Israel delays release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
Israel says it is delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners until "the release of the next hostages is secured and without humiliating ceremonies" in the handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza.
Israel's sudden decision to postpone the release of prisoners "until further notice" calls into question the announced ceasefire.
Bulgarian nationalists vandalize EU building in protest
Police in Bulgaria's capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone.
About 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, and began throwing red paint and fireworks at the building.
Trump announces second round of Ukraine peace talks with Russian diplomats
US President Donald Trump has announced a new phase of ceasefire negotiations in the war in Ukraine between US and Russian delegations in a statement published by the public service network, C-Span.
Trump said the talks would take place in the Saudi capital Riyadh on February 25, a week after the first round that took place in the same city on Tuesday.
German voters head to polling stations as far-right 'threatens' victory
German voters head to the polls today, but it's a different world than when the campaign began just a few weeks ago.
Nearly 60 million people are electing a government that will have to deal with the breakdown of the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump and new threats to European security, just as the country's vaunted economic model is taking a hit.
