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EPA Vice-President JD Vance said President Zelensky should be more grateful for US support during the heated White House exchange US Vice-President JD Vance’s cousin has criticised him and President Donald Trump for “belittling” Volodymyr Zelensky during the three men’s Oval Office showdown in February. “There’s a certain level of decorum that I expect from…

The prime minister of Vanuatu has ordered the cancellation of a passport issued by the island nation to fugitive Indian businessman Lalit Modi, who is wanted by Delhi in a corruption case. The order came three days after India confirmed that Mr Modi had got citizenship of Vanuatu, a string of more than 80 islands…

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has appealed against the country’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) decision to bar him from participating in May’s presidential election. Constitutional court judges will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Georgescu’s appeal, and a final ruling should be issued by Wednesday evening. The BEC rejected his candidacy on Sunday after a…

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa’s greatest playwrights. The son of an Afrikaner mother, he was best known for his politically charged plays challenging the racist system of apartheid. Paying tribute to Fugard, South Africa’s Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie hailed him as “a fearless…

Regan Morris BBC News Reporting fromBurbank, California BBC Tesla facilities across the US are facing protests and vandalism in response to the political role Elon Musk, who owns the car manufacturer, has played in the Trump administration. Most “Tesla Takedown” protests have been peaceful, but a few have been destructive with fires intentionally set at…

Syria’s defence ministry says it has completed a military operation in the country’s western coastal region, after days of violence in which hundreds of people have been killed. Security forces had “neutralized” loyalists of former president Bashar al-Assad in several towns in Latakia and Tartous provinces and were “paving the way for life to return…

Adrienne Murray BBC News, Copenhagen Getty Images Questions around independence – and what pace it should go at – has taken centre stage in campaigning in Greenland Residents of Greenland head to the polls on Tuesday in a vote that in previous years has drawn little outside attention – but which may prove pivotal for…

Donald Trump believes Kyiv is now ready to “move forward” with a ceasefire with Russia. BBC News correspondent James Waterhouse explains what it means for Ukraine. Source link

Getty Images Passengers had reportedly already checked in luggage and were having problems getting it returned Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg…

A caravan found packed with explosives in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a “fabricated terrorism plot” concocted by criminals, Australian police have said. The caravan, which was found in north-western Sydney on 19 January, contained enough explosives to produce a 40m-wide blast, along with a note displaying antisemitic messages and a list…