Trump says peace deal in Ukraine to happen ‘fairly soon’ or not at all
US President Donald Trump says ending the war in Ukraine could either happen fairly soon, or not at all, as he speaks to the media in a joint press conference…
Soviet chess champion Boris Spassky dies at 88
Boris Spassky was a Soviet chessboard ace who became an émigré to France in 1976 and a French citizen in 1978. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | February 27th – Evening
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Israeli army won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border, says official
Israel’s refusal to leave the Philadelphi Corridor threatens to collapse a fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas. Read more at Read More
Can the British military restore itself in time for a European security crisis?
The UK government is hiking defence spending to help build up Europe’s forces against Russia — but decades of funding cuts and recruitment problems have hollowed the British armed forces…
Explosions rock meeting of M23 rebel leaders in DR Congo
The group, which has the backing of Rwanda, has recently captured the key cities of Goma and Bukavu in the east of the country. Read more at Read More
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan calls on banned Kurdish group to lay down arms and dissolve
After a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state, Öcalan called on the Kurdish group to lay down arms. Read more at Read More
North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, says Seoul
Thousands of North Korean soldiers are said to have already been killed or injured fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region. Read more at Read More
Latest news bulletin | February 27th – Midday
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102-year-old Frenchman seeks €43,000 in reparation for WWII forced labour
The centenarian was sent in 1943 from Marseille to Germany, where he worked unpaid for more than two years in a chemical plant. His lawyer says France would be in…