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A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah met with President Trump at the White House, where they discussed the contentious issue of Palestinians leaving Gaza. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: With word of a tense meeting in the Oval Office today – President Trump met the King of Jordan for the first time since his inauguration and also for the … Read more
A firefighter works inside a bus that fell from a bridge, at the site of the fatal bus crash on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Moises Castillo/AP hide caption toggle caption Moises Castillo/AP GUATEMALA CITY — At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed … Read more
People head towards their homes in the Shijaiyah neighborhood, Gaza City, on January 28, 2025. Displaced Palestinians return following a ceasefire, finding their neighborhoods in ruins. Youssef Alzanoun/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption Youssef Alzanoun/AFP via Getty TEL AVIV, Israel — Egypt announced Sunday it would host a summit of Arab leaders later in … Read more
Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Source link
Eli Sharabi, Or Levy, and Ohad Ben Ami Hostages and Missing Families Forum hide caption toggle caption Hostages and Missing Families Forum TEL AVIV, Israel – Hamas released three more Israeli hostages Saturday, as a fragile ceasefire deal between the Palestinian militant group and Israel continued to hold into a fourth week. Eliyahu Sharabi, 52, … Read more
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Jake Johnston, a Haiti aid expert, about what USAID support has meant to that country and what a funding halt could mean. Source link
A screen near the Energy Museum and Mindaugas Bridge indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid to synchronise with Continental Europe, in Vilnius, Lithuania on Feb. 4, 2025. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP hide caption toggle caption Mindaugas Kulbis/AP VILNIUS, Lithuania — Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes his inaugural international trip to Central America. In Colombia, fighting erupts between rival guerilla factions, displacing tens of thousands. 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