War in Ukraine: JD Vance tells Zelensky US wants ‘lasting’ peace
US Vice President JD Vance pledged on February 14 that Washington sought to secure a ‘lasting’ peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump’s push for a deal with Moscow. Vance also criticised Germany for blocking the far right from possibly sharing power in upcoming elections.
Serbia’s striking students and populist president to hold parallel rallies as tensions spike
Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic have planned parallel rallies on February 15 as both mark the country’s Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages.
Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner banned for three months after doping scandal
World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner agreed to a three-month ban from tennis on Saturday, bringing an end to a doping scandal that has dogged the Italian tennis player for months. Sinner has twice tested positive for traces of the banned substance clostebol.
Russia orders US citizen arrested for drug smuggling to remain in custody
A Moscow court on Saturday ordered a 28-year-old US citizen arrested at a Moscow airport on suspicions of drug smuggling to remain in custody for 30 days. Customs officers detained the man on Friday after finding cannabis-laced sweets in his luggage, court officials said.
Hamas frees three hostages: ‘Some of the hostages are in critical condition’
Three Israeli men, all dual nationals, who were abducted from the same kibbutz community during Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack and have been held hostage by Gaza militants since, were released on February 15. Their health status still needs to be assessed. Our guest, Dr. Hagai Levine, is also concerned about the hostages still in captivity: ‘Some of the hostages are in critical condition; they have injuries and illnesses, and may not survive the coming weeks,’ he says.
Second phase of Gaza truce negotiations to start next week
Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on February 15 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse. Negotiations on a second phase of the ceasefire, meant to lay out steps towards a more permanent end to the war, are expected to begin next week. Eberhard Kienle, Research Professor at CNRS and Sciences Po Paris, was our guest.
Israel-Hamas – Sixth hostage-prisoner exchange: ‘Today, we saw a sad face’
Our correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky interviewed Cécila Cohen, a friend of a family whose two sons were in captivity—one of whom was freed today.
Ceasefire deal: ‘It is going to be very difficult to reach a Phase 2 agreement in two weeks’ time’
Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and prisoners this February 15. But ‘it is going to be very difficult to reach a Phase 2 agreement in two weeks’ time,’ according to our guest Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin.
Israel, Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left
Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on February 15 with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for European army as US backing questioned
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on February 15 for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia. France 24’s Nick Holdsworth tells us more.
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