Category: World News
How did everyone survive the Delta plane crash in Toronto?
Washington Post There were no fatalities among the 80 people on board Delta Connection Flight 4819. Experts credit the aircraft design and the cabin crew’s response. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/02/18/delta-toronto-plane-crash-survivors-passengers/
Read MoreUSAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
New York Times Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/usaid-climate-social-unrest-terrorism.html
Read MoreDelta up-side-down plane crash at Toronto airport marks North America’s 4th major aviation disaster in a month
Fox News The dramatic, up-side-down Delta plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson Airport marked the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. The Federal Aviation Administration said all 80 people aboard the jet were evacuated, as images showed the aircraft with a shewn off tail and wing belly up in the snow…
Read MoreTrump administration launches talks with Russia on Ukraine war
Washington Post While U.S. officials characterize the talks as the first step in a peace deal, the Russians are portraying them as a way to end Moscow’s isolation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/18/rubio-lavrov-ukraine-russiaw/
Read MoreTrump congratulates US military after airstrike that killed official of Al-Qaeda affiliate: ‘Dealt Justice’
Fox News President Donald Trump congratulated U.S. forces following an airstrike over the weekend that targeted an official of Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in Syria. “US forces conducted a precision airstrike against a member of al-Qaeda in Syria this weekend,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The terrorist leader was working with al-Qaeda across the…
Read MoreRussia frees U.S. citizen ahead of high-stakes talks on Ukraine
Washington Post Kalob Byers, 28, of West Virginia was arrested this month on drug charges over cannabis gummies found in his luggage, Russian state media reported. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/18/american-kalob-byers-freed-russia/
Read MoreTrump wants Greenland and Gaza. That might embolden China on Taiwan.
Washington Post Trump’s transactional style is unnerving many in Taiwan, who fear it will encourage Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his ambitions to take control of the island. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/18/trump-china-taiwan-bargaining-chip/
Read MoreUS citizen detained on drug smuggling charges in Russia released ahead of talks between Moscow, Washington
Fox News A U.S. citizen arrested in Russia earlier this month on drug smuggling charges has been released from Russian custody. Kalob Wayne Byers, 28, was detained on Feb. 7 at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow after cannabis-laced marmalade was allegedly found in his luggage by customs officials. Byers was traveling from Istanbul with his…
Read MoreTop Russian, US officials meet in Saudi Arabia to begin talks on Ukraine war without officials from Kyiv
Fox News Senior Russian and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss improving relations and an end to Moscow’s war in Ukraine – without representatives from Kyiv. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov led the delegations that met at the Diriyah Palace in Saudi Arabia’s capital of…
Read MorePete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
New York Times A meeting between a Hungarian official and Pete Marocco, the top Trump appointee in charge of foreign aid, signals a new future. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/foreign-aid-marocco-trump.html
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