Ukraine recaptures frontline village amid signs of slowing Russian advance

Pischane in Donetsk back under Kyiv’s control as Zelenskyy renews call for fighting to end ‘with a just and lasting peace’

Ukraine has recaptured a village on the frontline in …

Source: The Guardian

Marco Rubio's Mideast tour: US, Israel present united front on Gaza, Iran

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front on February 15 against their common enemies, threatening to 'open the gates of hell' …

Source: France 24

Crenshaw says Europe should be "uncomfortably aggressive" to counter Russia

Rep. Dan Crenshaw said European countries "need to demand a seat at the table" at talks over ending the war in Ukraine by "being uncomfortably aggressive" with Russia. The following …

Source: CBS News

Is Donald Trump serious about annexing Canada?

A remark about becoming the 51st state that was once deemed flippant is now stirring unease in Ottawa

Source: Financial Times

One year since Alexei Navalny’s death, his widow accuses Putin of cover-up

Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin

Source: Al Jazeera

Rubio says Hamas 'must be eradicated': 'It sounded as if, almost, the war still had to begin'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on February 16, fully endorsed Israel's war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas 'must be eradicated' and throwing the future of the shaky …

Source: France 24

Thousands mark Statehood Day of Serbia with anticorruption protest

Student rally in the central city of Kragujevac has drawn thousands of people demanding an end to rampant corruption.

Source: Al Jazeera

January 6th ... the board game?

Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Source: NPR

DR Congo: Guterres urges dialogue as M23 rebels enter Bukavu

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fighting in South Kivu threatens to drag the entire region into a war. Congo's prime minister again called on Rwandan troops to leave the …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Base full of mouldy food and secret documents: Iran’s rapid retreat from Syria

The BBC examines the chaos left behind after Iran had to abandon its military bases in Syria.

Source: BBC

French President Emmanuel Macron to host European leaders' meeting on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting of European leaders on February 17 to discuss the situation in Ukraine. What can we expect to come out of this meeting? …

Source: France 24

'Montoya, por favor!': Inside the Spanish reality show that broke the internet

As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go viral, the BBC speaks to the show's executive producer.

Source: BBC