Warnings downgraded but out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in Victoria and Tasmania

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22/02 15:59 - News24 | Ukraine's Zelensky 'not ready' to sign minerals deal with US - source 22/02 14:37 - ‘A lot of problems’ for Kiev without minerals deal – Trump 22/02 14:33 - U.S. Pressing Tough Demands in Revised Deal for Ukraine’s Minerals 22/02 14:31 - Who Will Stand Up to Trump on Ukraine? 22/02 14:00 - Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – Europe live 22/02 13:36 - U.S. pressures Kyiv to replace U.N. resolution condemning Russia 22/02 13:14 - Zelensky faces pressure to sign US access deal for Ukraine's mineral deposits 22/02 12:08 - ‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals 22/02 11:58 - Foreign troops deploying to Ukraine not realistic – Zelensky’s top aide 22/02 11:52 - Weather warnings issued for wind and rain this weekend 22/02 11:06 - Can Zelensky salvage his relationship with Trump and save Ukraine? 22/02 10:48 - Scotland's first 'slap fight' event cancelled 22/02 10:28 - Final hostage-prisoner exchange underway. "Now is time for reconstruction" says Yossi Mekelberg 22/02 09:28 - The morale of Ukrainians weakened after three years of war 22/02 09:13 - China conducts second live-fire drill near New Zealand 22/02 08:41 - Warnings downgraded but out-of-control bushfires continue to burn in Victoria and Tasmania 22/02 08:26 - US envoy says America is 'with' Ukraine - in contrast to Trump's remarks 22/02 08:01 - Americans sharply divided over Trump’s embrace of Putin 22/02 08:00 - Far-right links and Putin praise: fears over £600m UK history theme park plan 22/02 07:54 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,094 22/02 07:54 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,094 22/02 07:16 - This Doctor's Warning About Hot Showers Just Might Make You Rethink Your Entire Bathing Routine 22/02 07:00 - Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed 22/02 06:44 - Middle East crisis live: Gaza hostage-prisoner exchange set to go ahead 22/02 05:01 - Emboldened Kremlin Steps Up Efforts to Seize Businesses in Russia 22/02 05:00 - Is Xi’s Sudden Embrace of Business for Real? China Is Left Guessing. 22/02 05:00 - Long-term effects of Gaza war could quadruple Palestinian death toll, warn UK doctors 22/02 04:36 - Ukraine Promises Swift Deal for Minerals as Trump Cuts Kyiv Out of Peace Talks 22/02 03:30 - Trump says Starmer and Macron 'haven't done anything' to end Ukraine war 22/02 02:10 - US threatens to shut down Starlink in Ukraine – Reuters 22/02 02:03 - U.S., Ukraine near deal to grant mineral rights to Washington 22/02 00:44 - Flurry of air disasters make some wary - but are planes crashing more often? 22/02 00:41 - US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’ 22/02 00:31 - 'Trump hasn't got any plan': Russians speak to BBC after three years of war 21/02 23:46 - Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline 21/02 23:03 - Trump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – as it happened 21/02 22:38 - Field hat-trick as dominant Wigan get back on track at Hull 21/02 21:22 - US-Ukraine ties falling apart – former Ukrainian diplomat 21/02 21:16 - Trump ramps up Zelenskyy attacks as US official says mineral deal close 21/02 21:16 - Trump ramps up Zelenskyy attacks as US official says mineral deal close 21/02 20:57 - Brazil’s Lula refused to sell Germany weapons ‘to kill Russians’ 21/02 20:33 - ‘​The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance 21/02 20:32 - The Grand Bargain: Can Russia and the US rewrite history? 