Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers | Donald Trump News

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Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power. The administration of United States President Donald Trump is moving to fire or place on leave nearly all employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). All USAID employees, with the exception of “designated personnel responsible for mission-critical … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,095 | Russia-Ukraine war News

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Here are the key developments on the 1,095th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Sunday, February 23 – a day before the war’s third anniversary: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones overnight over six regions of the country on … Read more

Pope Francis is in critical condition, the Vatican says : NPR

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A woman lays a rosary on Saturday near candles adorned with pictures of Pope Francis outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic where Pope Francis is battling pneumonia in Rome. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required … Read more

In major U.S. reversal, Trump sees Ukraine, Zelenskyy to blame for war with Russia : NPR

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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, seen here at the United Nations in 2019, have had a fraught relationship dating back years. Trump is now calling Zelenskyy a “Dictator,” and Zelenskyy says it seems like Trump is living in a Russian-made “disinformation space.” Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP … Read more

After splinter, can Sudan’s anti-war coalition reinvent itself? | Sudan war News

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On February 10, Sudan’s largest antiwar coalition, Taqaddum, finally splintered. The disagreement was over whether to participate in a new parallel government being set up by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of the belligerent parties in Sudan’s nearly two-year war. Formed in October 2023, the Taqaddum coalition included armed movements, political parties and … Read more

More than 150 killer whales stranded on remote Australian beach : NPR

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In this photo provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, a woman inspects a whale after more than 150 false killer whales have become stranded on Feb. 19, 2025, on a remote beach near Arthur River in Australia’s island state of Tasmania. AP/Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania hide caption toggle … Read more

Prosecutors in Brazil charge ex-President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot | Jair Bolsonaro News

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Jair Bolsonaro and dozens of others have been charged over an alleged plot to violently overturn his 2022 election loss. Brazilian authorities have charged the country’s far-right former president, Jair Bolsonaro, and dozens of his supporters with attempting to stage a coup to overturn his 2022 election loss, the country’s top prosecutor has announced. Prosecutor … Read more

Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says : NPR

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Faithful pray for Pope Francis outside the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Pope Francis has “bilateral pneumonia” and continues to receive medical care at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. “Laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the … Read more