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Netanyahu slams 'cruel and malicious violation' of Gaza ceasefire deal over release of body
Read full article: Netanyahu slams 'cruel and malicious violation' of Gaza ceasefire deal over release of bodyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed revenge for what he described as a โcruel and malicious violationโ of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be that of an Israeli mother of two young boys, as the militants had promised.
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
Read full article: Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penaltyUgandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from allegations he plotted to remove the countryโs long-time leader by force.
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says body Hamas released was that of a woman from Gaza, not a hostage
Read full article: Middle East latest: Netanyahu says body Hamas released was that of a woman from Gaza, not a hostageIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a woman from Gaza instead of that of Shiri Bibas, the mother of two young boys whose bodies were returned on Thursday.
French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in Paris
Read full article: French street artist Shuck One pays tribute to Black history at Pompidou Center in ParisFrench street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped Franceโs recent history on the mainland and overseas in an art installation.
Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
Read full article: Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing herThe consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017.
China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia says
Read full article: China issued 'disconcerting' warning of live-fire exercises to planes flying above, Australia saysAustralian Defense Minister Richard Marles says airliners were over the Tasman Sea crossing between Australia and New Zealand when the Chinese navy warned they were flying over a secret live-fire exercise.
Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in the trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie
Read full article: Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in the trial of man charged with stabbing Salman RushdieLawyers are set to deliver their closing arguments Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a western New York lecture stage.
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Read full article: US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindleA U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Childrenโs Home in Nairobi.
European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles
Read full article: European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdlesPolitical and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent.
Trumpโs attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unity
Read full article: Trumpโs attempts to denigrate Zelenskyy have led to a surge in Ukrainian unityDays before the third anniversary of Russiaโs full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are as somber and tense as they were right before Moscow launched the war.
Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildup
Read full article: Joint Chiefs chairman heads to US-Mexico border to assess rapid military buildupGen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to assess the militaryโs progress in fortifying sections of the wall.
Connor McDavid scores in OT to give Canada 3-2 win over United States in 4 Nations Face-Off final
Read full article: Connor McDavid scores in OT to give Canada 3-2 win over United States in 4 Nations Face-Off finalConnor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into an geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much as international hockey supremacy.
Stock market today: Global markets trade mixed as China shares surge
Read full article: Stock market today: Global markets trade mixed as China shares surgeGlobal markets are trading mixed amid a surge in China led by Alibaba stock, as euphoria continued over DeepSeek's potential in the artificial intelligence sector.
Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarks
Read full article: Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarksThe anthem singer who performed the Canadian anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game changed a lyric in โO Canadaโ from โin all of us commandโ to โthat only us command.โ.
Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says
Read full article: Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge saysA federal judge says the Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide.
Judge won't immediately block Trump administrationโs abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
Read full article: Judge won't immediately block Trump administrationโs abrupt halt to Catholic refugee fundingA federal judge has refused to immediately block the Trump administrationโs abrupt halt to funding of the nationโs largest private refugee resettlement program.
An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
Read full article: An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam PayneA court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last October.
Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000
Read full article: Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever, with 7 trillion tons lost since 2000A new and massive study finds that climate change is melting the worldโs mountain glaciers faster than ever.
US official says Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy is 'multifold' and blasts 'insults' from Ukraine
Read full article: US official says Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy is 'multifold' and blasts 'insults' from UkraineA top White House official says President Donald Trump's increasingly tough criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy reflects the administrationโs growing frustration with what they see as the Ukrainian leader creating roadblocks to finding an endgame to Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine.
No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
Read full article: No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police sayIsraeli police have reported a series of explosions on three buses in central Israel in what they said appeared to be a militant attack.
A flight to a Toronto paramedics conference becomes a real emergency for a former EMT
Read full article: A flight to a Toronto paramedics conference becomes a real emergency for a former EMTFormer paramedic Peter Carlson is still coming to grips with the shuddering jolt he and 79 others experienced when a Delta Air Lines plane flipped over while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in Honduras
Read full article: Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants are flown home from Guantanamo Bay, with a layover in HondurasNearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. have returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S. deportations.
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
Read full article: Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deporteesA group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries have climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Ricaโs capital, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organized the return back to their countries.
Tiger Woods joins another White House meeting as PGA Tour moves closer to Saudi deal
Read full article: Tiger Woods joins another White House meeting as PGA Tour moves closer to Saudi dealTiger Woods and PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan have taken part of a White House meeting with President Donald Trump that signals more progress in getting a deal done with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
Lula says Bolsonaroโs push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
Read full article: Lula says Bolsonaroโs push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plotBrazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva says predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he's accused of plotting a coup to stay in power by focusing on a campaign for amnesty.
Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti
Read full article: Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in HaitiU.N. Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres says he will request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling to fight violent gangs.
A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trumpโs Ukraine envoy is canceled as tension rise
Read full article: A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trumpโs Ukraine envoy is canceled as tension riseA news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trumpโs Ukraine envoy has been canceled.
Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
Read full article: Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control.
