Trump memo calls on US federal agencies to prepare for mass layoffs
The US president and his allies continue their efforts to dismantle agencies long viewed with ire by conservatives.
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Trump administration appeals deadline to release US foreign aid funding
Nonprofits and businesses have argued that a 90-day foreign aid freeze under Trump has left US government bills unpaid.
BP drops climate targets in pivot back to oil and gas
BP slashes planned investment in renewable energy and is increasing annual oil and gas spending.
US will not give security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump says
US president says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington, DC, on Friday to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal.
‘Everyone wants to go back home’: Inside Catatumbo’s displacement crisis
In Catatumbo, fighting has forced over 55,000 people from their homes. What does it mean for Colombia’s peace process?
‘No one talks about this’: Remembering Germany’s role in colonising Africa
How do Germans remember - or forget - their colonial history and role in the Berlin Conference that carved up Africa?
Netanyahu’s political calculus that sent tanks into Jenin
Palestinians took selfies with three Israeli tanks sent into Jenin, analysts said their deployment was performative.
Were noncitizens on ‘terror’ list ‘let loose’ in the US? It’s complicated
A House Judiciary Committee report says 99 noncitizens on the 'terrorist watchlist' were released. Is this true?
Rwanda slams UK sanctions over DR Congo violence
Kigali condemns London's sanctions over the M23 advance in DR Congo as 'punitive measures'.
Bosnia court sentences Serb leader Dodik to one year in jail
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
‘Propaganda lessons for everyone’: Russia’s wartime curriculum exposed
A new film reveals how Moscow's overhauled syllabus is influencing a generation of young Russians.
When is Ramadan 2025, and how is the moon sighted?
For most countries, the first day of fasting is likely to be March 2, depending on the sighting of the new moon.
Hamas says deal reached with Israel to release more than 600 Palestinians
The prisoners will be released in the coming days after Hamas hands over the bodies of four Israeli captives.
‘Designed to humiliate’: Israel’s torture of Gaza’s healthcare workers
A PHRI report says healthcare workers are arbitrarily detained, humiliated, and sexually and psychologically abused.
Trump’s ‘gold’ visa: Who qualifies, what it costs and why it’s divisive
Foreigners will soon be able to buy US residency – and a pathway to citizenship – for about $5m, Trump says.
A day at the beach for displaced Rohingya children in Malaysia
On the island of Langkawi, lessons go beyond the confines of the classroom, and teaching continues even at the beach.
Tour bus crash in eastern Thailand kills at least 18
The bus carrying 49 people overturns after brake failure, leaving 23 others injured, say officials.
Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus
The Israeli military conducts air raids on what it described as military bases and command centres.
A Gaza mother’s heartbreak as her son’s release is postponed
On Saturday, Israel delayed releasing 620 Palestinian prisoners, plunging Najat into despair. Yet her hope lives on.
Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46
Deadly crash, attributed by sources to technical reasons, comes as military makes advances in central Sudan against RSF.