward a global trade war.
politico.euADDRESSING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency
whitehouse.govStudents in Serbia have blocked a Danube bridge after spending the night in tents and sleeping bags as part of their growing anti-graft movement demanding major changes in the Balkan country
abcnews.go.comMore than 400,000 people have been displaced in January alone, the United Nations says. Firefights in Goma have also claimed the lives of several UN peacekeepers.
nbcnews.comMore than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.
newsweek.comKeir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threats
theguardian.comOn the first day of November, Aleksandar Matkovic was running late for a train. He was traveling from Novi Sad, in the north of Serbia, to its capital Belgrade, where he works as an economic historian. When he got to the station, he witnessed a scene of horror that has rocked the country to this day.
cnn.comIn highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the cease-fire deal, Israel released 183 Palestinians held in jails.
nytimes.comGlobal stocks tumbled and the US Dollar surged as President Trump threatens the start of US tariffs on global trades, beginning with Canada, Mexico and China. He warns the EU is next, calling the bloc an “atrocity” on trade. Trump’s move is the most extensive act of protectionism taken by a US president in almost a century, with knock-on effect on everything from inflation to geopolitics and economic growth. EU leaders are meeting for a retreat to discuss defense spending in the context of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and Trump’s demands that the bloc spend more. On Monday, EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, “If the US and Europe start a trade war, the one laughing on the side is China. (Source: Bloomberg)
bloomberg.comAhmed al-Shara’s trip to Riyadh, where he spent his childhood, offers clues about his vision for a post-Assad Syria.
nytimes.comThe 17-year-old was attacked around 100m from shore of Woormin Beach, Australian media reports.
bbc.comA car that drove into a trade union demonstration in Munich on Thursday morning is being treated as a "suspected attack," according to Bavarian state Premier Markus Söder. The suspected driver has been identified as a 24-year-old Afghan citizen who had applied for asylum in Germany, according to Munich police. At least 28 people were injured as the car sped just before 11 am (1000GMT) into the rear of the demonstration, which had been organized by the verdi trade union, police said. Some of thos
Europe News: Authorities have heightened precautions on Santorini, Greece, following over 200 undersea earthquakes, some up to 4.8 in magnitude, raising earthquake
timesofindia.indiatimes.com"'Build bridges, not walls, I say!'" the NBC host jokes, using his Trump impression The post Seth Meyers Laughs at ‘Famously Anti-Immigration’ Trump Asking Countries to Take in Refugees From Gaza | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives in Riyadh on trip that appears to signal shift away from Iran alliance
theguardian.comMore flights have been added for those wanting to leave the popular Greek holiday island
independent.co.ukOne person has died and thousands of others are under evacuation orders in Australia’s northeast after intense rain triggered dangerous flash floods that have inundated homes and businesses.
cnn.comRain is forecast to continue drenching soaked catchments around Ingham and Townsville for another day amid flooding that has already claimed one life.
abc.net.auSyria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally.
apnews.comA state of emergency was declared in Santorini on Thursday as the Greek island braces for a potentially powerful earthquake after days of near-constant tremors. The declaration issued by the Greek Civil Protection Ministry allows authorities to mobilize heavy equipment and emergency personnel for an evacuation without bureaucratic delays. The situation was tense on Santorini and a nearby group of islands in the Aegean Sea as small quakes continued to rattle the region on Thursday, authorities re
Apartment block in Poltava hit in drone and missile attacks as Zelenskyy repeats plea for more air defences. What we know on day 1,075
theguardian.comAt least 18 security personnel and 23 terrorists were killed during clashes between the two sides in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province.
ndtv.comIsraeli bombings kill five in the occupied West Bank as first injured Palestinians leave Gaza under ceasefire deal.
aljazeera.comThe arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria.
nytimes.comUS News: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has offered to house US criminals, including those with citizenship and residency, in Salvadoran jails for a fee.
Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinchinbrook Shire, a locality of around 11,000 people located about 310 miles north of the state capital, Brisbane.
nbcnews.comTrump takes softer line on UK, saying ‘I think that one can be worked out’
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