(Al Jazeera Media Network) American news anchor Tucker Carlson is set to release a much-anticipated interview with Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with the White House expressing concerns about giving the Russian president a platform.
Carlson, a former Fox News presenter known for his conservative talking points, said the interview would be broadcast at 23:00 GMT on his website as well as social media platform X, where he runs a show called Tucker on X.
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(BBC News) A state of emergency has been declared in Iceland after lava from a volcanic eruption damaged key hot-water pipes.
Thousands of people in the Reykjanes Peninsula have been urged to limit their hot water and electricity use as the pipes could take days to fix. There are concerns that other crucial pipelines close to the Svartsengi power station could be affected if the lava flow does not ease soon.
It is the third such eruption...
(BBC News) A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad.
A leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of his guards were in a vehicle when it was targeted in the east of the Iraqi capital. All three died.
The Pentagon said the commander was responsible for directing attacks on American forces in the region.
The US has linked the militia to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Thai police have charged former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with insulting the monarchy over comments he made almost a decade ago.
Officials said on Tuesday that the complaint concerns a 2015 interview that Thaksin gave while in South Korea. The potential charge comes just weeks before his possible release on parole. Although it is not yet clear if the case will go ahead, the jailed billionaire is the latest political figure to...
(Al Jazeera Media Network) Mediator Qatar says Hamas has given a “generally positive” response to a proposed truce deal with Israel, as the Palestinian group reiterated its demand for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza.
During a press conference on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani described Hamas’s reaction to the proposal as “generally positive”, without providing more details.
Blinken said...
(BBC News) Former U.S. president Donald Trump has been handed a defeat in court – but one that comes with a generous helping of victory.
An appeals court ruled that Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for acts committed while he was president. The time it took to issue that decision, however, has indefinitely delayed Trump's federal trial related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
So while Trump did not successfully...
(BBC News) Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims.
A so-called "loophole" means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and the products sold to the UK.
This is not illegal and does not breach the UK's Russian oil ban, but critics say it undermines sanctions aimed at restricting Russia's war funds.
The UK government denied...
(BBC News) The U.S. carried out more strikes against Houthi missiles in Yemen on Sunday, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement on X.
Centcom said U.S. forces struck a land-attack cruise missile and four anti-ship missiles that "were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea."
The latest military action comes a day after U.S.-U.K. strikes on Houthi targets.
It all follows continued attacks by the Iran-backed Yemeni group on military and shipping vessels...
(BBC News) Two Georgia prosecutors have rejected calls to take them off their election case against Donald Trump after acknowledging they had a relationship.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said conflict of interest claims were "salacious" and in "bad faith".
Nathan Wade, an outside prosecutor Willis appointed to the case, said in an affidavit the pair had "developed a personal relationship" in 2022.
Trump and co-defendants want them disqualified from the case.
Friday's filings were the first...
(BBC News) A federal judge has postponed the election subversion trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump while his appeal plays out in court.
The trial was set to begin on March 4, but will be delayed indefinitely, Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Friday.
The case is over Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
His lawyers have argued that he should not face criminal charges because he was a sitting president at the time.
The Republican...
