- Slovak protests grow in rebuke of PM Fico's Russian tilt Reuters
- Tens of thousands in Slovakia protest against PM’s shift towards Russia The Guardian
- Slovaks Take to Streets to Protest Premier’s Shift Toward Russia Bloomberg
- Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia against PM Fico Euronews
- Anti-Fico protests build as Slovak PM mutters about foreign ‘coup’ POLITICO Europe
US suspends new funds for aid programmes, excepting Israel and Egypt
Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.
US orders immediate pause to foreign aid, leaked memo says
The State Department notice appears to affect everything from development assistance to military aid.
Middle East latest: 4 Israeli women soldiers will be next hostages freed from Gaza – The Associated Press
- Middle East latest: 4 Israeli women soldiers will be next hostages freed from Gaza The Associated Press
- Live updates: More hostages and prisoners set to be released during Israel-Hamas ceasefire CNN
- Friends and family of released hostages express joy at return of 'heroic' female soldiers freed by Hamas The Times of Israel
- Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers held in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal Al Jazeera English
- Hamas hands four Israeli hostages over to ICRC in Gaza Reuters
Large drop in number of aid trucks entering Gaza on Friday – The Jerusalem Post
Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war – The Associated Press
- Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war The Associated Press
- Trump once again calls for OPEC to drop oil prices Reuters
- Trump calls on Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices to induce Russia to negotiate on Ukraine Le Monde
- Trump will unleash economic pressure on Russia in bid to end Ukraine conflict New York Post
- Kremlin scoffs at Trump's claim that a drop in oil prices will help end Ukraine conflict ABC News
US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt
Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and Egypt
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all foreign aid, but made an exception for funding to Israel and Egypt, according to an internal memo to staff at the US state department.
“No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved … as consistent with President Trump’s agenda,” said the memo.
Continue reading...Woman charged after death of US patrol agent in gunfight near Canadian border
Teresa Youngblut, 21, charged with weapons crimes over highway shootout in which German man also died
A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a US border patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop that happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion, who also died in the highway shootout, the FBI said on Friday.
Teresa Youngblut, 21, faces two weapons charges in connection with the death of the border patrol agent David Maland, 44, who died on Monday during the shootout in Coventry, a small town about 20 miles from the Canadian border.
Continue reading...‘Fear is the point’: Immigrant rights groups brace for fight against Trump
Advocates say Trump entered office for his second term more prepared to implement hardline immigration policies.
US President Trump threatens to abolish FEMA during tour of North Carolina
After visiting hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, the Republican leader travelled to California to inspect fire response.
Davos elite nod along as Trump delivers ultimatum
President Trump's 'America First' message takes shape, as the rest of the world begins to digest what it might mean for them and global trade.
Trump decree paves way for ‘Muslim ban’, targeting pro-Palestine students
Newly signed executive order has 'broader implications' than travel ban Trump imposed in his first term, experts say.
What did we learn from Trump’s first week? – ABC News
- What did we learn from Trump's first week? ABC News
- Brooks and Capehart on the busy first week of the new Trump administration PBS NewsHour
- Politics roundup: Top stories you may have missed this week WCVB Boston
- Trump 2.0: Bans, Purges and Retribution The New York Times
- Trump's first week: The Real Story substack.com
Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes : Goats and Soda – NPR
- Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes : Goats and Soda NPR
- Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls The Associated Press
- Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in Afghanistan the International Criminal Court
- Taliban slams possible ICC arrest warrant, says court should go after Israel and US The Times of Israel
- Taliban hits out at ICC over Khan's arrest warrant requests The Jerusalem Post
Prince Harry Could Reportedly Lose Millions To Donald Trump – The List
- Prince Harry Could Reportedly Lose Millions To Donald Trump The List
- What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and for Britain’s Royal Family The New York Times
- Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch's newspapers after 'full' apology NBC News
- Hugh Grant Says Prince Harry’s Tabloid Settlement Doesn’t Get to ‘Real Truth’: ‘Not Done by Any Means’ PEOPLE
- Princess Diana's Brother Charles Spencer Reacted to Prince Harry's Newspaper Case Victory InStyle
French woman who refused sex with husband not to blame for divorce, rights court says – NPR
- French woman who refused sex with husband not to blame for divorce, rights court says NPR
- Sex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce case The Washington Post
- French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court Yahoo! Voices
- French woman blamed for divorce because she no longer had sex with husband wins appeal at top European court CNN
- She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed. The New York Times
Target becomes latest US firm to end DEI initiatives
The move comes after US President Trump ended DEI hiring in gov't jobs and encouraged the private sector to do the same.
Hungary’s Orban threatens to block EU sanctions on Russia – DW (English)
- Hungary's Orban threatens to block EU sanctions on Russia DW (English)
- Hungary wants the EU to intervene in a gas dispute with Ukraine The Associated Press
- Hungary wobbles on sanctions threat after Trump calls out Putin POLITICO Europe
- 'Playing with fire': Orbán's sanctions veto threat puts Brussels on edge Euronews
- Hungary wants Ukraine gas transit to resume as EU sanctions rollover looms Reuters
Families of first hostages freed in deal celebrate Shabbat first time since their release – The Jerusalem Post
- Families of first hostages freed in deal celebrate Shabbat first time since their release The Jerusalem Post
- Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has ‘returned to life’ The Associated Press
- Hamas gave the three hostages ‘gift bags’ upon their release. This is what was inside CNN
- Here's what a Boca Raton rabbi has to say about the Gaza ceasefire deal WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
- 'Seeing the Hostages Return Was Great. I Also Wish Our Happiness Would Come Quickly' Haaretz
Storm Eowyn brings hurricane-level destruction to Ireland – Yale Climate Connections
- Storm Eowyn brings hurricane-level destruction to Ireland Yale Climate Connections
- Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power The New York Times
- Man who died after tree fell on car in Donegal named BBC.com
- Storm Eowyn brought widespread disruption - here's what could be affected today Sky News
- Storm Eowyn live: Snow and ice warning as 100mph winds cause travel chaos and leave one million without power The Independent