Feb 23 Prayers pour in for Pope Francis, in critical condition with early kidney failure but still alert By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and “well-oriented,” and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection. Continue reading
Feb 22 Top candidates make their final appeals to German voters ahead of landmark election By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration. Chancellor Olaf Scholz,… Continue reading
Feb 22 Pope Francis in critical condition after asthmatic respiratory crisis, Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press The 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said in a late update. Continue reading
Feb 22 Cholera outbreak kills 58, sickens more than 1,000 people over 3 days in Sudan, health officials say By Associated Press The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water plant stopped due to an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the health ministry said. Continue reading
Feb 22 Gaza ceasefire’s future unclear as Hamas frees last 6 living hostages under 1st phase of its deal with Israel By Wafaa Shurafa, Mohammad Jahjouh, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as growing questions over the next phase clouded the fragile deal's future. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Trump levies new barbs at Ukrainian President Zelenskyy In our news wrap Friday, President Trump levied new shots against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, a federal judge adjourned the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city's fire chief over her… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 7:50 German voters head to polls Sunday in election dominated by immigration concerns By Malcolm Brabant, Sonia Kopelev German voters go to the polls this weekend in an election dominated by concerns about immigration. The country is expected to reject the incumbent left-leaning Chancellor Olaf Scholz in favor of a center-right candidate, followed closely by an anti-immigrant party… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 7:43 Syria’s minority sects concerned new government won’t protect them By Simona Foltyn When Sunni rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last December, they vowed to form an inclusive Syrian government by March. Sunnis comprise around 75 percent of Syria with the remaining 25 percent made up of minorities like Alawites, Christians, Shiite Muslims, Kurds… Continue watching
Feb 21 Police arrest suspect in stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that injured 1 tourist By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press There was no immediate indication of a motive for the attack, which comes two days before Germans vote in a national election on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 21 Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID workers off the job By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to keep in place his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts, as part of an administration plan that would also give those… Continue reading