China extends reach in South Pacific with Cook Islands deal
No details have been released, but analysts and environmentalists fear it will pave the way for closer security ties and the start of deep-sea mining.
Source: Washington Post
Read MorePeruvian policeman in capybara costume makes Valentine's drug bust
Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.
Source: BBC
Read MoreRwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu
In tonight's edition, nearly three weeks on from their seizure of Goma, M23 rebels continue their advance to the city of Bukavu. Also, the conflict is high on the agenda …
Source: France 24
Read MoreHamas says it will release Israeli hostages Saturday, amid ceasefire strain
Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.
Source: Washington Post
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Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily reinstate foreign aid funding
President Donald Trump last month signed an executive order that issued a blanket pause on U.S. foreign aid.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreUkraine end game: What each side wants from a peace deal
Donald Trump's phone call with Putin has shocked both Ukraine's president Zelensky and allies alike, but is it enough to start peace talks?
Source: BBC
Read MoreSouth Korea’s likely next leader wants warmer ties with China, North Korea
Lee Jae-myung says he would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart talks with North Korea — and even consider nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreShe lost her art in the mail. A stranger rescued it from a bargain bin.
Sydney Blum’s sculptures were lost in the mail, but Sonja Krawesky found them at an Ontario discount store and tracked Blum down.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreMapped: Russia’s and Ukraine’s competing visions for peace
As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict is pushing for.
Source: Washington Post
Read MoreVideo shows whale swallow kayaker, spit him out: "I thought I was dead"
A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker in Chile, before spitting him out unharmed, an amazing escape that was all captured on video.
Source: CBS News
Read MoreQatari royal cannot force sale of world’s largest cut blue diamond, High Court rules
Judge dismisses claim over 70-carat ‘Idol’s Eye’ gemstone that split Gulf state’s ruling family
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreChampions Trophy: Pakistan lose to New Zealand in warm-up series decider
New Zealand gears up for Champions Trophy by beating Pakistan in tri-nation series final.
Source: Al Jazeera
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