A top official says at least 15 people have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi
Author: The Associated Press, ABC News\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 19:29:16
AI Summary:\ The bodies were brought to the capital's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “distressed” by the stampede. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said an investigation has been ordered to find what led to it.
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Europe to be excluded from Russia-Ukraine peace talks, US envoy confirms
US confirms Europe excluded from Ukraine peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ General Keith Kellogg made the announcement on Saturday after the US sent a questionnaire to European capitals to ask what they could contribute to security guarantees for Kyiv. The Trump administration has made it clear to European allies in NATO to take primary responsibility for the region. A European diplomat said the US questionnaire included six queries. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte chimed in by urging Europeans to get their act together. France is discussing with its allies the possibility of holding an informal meeting.
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A two-year-old girl and her mother have died from injuries suffered in car-ramming attack earlier this week in Munich.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ An Afghan man was arrested on suspicion of deliberately driving a car into a trade union demonstration. Gabriele Tilmann said the motive remained unclear, and there was no indication of any accomplices. The man was in Germany legally and had no previous convictions.
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Police say a 2-year-old girl and her mother have died two days after they were injured in the car-ramming attack on a labor union demonstration in Munich
Author: The Associated Press, ABC News\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 17:45:48
AI Summary:\ A 2-year-old girl and her mother die in car-ramming attack on labor union demonstration in Munich. A 24-year old Afghan man came to Germany as an asylum-seeker on Thursday. Prosecutors say he appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive.
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Authorities say a small plane has crashed in Brazil’s southeastern Sao Paulo state, killing two people on board
Author: The Associated Press, ABC News\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 18:45:27
AI Summary:\ A small plane crashes in Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state. The private aircraft went down in vegetation in the municipality of Quadra. Authorities did not release their identities.
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ICC Champions Trophy: Top 5 players; Afridi, Azam, Buttler, Gill, Maxwell
Ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan on February 19, Al Jazeera picks five players to watch.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy begins in Pakistan on February 19. Babar Azam (Pakistan) Babar currently tops the ICC’s ODI batting rankings and will be regarded as host country’s best hope in racking up match-winning totals. The 30-year-old made his international debut in 2015.
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EU Council President says Europe is not giving up on support for Ukraine
EU Council President António Costa has insisted Europe is "not giving up. We will continue to support Ukraine as an integral part of our project for peace."
Author: Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ António Costa says Europe is not giving up on its support to Ukraine. "We will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in the negotiations, providing security guarantees," Costa says. Kyiv cannot stand alone and requires continued support from both the EU and US. Israel view the prisoners being released as terrorists, while Palestinians view them as freedom fighters resisting a decades long Israeli military occupation. Nearly every Palestinian has a friend or family member who has been jailed by Israel for militant attacks or lesser offenses such as rock-throwing, protesting or membership in a banned political group.
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Released Palestinian prisoners greeted by cheering crowd of relatives and supporters
The successful swap is the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire signed between the two sides last month, which teetered on the brink of collapse earlier in the week, is set to hold.
Author: David O'Sullivan\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Three Israeli hostages were freed in exchange for the prisoners. Nearly every Palestinian has a friend or family member jailed by Israel. Some of the released prisoners had been incarcerated for months or even years without trial. On Carnival opening night, 20,000 people gather in Venice's Piazza San Marco. Organised for the occasion was a special contest dedicated to people in love. The evening was hosted by TV personality Marco Maccarini and radio host Chiara Perale. Putignano's 631st Carnival edition The oldest carnival in Europe takes place. The first parade of floats is scheduled for Sunday. Also from Sunday, the commune of Civita Castellana will host the Civitonico Historical Carnival.
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Freed Palestinians burn ‘racist’ shirts forced onto them by Israel in exchange for captives after tense negotiations.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Israel's move to force the released Palestinians to wear shirts with a Star of David logo and “we will not forget or forgive” written in Arabic has prompted anger and been slammed as a “racist crime”. Israeli Prison Service released photos of a few of the Palestinians dressed in those provocative shirts. Source quoted as saying Israel's political echelon was not informed of the move. The decision to have the Palestinians don the shirts was made by Israel’s Prison Commissioner Kobi Yaacobi.
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A lawsuit was filed to stop the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing US Treasury Department records.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Students march in Serbia, seeking justice for train station victims and accountability for corruption and nepotism.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Tens of thousands of students descend on the town of Kragujevac in central Serbia. Fifteen people were killed when a roof collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad. Since then, mass demonstrations have grown into Serbia’s largest protest movement in years. Students have staged daily protests, taking over university buildings and blocking squares. They want justice for those responsible, dismissal of charges against protesting students and a greater budget for higher education.
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Relatives of a British couple who have been detained in Iran says their situation is distressing and causing “significant concern."
Author: The Associated Press, ABC News\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 14:33:52
AI Summary:\ Relatives of a British couple who have been detained in Iran say their situation is distressing. They say the family is working hard to secure their safe return. Iran has long been accused of holding those with Western ties as bargaining chips.
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A Moscow court has ordered that a U.S. citizen suspected of drug smuggling should be in pre-trial detention for 30 days, the Moscow courts press service says
Author: The Associated Press, ABC News\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 14:47:08
AI Summary:\ U.S. Citizen suspected of drug smuggling held in pre-trial detention for 30 days. Russian police said the 28-year-old American had attempted to smuggle a “significant amount” of drugs into the country. The American was detained at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport after flying in from Istanbul.
