Feb 04 Trump's Middle East envoy says Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce 'preposterous' By Aamer Madhani, Tia Goldenberg, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff says that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable. Continue reading
Feb 04 Trump's freezing of foreign aid is felt worldwide, including on Ukraine frontlines By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The U.S. funding covered fuel for evacuation vehicles, salaries for aid workers, legal and psychological support, and tickets to help evacuees reach safer locations, said Illia Novikov, the coordinator of the Pavlohrad transit center in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 04 Multiple people killed in shooting at adult education center in Sweden By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered at the center as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Continue reading
Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind. Continue reading
Feb 04 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals. Continue reading
Feb 03 Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico, Canada for 30 days By Associated Press The two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: USAID 'attitude' not aligned with U.S. national interest, Rubio says By Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke for the first time about thousands of USAID employees who have been laid off and programs that have been shut down. Continue reading
Feb 03 What to know about USAID, and why it's a target for the Trump administration By Ellen Knickmeyer, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Democrats say presidents lack the constitutional authority to eliminate USAID. But it’s not clear what would stop President Donald Trump from trying. Continue reading
Feb 03 What to know about Trump's tariffs, the 30-day pause and possible fallout By Bill Barrow, Associated Press On Monday, President Donald Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada announced deals to forestall a potential trade war for 30 days as both U.S. neighbors agreed to placate the American president by boosting efforts to boost border security… Continue reading
Feb 03 Rwanda-backed rebels declare unilateral ceasefire but still control the major Congo city they seized By Associated Press The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. Continue reading