• 03/17/2025

FBI says North Korea stole US$1.5 billion from crypto exchange ByBit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to the company, a hacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3300298/fbi-says-north-korea-stole-us15-billion-crypto-exchange-bybit?utm_source=rss_feed

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Trump sparks outrage with AI-generated ‘Gaza Riviera’ video

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. US President Donald Trump ignites a firestorm of controversy even among his own hardline fanatics after sharing an AI-generated video portraying a so-called vision for the Gaza Strip’s future. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743567/United-States-Trump-Gaza-Riviera-video-Israel-genocide-Netanyahu

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Chinese-Indonesian group backs Prabowo as austerity drive bites

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia was rocked by student protests last week over President Prabowo Subianto’s education budget cuts. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3300267/chinese-indonesian-group-backs-prabowo-austerity-drive-bites?utm_source=rss_feed

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Who Are the Deceased Hostages Hamas Said It Handed Over to Israel?

New York Times The release came after several days of negotiations following Israel’s refusal on Saturday to exchange some Palestinian prisoners it had pledged to free. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/middleeast/who-are-the-israeli-hostages-hamas.html

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Trump to Revoke an Oil License in Venezuela

New York Times President Trump appears to be revoking a license that the Biden administration gave Chevron in 2022, potentially hurting the company and Venezuela. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/business/energy-environment/trump-venezuela-chevron-oil-sanctions.html

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Israel begins release of 602 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four slain hostages

Jerusalem Post The prisoner’s release was initially set for Saturday but was later delayed because of Hamas’s repeated ceasefire-hostage deal violations. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-843925

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World pays tribute to ‘victim of refusal’ to US-Israeli genocide

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Global tributes pour in for Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. last year to protest the heavily-US-backed Israeli genocide against Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/26/743565/United-States-Washington-tribute-Aaron-Bushnell-self-immolation-Israel-genocide-Gaza-Palestine-Yemen

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Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation

New York Times A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/europe/pope-francis-resignation-illness.html

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Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange

New York Times Plus, the female gaze behind the camera. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/briefing/israel-hamas-ukraine-minerals-sudan-plane-crash.html

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Frankétienne, Father of Haitian Letters, Is Dead at 88

New York Times A prolific novelist, poet, painter and soothsayer, he was inspired by the chaos of his country and published the first novel written entirely in Haitian Creole. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/world/americas/franketienne-dead.html

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