NewsFeed In a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump doubled down on remarks about the United States owning and redeveloping Gaza. “It’s something that could change history,” Netanyahu added. Published On 5 Feb 20255 Feb 2025 Source link
Netanyahu’s visit to the White House makes him the first world leader to meet President Trump since the inauguration. Their meeting occurs as the future of Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Netanyahu himself are hanging in the balance. You can also find all our reporting on this conflict at npr.org/mideastupdates Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
Washington, DC – Several immigrant rights groups in the United States, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum claims. The case is the latest attempt to oppose Trump’s hardline immigration policies, which have targeted people already inside of the country as well … Read more
Workers move bags of yellow lentils at an aid operation run by USAID, Catholic Relief Services and the Relief Society of Tigray in Mekele, Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images The main agency tasked with distributing U.S. foreign aid — USAID — is facing renewed scrutiny … Read more
“Trade barriers don’t create winners, protectionism hurts both sides, they lead to shared losses.” Source link
A meteor contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, Russia on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in a photo taken by a mobile phone camera. The object streaked across the sky over Russia’s Ural Mountains region causing a shock wave and injuring hundreds of people, including many who were hurt by broken glass. Sergey Hametov/AP hide caption toggle … Read more
The Rafah border crossing has opened for the first time in nearly nine months to allow sick and wounded Palestinian patients in Gaza to travel to Egypt for medical treatment abroad. Gaza’s Health Ministry on Saturday said a group of 50 patients, accompanied by 61 caregivers, crossed from Rafah to reach Egypt. Egyptian television showed … Read more
Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants control of the Panama Canal. Source link
Unknown fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock. At least 18 paramilitary soldiers and more than 20 armed attackers have been killed in separate incidents across southwestern Pakistan, according to officials and local media reports, as sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence escalates in the region. Pakistan’s military … Read more
Actress Karla Sofia Gascon at the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on January 5, 2025. Etienne Laurent/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Etienne Laurent/Getty Images Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón, who starred in the Oscar-nominated film Emilia Pérez, is facing a backlash after old, derogatory posts on X, formerly Twitter, resurfaced … Read more