Feb 06 Egypt lobbies against Trump Gaza Strip exodus plan while Israel begins preparations By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump's plan for the territory. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 10:42 Middle East leaders condemn Trump’s idea to remove Palestinians and take control of Gaza By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Shockwaves continue to reverberate around the world following President Trump’s remarks about seizing control of Gaza and turning the war-ravaged area into a "Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump repeated his idea that two million Palestinians from Gaza should relocate… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Swedish authorities trying to find motive of gunman who killed 10 In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Sweden are trying to figure out the motive of a gunman who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history, Argentina is withdrawing from the World Health Organization, the racial gap… Continue watching
Feb 05 Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese Mobile, telecom banned from operating in U.S. By Byron Tau, Associated Press The chatbot's web login page contains heavily obfuscated computer script that when deciphered shows connections to computer infrastructure owned by China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company. Continue reading
Feb 05 A timeline of the Gaza Strip in modern history By Julia Frankel, Associated Press While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers have changed over decades. Continue reading
Feb 05 Iran welcomes Trump’s move to cut foreign aid and hints it’s ready for nuclear negotiations By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. Continue reading
Feb 05 Hermoso was pressured to downplay Rubiales kiss, the Spain player’s teammate and brother say in court By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Rafael Hermoso said in court that former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda asked him to tell Jenni to record a video together with the former president to show she was OK with the kiss. Continue reading
Feb 05 Here’s a look at the serious obstacles Trump’s Gaza plan faces By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Trump pushes ahead anyway, it could undermine the Gaza ceasefire, stop the release of hostages held by Hamas and further delay Israel's hope-for normalization with Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Feb 05 At least 11 dead including the gunman in Sweden’s worst mass shooting By Aleksandar Furtula, Sergei Grits, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Police believe the perpetrator acted alone but hadn't said by Wednesday if he was a student or what his motive may have been. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Around 10 people killed in mass shooting at education center in Sweden In our news wrap Tuesday, a gunman opened fire and killed about 10 people at an education center for adults in Sweden, crews recovered the remains of all 67 victims from last week's aircraft collision in Washington, Maryland officials unveiled… Continue watching