Renewable energy ambitions in northern Colombia collide with Indigenous worries
Read full article: Renewable energy ambitions in northern Colombia collide with Indigenous worriesThe La Guajira region in northern Colombia, home to the Indigenous Wayuu community, holds vast potential for renewable energy, especially wind power, but projects have faced resistance.
An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
Read full article: An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and historyAn ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be covered by the Sahara Desert.
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next โ even before 'Conclave'
Read full article: When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next โ even before 'Conclave'The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.
Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kiss
Read full article: Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kissFormer Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Womenโs World Cup final.
Middle East latest: Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their motherHamas has released four bodies they said were Israeli hostages, including two young children who were long feared dead and have symbolized the nationโs agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech Republic
Read full article: Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech RepublicOfficials in the Czech Republic say an assailant has attacked and killed two women with a knife at a shopping center, and that a Czech teenager has been arrested for the crime.
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Read full article: China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from MyanmarAn airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages
Read full article: Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostagesHamas militants have released the bodies of three more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken captive.
Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the remains of the young Bibas brothers
Read full article: Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the remains of the young Bibas brothersThe bodies of the youngest Israelis held hostage by the militant Hamas group have been returned to Israel, dashing the hopes of a nation hoping for a happier ending.
UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet
Read full article: UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meetU.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russiaโs top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa.
Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' as cardinals acknowledge resignation is possible
Read full article: Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' as cardinals acknowledge resignation is possibleThe Vatican says that Pope Francisโ clinical condition is โimproving slightly,โ adding that he went about his work activities from the hospital where he is recovering from pneumonia.
Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities
Read full article: Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebritiesActor Kim Sae-ronโs death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep.
Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe's response to an assertive Trump
Read full article: Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe's response to an assertive TrumpGerman voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.
Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their mother
Read full article: Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas was not their motherThe Israeli military says the remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boysโ mother.
Russia seems to have time on its side as the war in Ukraine reaches its third year
Read full article: Russia seems to have time on its side as the war in Ukraine reaches its third yearRussian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine three years ago has turned into Europeโs largest conflict since World War II.
Trump's freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
Read full article: Trump's freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stagePresident Donald Trumpโs restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to China.
Stock market today: A slide for Walmart pulls Wall Street from its record, and Dow drops 450
Read full article: Stock market today: A slide for Walmart pulls Wall Street from its record, and Dow drops 450Wall Street retreated from its record after a sharp slide for Walmart weighed on U.S. stock indexes.
Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
Read full article: Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decreeSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.
Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissรฉ, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84
Read full article: Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissรฉ, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissรฉ, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84.
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Read full article: Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warnTop United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region.
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
Read full article: Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more coldThe polar vortexโs icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.
What's the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach
Read full article: What's the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detachExperts say a combination of training and technology were critical to all 76 passengers and four crew members surviving the fiery Delta Air Lines plane crash in Toronto.
Labor unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
Read full article: Labor unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominanceThe heads of four major labor unions are calling on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other โstrong penaltiesโ against China for its increasing dominance.
Israel confirms 4 dead hostages who will be returned from Gaza include young family
Read full article: Israel confirms 4 dead hostages who will be returned from Gaza include young familyAn Israeli official says the bodies of the youngest and one of the oldest captives seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in Gaza are expected to be returned on Thursday.
Brazilโs Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictment
Read full article: Brazilโs Bolsonaro slams 'vague' accusations after attempted coup indictmentBrazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied accusations that he orchestrated a coup to stay in office and said the charges were the result of an authoritarian regime manufacturing โinternal enemies.โ.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. Whatโs next for him?
Read full article: Brazil's former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. Whatโs next for him?Brazilโs former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election.
A look at the 8 Latin American crime groups designated as terrorist organizations by the US
Read full article: A look at the 8 Latin American crime groups designated as terrorist organizations by the USThe United States government is formally designating eight Latin American organized crime groups that also operate in the U_S_ to be โforeign terrorist organizations.โ.
Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'
Read full article: Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'The Trump administration has designated eight Latin American crime organizations as โforeign terrorist organizations,โ upping its pressure on cartels operating in the U.S. and on anyone aiding them.
Mexico president says her government requested US surveillance drone flights
Read full article: Mexico president says her government requested US surveillance drone flightsMexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says surveillance drone flights by the U.S. government over Mexico are occurring in collaboration with and at the request of her government.
Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Read full article: Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stakeThe freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war's end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead
Read full article: Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war's end with Russia or risk not having a nation to leadPresident Donald Trump has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he โbetter move fastโ to negotiate an end to Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine or risk not having a nation to lead.
Correction: Trump-Lawsuit-Brazil story
Read full article: Correction: Trump-Lawsuit-Brazil storyIn a story published Feb. 19, 2025, about a lawsuit filed by Trump Media & Technology Group against a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, The Associated Press erroneously reported that New York law firm Boies Schiller represented the presidentโs media company in the matter.
Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
Read full article: Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern PakistanPakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan.
A worried NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the U.S. shifts its Europe stance under Trump
Read full article: A worried NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the U.S. shifts its Europe stance under TrumpNATO members are continuing their largest combat exercises of 2025 as worries grow in the 32-nation alliance over its most powerful member, the United States.
QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigating
Read full article: QR-code stickers mysteriously appear on 1,000 Munich graves. Police are now investigatingPolice in Munich are investigating a mystery: More than 1,000 stickers were put on gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in the German city, without any indication of where they came from or why.
US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year
Read full article: US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last yearThe United States was Germanyโs biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined.
Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?
Read full article: Vatican authorities say the pope now has pneumonia in both lungs. How worrying is that?Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiffโs recovery.
Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigation
Read full article: Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million to settle a tax evasion investigationItalian prosecutors say they are seeking to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement.
EU envoys approve more sanctions against Russia to mark the third anniversary of its war on Ukraine
Read full article: EU envoys approve more sanctions against Russia to mark the third anniversary of its war on UkraineEuropean Union envoys have approved new sanctions against Russia, with the measures set to enter into force next week on the third anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Abu Dhabi's long-haul carrier Etihad Airways sees record $476 million profit in 2024
Read full article: Abu Dhabi's long-haul carrier Etihad Airways sees record $476 million profit in 2024Long-haul carrier Etihad Airways has announced it made a record $427 million profit in 2024, part of a financial rebound for the Abu Dhabi-based airline.
US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine war
Read full article: US top diplomat Rubio visits the UAE after landmark talks with Russia over Ukraine warU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with the leader of the United Arab Emirates, wrapping up an overseas trip that saw the highest-level outreach between the United States and Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with Russia
Read full article: Trump and Zelenskyy trade barbs as US-Ukraine relations sour over the war with RussiaRelations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump are deteriorating rapidly.
Middle East latest: Netanyahu appoints an adviser with Trump ties to lead ceasefire talks
Read full article: Middle East latest: Netanyahu appoints an adviser with Trump ties to lead ceasefire talksAn Israeli official said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a close confidant to lead negotiations for the second stage of the ceasefire with Hamas.
Pakistan steps up arrests of Afghans without papers. Kabul says it's a move to expel all refugees
Read full article: Pakistan steps up arrests of Afghans without papers. Kabul says it's a move to expel all refugeesPakistani authorities have stepped up arrests of Afghan citizens in Islamabad and the nearby city of Rawalpindi and are forcing them to move elsewhere in Pakistan.
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos โ dead or alive
Read full article: Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos โ dead or aliveA Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos โ dead or alive.
Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violence
Read full article: Migrant groups say racist attacks increase in German city after deadly Christmas market violenceMigrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year.
Italy PM Meloni visits pope in hospital, says he's in good spirits as tests show slight improvement
Read full article: Italy PM Meloni visits pope in hospital, says he's in good spirits as tests show slight improvementItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni has visited Pope Francis in the hospital and says heโs โalert and responsiveโ and full of good humor despite his pneumonia.
Raducanu says 'I'll be OK' after man removed from stands at Dubai tournament
Read full article: Raducanu says 'I'll be OK' after man removed from stands at Dubai tournamentEmma Raducanu says she will be OK after what she called a โdifficult experienceโ related to the presence of a man who had exhibited โfixated behaviorโ toward her at the Dubai Championships.
Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic group
Read full article: Police in disputed Kashmir raid bookstores, seizing books related to Islamic groupPolice in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years.
Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state
Read full article: Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania stateMarine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australiaโs island state of Tasmania.
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
Read full article: Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countriesPanama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to their countries.
Brazilโs former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula
Read full article: Brazilโs former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison LulaBrazilโs top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.
A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame
Read full article: A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blameTop U.S. and Russian officials have had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago.
Mystical beliefs fuel Senegalโs illegal big cat trade and threaten lionโs survival in West Africa
Read full article: Mystical beliefs fuel Senegalโs illegal big cat trade and threaten lionโs survival in West AfricaThe illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa.
The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
Read full article: The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other AmericansThe Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms.
Transport strike affecting Olympic test event underscores risks facing Milan-Cortina Games
Read full article: Transport strike affecting Olympic test event underscores risks facing Milan-Cortina GamesA transport strike during an official test event for the Milan-Cortina Olympics highlighted why organizers are negotiating with trade unions to avoid a similar scenario during next yearโs Winter Games.
Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead in White Nile State
Read full article: Attacks by Sudanese RSF paramilitaries leave hundreds dead in White Nile StateSudanese officials and rights groups say attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state.
Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive
Read full article: Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard surviveA Delta Air Lines plane has flipped upon arrival at Torontoโs Pearson Airport and ended up on its roof, injuring 18 people.
Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases
Read full article: Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releasesA senior Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday.
French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it's discriminatory
Read full article: French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport. Amnesty International says it's discriminatoryAmnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions.
Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?
Read full article: Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congoโs mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against Congolese forces.
A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 million
Read full article: A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 millionA painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction next month.
Middle East latest: Hamas will free 6 Israeli hostages and the bodies of 4 others
Read full article: Middle East latest: Hamas will free 6 Israeli hostages and the bodies of 4 othersHamas says it will release six living Israeli hostages instead of three on Saturday, as well as the bodies of four others on Thursday.