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Multiple Italian cities are planning carnival events for the days and weeks ahead. In Venice and Viareggio, the celebrations have already begun.
Author: Euronews\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Venice, as every year, is the capital of the celebrations. In Italy, Carnival celebrations have already begun, with numerous events set to be held throughout the country. On Carnival opening night, 20,000 people gather in Venice's Piazza San Marco. Organised for the occasion was a special contest dedicated to people in love. The evening was hosted by TV personality Marco Maccarini and radio host Chiara Perale. Putignano's 631st Carnival edition The oldest carnival in Europe takes place. The first parade of floats is scheduled for Sunday. Also from Sunday, the commune of Civita Castellana will host the Civitonico Historical Carnival.
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Jannik Sinner banned from tennis for three months in doping case
The world number one reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency after two positive drug tests in 2024.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Jannik Sinner has agreed to a three-month ban from tennis. The world number one admits “partial responsibility” for team mistakes. Sinner will be free to play in the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the season. WADA withdraws its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Sinner will be able to play in front of his home fans at the Rome Open. The 23-year-old was facing a potential ban of two years.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call by US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ German Chancellor launches strong defence of Ukraine saying peace deal cannot be imposed on Kyiv. "A dictated peace will therefore never find our support," he adds. German leader faces tough election next week. “There will be a responsibility in the post-war times for Europe and the United States and for the international partners and friends of Ukraine to make this happen,” Zelenskyy said. “I really believe that time has come. The armed forces of Europe must be created,” said he. US Vice President JD Vance attacked how governments in Europe seek to counter bids for political influence. France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also defended European policies after Vance’s speech. On Friday, Vance launched a broadside against Europe and Germany in particular.
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Sudanese military makes gains in the capital as paramilitaries retain key positions.
Author: Al Jazeera\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The army has won back large swaths of the capital and its surrounding areas from the paramilitary group. An estimated 11.4 million civilians have been forced from their homes since the conflict began in April 2023. Three million are refugees in neighbouring countries, while more than eight million are internally displaced. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe on a “staggering scale and brutality”. Nearly 25 million people are suffering from “acute” levels of hunger. Delivering aid requires a ceasefire to be put in place.
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Amid uncertainy over US policy on Ukraine, Zelenskyy says it's time for an 'Armed Forces of Europe'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he will not take NATO membership for Ukraine off the table, but “right now the most influential member of NATO seems to be Putin because he seems able to block NATO decisions.” Zelenskyy also called for the creation of an 'Armed Forces of Europe'.
Author: Sasha Vakulina\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ "The EU will not cope on its own, but neither will we," says Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "We have clear intelligence information that Russia is planning to send troops to Belarus in the summer of 2025," he says. He cites Kyiv's possession of reliable intel on Russiam operations in Belarus as early as 2025. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he will not take NATO membership for Ukraine off the table as an option. He lamented that Putin seems to be able to block NATO decision. For this, he insisted, Ukraine would have to increase number of its troops to match Russia’s numbers.
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Trump targets South Africa over ‘human rights violations’ against white farmers.
Author: Unknown\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa stems from his claims of human rights abuses against white farmers. But how accurate are his accusations, and what’s really behind them?
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As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions.
Author: Nick Hilden\ Published on: 15/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:\ The previous winter was one of the driest in decades and the summer temperature has been near record highs. The next morning, a fire crew that has spent the night mobilising to fight a 1,000-acre wildfire nearby is redirected to Thirtymile Fire. Most of the crew is young and inexperienced – for many it is their first fire season with the service. 14 firefighters are trapped behind a wall of flames when the fire overtakes them. The crew boss orders them to take cover on a stretch of river beach using last-ditch devices called fire shelters. But six of the crew either can’t hear or don’t listen. Federal firefighters are quitting in droves, with the Forest Service losing half its permanent staff since 2020. This is due to a strict ban on talking to the media, which has made it difficult to spread the word about issues that hamper firefighters but diminish the country’s readiness to confront the rising danger of fire in the face of climate change. Federal firefighters say this has been the situation for decades, with many currently earning as little as $15 an hour. Federal wildfire firefighters in California, by comparison, average about $40 per hour, with the national average at roughly $25. Congress approved a temporary annual retention bonus in 2021 providing $20,000 per year or 50 percent of a firefighter’s base pay to supplement their salary. Al Jazeera spoke with many federal firefighters who said they would quit if the pay supplement went away. Federal firefighters struggle with excruciating schedules, prolonged family separation and insufficient housing. According to one firefighter, she and her children can go weeks without seeing or even speaking to her husband due to a lack of cellular service. Many firefighters spoke of health issues that continue to plague them once they’ve returned home. A firefighter said they had at times been forced to sleep in cars or open fields when housing was declared unlivable. The Forest Service claims it has maintained near-replacement level hiring. In 1974, a big fire was 10,000 acres, and now a 10,000-acre fire is nothing. The Palisades fire in Los Angeles covered more than 23,000 acres. "I’m looking at a burned-out neighbourhood outside Pasadena, California, on the Eaton fire right now while I eat some lunch," a Forest Service veteran texted Al Jazeera from amid the fight against the recent Los Angeles fires. "If we don’t fix the problems ASAP, we won’t have the management and experience capacity left to take on fires like this," Scopa says.
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