Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

BREAKING NEWS

27/02 12:37 - Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to visit Ireland today en route to US – live 27/02 12:33 - Trump says US won’t give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ ahead of Starmer meeting – UK politics live 27/02 12:33 - Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live 27/02 12:15 - Former Co-Operative Bank chair jailed for fraud 27/02 12:08 - Macron’s White House visit was a failure – Politico 27/02 11:36 - Health chiefs warn of potential second norovirus wave 27/02 11:10 - Coroner warns about NHS physician associates after misdiagnosis and death of woman 27/02 11:00 - Ontario heads to polls for snap election in face of looming Trump tariffs 27/02 10:39 - North Korea sending more troops to fight for Russia, Seoul says 27/02 10:37 - Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers 27/02 09:45 - French PM threatens to review migration pact with Algeria in deportations spat 27/02 09:32 - Thailand repatriates 40 Uyghurs to China, despite human rights concerns 27/02 09:27 - UK Prime Minister Starmer to meet US President Trump at the White House 27/02 09:13 - UK’s Starmer to Meet Trump With a Boost on Defense and Pleas for Ukraine 27/02 09:05 - Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages 27/02 09:04 - Russian delegation arrives for new talks with US (VIDEO) 27/02 08:55 - North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says 27/02 08:31 - North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South Korea says 27/02 08:31 - North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South Korea says 27/02 07:51 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,099 27/02 07:51 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,099 27/02 07:51 - Ukraine should get as much land ‘as possible’ – Trump 27/02 07:00 - Amid low birth rates, war and emigration, Ukraine’s numbers are dwindling 27/02 07:00 - Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader 27/02 06:36 - Multimillion-dollar settlement for passengers on trip described by lawyer as ‘cruise from hell’ – as it happened 27/02 06:24 - Live: UK's Starmer presses Trump for Ukraine guarantees to hold back Putin 27/02 06:00 - Ukraine’s economy could grow by 5% next year if hostilities end, EBRD says 27/02 05:47 - Inside one of Ukraine's rare earth mines - where a Star Wars-esque machine is at work 27/02 05:01 - Top Democrat says Trump may seek mineral deal with both Russia and Ukraine 27/02 03:47 - Penny Wong accuses Coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Senate estimates as Chinese warships sail into Great Australian Bight 27/02 03:37 - Man allegedly behind Melbourne’s ‘Pam the Bird’ graffiti bailed to live with ‘no nonsense’ grandmother 27/02 03:35 - North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI 27/02 02:50 - Musk, tariffs and tensions - takeaways from Trump's first cabinet meeting 27/02 00:39 - New Zealand’s top diplomat tells China sudden live-fire drills represent ‘failure’ in relationship 27/02 00:12 - Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees 27/02 00:01 - Why injury-hit Arsenal are failing to score 26/02 23:56 - In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold 26/02 23:49 - How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries 26/02 23:42 - Trump, Zelensky goals differ ahead of high-stakes summit 26/02 23:12 - Trump says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining NATO 26/02 23:07 - Ukraine can forget about NATO – Trump 26/02 22:57 - The Papers: 'Putin will strike again' and Starmer heads to DC 26/02 22:40 - U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees 26/02 22:33 - Trump Refused to Guarantee Ukraine’s Safety in Mineral Deal 26/02 22:31 - US needs role in Ukraine to deter Putin, says PM 26/02 22:30 - Ministers and Labour MPs raise concerns over overseas aid cut decision 26/02 22:30 - Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns 26/02 21:51 - Trump cabinet flunkies hail wannabe Caesar and Elon, his oligarch pal 26/02 21:26 - Fired USAid workers and HIV activists hold ‘die-in’ to protest Trump and Musk 26/02 21:24 - Trump shocks with AI-generated video of 'what's next' for Gaza 26/02 21:22 - Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik sentenced for separatist actions 26/02 21:17 - US to ‘get back’ money spent on aid to Kiev – Trump 26/02 20:53 - Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk 26/02 20:53 - Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting with Elon Musk 26/02 20:39 - For military staff across Europe, wargaming is all the rage 26/02 20:21 - Nothing in current deal points to security guarantees or continued US military support: analyst 26/02 20:01 - Zelenskyy insists on guarantees ahead of Trump meeting after US president says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live 26/02 19:12 - White House gives federal agency heads deadline to produce plan for layoffs 26/02 18:58 - Utah Could Become the First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water 26/02 18:48 - America’s self-isolating president 26/02 18:41 - Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal 26/02 18:38 - Trump’s first full cabinet meeting celebrates government-shrinking effort led by Musk 26/02 18:09 - University of Edinburgh warns of staff cuts as it faces £140m financial deficit 26/02 18:08 - What we know about US-Ukraine minerals deal 26/02 17:58 - Rare Protest at U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Reflects Fears Over Trump 26/02 17:51 - US will not give security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump says 26/02 17:51 - US will not give security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump says 26/02 17:40 - What We Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal 26/02 17:34 - News24 | Ukraine outlines US minerals deal, document has no concrete security guarantees 26/02 17:05 - Starmer refuses to rule out defence budget being used to fund Chagos Islands deal – as it happened 26/02 17:01 - US abstains from WTO statement condemning Russia – Reuters 26/02 16:56 - What are Ukraine’s rare minerals, and why is Trump eyeing them? 26/02 16:54 - Romania launches criminal probe into far-right, pro-Moscow presidential candidate Georgescu 26/02 16:54 - Ros Atkins on... the US-Ukraine mineral deal 26/02 16:43 - Wonder Woman game axed as Warner Bros cuts three studios 26/02 16:08 - Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation 26/02 16:05 - Here are the two big NATO losers from improved Russia-US relations 26/02 16:00 - Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds 26/02 15:17 - Germany probes freighter traveling from Russia – media 26/02 15:11 - What we know so far about the US-Ukraine minerals deal 26/02 15:02 - China confirms military drills in Taiwan Strait 26/02 14:55 - What we know so far about the US-Ukraine minerals deal 26/02 14:48 - The US-Ukraine mineral deal: A look at rare earths, their use and purposes 26/02 14:48 - 'We don't intend to stay' in Gaza, Israeli FM Sa'ar says 26/02 14:40 - Lavrov announces new round of Russia-US talks 26/02 14:19 - ‘Trump gold card’ to offer rich foreigners route to US citizenship for $5m 26/02 14:06 - German election winner dismisses ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu 26/02 14:00 - US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far 26/02 14:00 - US-Ukraine critical minerals deal: What we know so far 26/02 13:46 - Gary Lineker among 500 media figures urging BBC to reinstate Gaza documentary 26/02 13:11 - Why Ukraine is negotiating a minerals deal with the US 26/02 12:53 - What the U.S. and Ukraine May Gain From Trump’s Rare Earth Diplomacy 26/02 12:46 - Trump Takes Aim at Chinese Shipping Amid Widening Trade War 26/02 12:30 - Ukrainians Are Revealing The Reality Of Living During A War, And It's Heartbreaking 26/02 12:15 - Trump faces Truth Social backlash over AI video of Gaza with topless Netanyahu and bearded bellydancers 26/02 12:05 - First Thing: Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign minerals deal, says Trump 26/02 12:00 - Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement? 26/02 12:00 - Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement? 26/02 12:00 - News24 | 'They will try to attack again': Ukraine prepares for next phase of Russia war, despite US talks 26/02 12:00 - 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