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
Feb 21 Medical team says Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of chronic bronchitis. Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition. Continue reading
Feb 21 After Trump's censure, U.S. envoy praises Zelenskyy By Illia Novikov, Associated Press His comments marked a departure from rebukes of Zelenskyy by Trump and other senior U.S. officials that appeared to reflect an abrupt deterioration of relations. Continue reading
Feb 21 Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas is not their mother By Melanie Lidman, Josef Federman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The Israeli military says the remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys' mother. Continue reading