Feb 24 What to know about Friedrich Merz, the man on course to be Germany’s chancellor By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 24 Groups call on veterans to protest Trump administration’s ‘intentional betrayal’ of Afghans who helped U.S. forces By Laura Barrón-López Within hours of taking office, Trump issued an executive action that indefinitely halted all refugee admissions and foreign aid, including cancelling flights for Afghans who were already vetted and who had booked flights to come to the U.S. Trump’s actions… Continue reading
Feb 23 France and Britain’s leaders head to Washington to urge Trump not to abandon Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal in the three-year-old war with Russia. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 3:10 German voters shift substantially to the right in landmark election By Malcolm Brabant, Kaisha Young, Satvi Sunkara In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party and a rejection of the left-leaning coalition that had governed the country for the past four… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 3:41 Thousands attend funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, longtime Hezbollah leader killed by Israel By Simona Foltyn, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn In Lebanon on Sunday, thousands turned out for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire deal by delaying prisoner release In our news wrap Sunday, Israel delayed the release of 620 Palestinian detainees it was supposed to free on Saturday, Musk’s team asked more than 2 million federal employees to explain their work or risk losing their jobs, the pope… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:34 New film highlights fear in Estonia, Finland and Sweden of Putin’s aims beyond Ukraine By John Yang, Harry Zahn The shift in U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, which enters its fourth year on Monday, has raised alarms in Kyiv and in capitals across Europe. A new documentary finds that those anxieties are especially high in… Continue watching
Feb 23 Zelenskyy says he’d give up presidency if it brought Ukraine peace and NATO membership By Justin Spike, Illia Novikov, Associated Press His comment appeared to be aimed at recent suggestions by Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that elections should be held in Ukraine despite Ukrainian legislation prohibiting them during martial law. Continue reading
Feb 23 Germany’s Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls show strong far-right gains By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War… Continue reading
Feb 23 Amid growing crackdown, Israel deploys tanks to occupied West Bank for first time since 2002 By Majdi Mohammed, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, shortly after the defense minister said troops will remain “for the coming year” in parts of the territory and indicated that Palestinians who have fled… Continue reading