21/02 19:49 - In Putin’s Orbit, Trump & the ‘Madman theory’, Europe's defining moment, German elections 21/02 19:04 - William R. Lucas, Official Blamed in Challenger Tragedy, Dies at 102 21/02 18:54 - Rubio’s Dilemma: Cutting Trump’s Deal With ‘Bloodthirsty’ Putin 21/02 18:48 - Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet 21/02 18:01 - Poland’s Andrzej Duda to meet Donald Trump on Saturday – as it happened 21/02 17:49 - Zelensky ‘not important’ for meetings – Trump 21/02 17:41 - US: Emmanuel Macron to meet with Donald Trump in Washington on Monday 21/02 17:39 - UK party leaders walk tightrope on Trump while voters want stricter stance 21/02 17:29 - Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China 21/02 17:23 - Germany issues warning to US 21/02 17:00 - Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn 21/02 17:00 - Who is ‘working class’ and why does it matter in the arts? 21/02 16:49 - Exclusive: EU's Costa says 'no credible negotiations with results' without Ukraine, EU 21/02 16:48 - Apple removes advanced data protection tool after UK government request 21/02 16:31 - Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’ 21/02 16:04 - Russian ambassador says Brits tried to make him defect 21/02 15:53 - Nina Khrushcheva: ‘It’s Putin and Trump against the world’ 21/02 15:53 - Nina Khrushcheva: ‘It’s Putin and Trump against the world’ 21/02 15:00 - Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live 21/02 15:00 - News24 | 'Never subordination': Mexico President Sheinbaum warns US not to 'invade' in fight against drugs 21/02 14:54 - Are the EU and Zelensky planning to open a new front against both Russia and the US? 21/02 14:50 - Trump allies believe Zelensky should leave Ukraine ‘immediately’ – media 21/02 14:39 - Israel-Hamas war: The ceasefire is 'extremely fragile' 21/02 14:34 - Trump begins talks with Russia without Ukraine or EU: Europe scrambles for a plan 21/02 14:24 - Macron's message to Trump: 'You can’t be weak in the face of Putin' 21/02 14:13 - Surging energy prices could ‘kill’ EU economy – Orban 21/02 14:01 - Menswear collections, winter 2025: Strong messages and a poetic feel 21/02 13:55 - Rubio explains purpose of Russia-US talks 21/02 13:54 - Putin has “three wins without having to negotiate anything” 21/02 13:54 - Putin has “three wins without having to negotiate anything” 21/02 13:46 - Pope Francis could resign – ex-Vatican official 21/02 12:44 - The death of DEI? Trump wages war on diversity, equity and inclusion 21/02 12:39 - Serbia, an Eldorado for Russian exiles since the war in Ukraine 21/02 12:31 - 'We are entering a new era', French President Emmanuel Macron tells French 21/02 12:09 - Russia Talks Peace While Troops Threaten New Region in Ukraine 21/02 12:09 - As Russia Talks Peace, Moscow Threatens New Ukraine Region 21/02 12:05 - 'An assault on Britishness': James Bond's creative rights sold to Amazon 21/02 12:04 - US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked 21/02 12:04 - US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked 21/02 12:01 - News24 | 'Obviously very frustrated': Don't insult Trump, US official warns Zelensky 21/02 12:00 - Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’ 21/02 11:25 - BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister 21/02 11:18 - Justin Trudeau's Shady Comment Towards Donald Trump Is Going Super Viral 21/02 11:06 - International aid groups axe thousands of jobs in wake of Trump funding freeze 21/02 10:35 - Europe must secure Ukraine's future if US won't, ex-Army head says 21/02 10:26 - Warmer weather brings rain and wind warnings 21/02 10:06 - War in Ukraine: Zelensky feels 'he's being misunderstood by Trump' 21/02 10:02 - Russia Closes In on Another Ukrainian Region, Even as Peace Talks Pick Up 21/02 10:00 - News24 | 'Ironic': Elon Musk vows to 'fix' X after polls show high support for Ukraine President Zelensky 21/02 08:46 - Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages 21/02 08:29 - U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion 21/02 08:07 - Peter Dutton claims Labor is fast-tracking citizenship so that migrants can vote. Here’s what we know 21/02 07:28 - Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says body of Shiri Bibas is not among returned hostages 21/02 07:07 - Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill between Australia and New Zealand 21/02 06:55 - Wong says she expressed ‘importance of Oscar Jenkins’ condition’ to Russian foreign minister – as it happened 21/02 05:53 - The Papers: 'Hounded to her death' and 'Don't be fooled by Putin' 21/02 05:00 - Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump