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Thursday briefing: What Trump’s surprise peace talks with Russia mean for Ukraine

www.wakaticket.com – In today’s newsletter: With the possibility of major concessions on the table, Zelenskyy sidelined and Europe on edge, the stakes have never been higher…
Thursday briefing: What Trump’s surprise peace talks with Russia mean for Ukraine
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Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar

www.wakaticket.com – Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems…
Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar
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China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth

www.wakaticket.com – Recruitment drive comes amid increasing focus on an asteroid with a low – but growing – likelihood of hitting earth in seven years…
China opens recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’ amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth
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Ukraine war: Macron warns against ‘capitulation’ as Trump suggests Russia may not make concessions

www.wakaticket.com – French president says yielding to Vladimir Putin would be ‘bad news for everyone’ amid fears of US and Russia deciding continent’s future security…
Ukraine war: Macron warns against ‘capitulation’ as Trump suggests Russia may not make concessions
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Spanish food without tomatoes and chilli? 14th-century cookbook shows you how

www.wakaticket.com – Recipes for offal and spice-heavy dishes in Book of Sent Sovi show how transatlantic travel reshaped cuisine…
Spanish food without tomatoes and chilli? 14th-century cookbook shows you how
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Palestinian booksellers decry detention by Israeli police over ‘public disorder’

www.wakaticket.com – Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite lack of evidence against them…
Palestinian booksellers decry detention by Israeli police over ‘public disorder’
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High court to hear claim of secret Ireland-UK terrorism defence pact

www.wakaticket.com – The agreement, allegedly made in the aftermath of 9/11, would have come into effect in the event of a hijacking or terrorist attack in Irish airspace…
High court to hear claim of secret Ireland-UK terrorism defence pact
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Sweet romance: Japanese boys start buying into gift giving on Valentine’s Day

www.wakaticket.com – Women are traditionally expected to buy chocolates for male colleagues on Valentine’s Day but teenage boys are shunning the one-sided custom…
Sweet romance: Japanese boys start buying into gift giving on Valentine’s Day
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Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills to patient in Texas

www.wakaticket.com – Judge Bryan Gantt orders doctor to stop prescribing and sending pills to state, setting up challenge to ‘shield laws’…
Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills to patient in Texas
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Centrefolded: Japan’s ‘porn disposal’ boxes phased out amid rise of the internet

www.wakaticket.com – The boxes served to protect the eyes of children from adult material littering the streets, but the shift online has seen their usefulness decline…
Centrefolded: Japan’s ‘porn disposal’ boxes phased out amid rise of the internet
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Ukraine war briefing: Stray Russian drones ‘hit Moldova and Romania’

www.wakaticket.com – Ukrainian neighbours summon Russian ambassadors citing crashes and explosions on their soil; Europe ‘would help Ukraine resist without US help’. What we know on day 1,087…
Ukraine war briefing: Stray Russian drones ‘hit Moldova and Romania’
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Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels

www.wakaticket.com – Claudia Sheinbaum gives riposte to Trump’s accusations of ‘intolerable alliance’ between Mexican government and gangs…
Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels
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Trump says he believes Putin ‘wants peace’ with Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns not to trust Russian leader’s claims – as it happened

www.wakaticket.com – US president makes positive comments about Russian leaders’ intentions as Ukraine’s president warns world leaders and calls for united position for talks…
Trump says he believes Putin ‘wants peace’ with Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns not to trust Russian leader’s claims – as it happened
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Trump’s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality

www.wakaticket.com – Statements that there can be no negotiations without Kyiv ring hollow when the US president has just sidelined it…
Trump’s Ukraine call with Putin leaves UK sounding at odds with reality
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Pete Hegseth says ‘everything is on the table’ to end Ukraine war

www.wakaticket.com – US defence secretary suggests cutting number of American troops in Europe could even be part of a deal with Russia…
Pete Hegseth says ‘everything is on the table’ to end Ukraine war
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EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation over Ukraine

www.wakaticket.com – As Putin’s actions again disrupt the start of a Munich security conference, Brussels largely has itself to blame…
EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation over Ukraine
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Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants

www.wakaticket.com – Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’…
Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants
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‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin

www.wakaticket.com – While some Kyiv residents express relief over possible end to war, others predict further Russian attacks in future…
‘I feel angry and betrayed’: Ukrainians react to Donald Trump’s call to Putin
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Hamas ‘must release three live hostages on Saturday’, says Israel, or war will resume – as it happened

www.wakaticket.com – Statement from Netanyahu’s office follows Hamas declaration that it would stick to the ceasefire terms…
Hamas ‘must release three live hostages on Saturday’, says Israel, or war will resume – as it happened
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Israel says it will stick to agreed hostage demands after Trump causes confusion

www.wakaticket.com – Government says it will follow ceasefire agreement as long as Hamas releases three hostages on Saturday…
Israel says it will stick to agreed hostage demands after Trump causes confusion
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