Feb 18 Villagers begin to return to southern Lebanon as Israeli army withdraws under ceasefire deal By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israeli forces have withdrawn from border villages in southern Lebanon under a deadline spelled out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Continue reading
Feb 18 Egypt developing Gaza rebuilding plan, a counter to Trump’s call for depopulating the territory By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over. Continue reading
Feb 18 Vatican cancels papal audiences and Holy Year events as Pope Francis remains hospitalized By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican has canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remains hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection. Continue reading
Feb 18 UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals By Wilson McMakin, Associated Press U.N. agencies have previously accused both Congolese government forces and the rebels of recruiting children. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases By Samy Magdy, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The six are the last living hostages set to be freed under the ceasefire's first phase. Continue reading
Feb 18 Russian and U.S. officials meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine to discuss improving ties and ending war By Matthew Lee, Baraa Anwer, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country won't accept any outcome from this week's talks if Kyiv doesn't take part. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Delta flight crashes in Toronto, injuring at least 8 people In our news wrap Monday, a Delta Airlines flight crashed while landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport causing eight injuries, at least 12 people have died from severe weekend storms in the South, doctors are treating Pope Francis for an… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 7:49 European leaders are left scrambling as U.S. nears talks with Russia on Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev European leaders met in France on Monday as President Trump's delegation prepared for talks with Russia about how to end the war with Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "difficult situation" for Europe, and said that talks must… Continue watching
Feb 17 Delta Airlines plane flips while landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, 19 people injured By Michael Casey, Associated Press The airport confirmed on X that an "incident" occurred Monday with the Delta flight from Minneapolis and that all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for. Continue reading
Feb 17 Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra By Sally Abou AlJoud, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by years of conflict, but local tourists are returning to the sites, and conservationists hope their historical and cultural significance will… Continue reading