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At least 18 killed in stampede at New Delhi railway station in India as Hindu pilgrims travel to festival

Fox News At least 18 people, including 14 women, were killed in a stampede at a railway station in India’s capital of New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported Sunday. Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to…

Vatican calls pope’s illness ‘complex’ and says he will remain in hospital

Washington Post The Vatican indicated that the pope was fighting a multiple-pronged infection requiring “adequate hospitalization.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/17/pope-francis-illness-vatican-hospital/

Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon

New York Times The announcement raised the specter of renewed fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/world/israel-lebanon-troops-remain.html

Europeans plan for troops to back Ukraine ceasefire — but want U.S. support

Washington Post The prospect of troops in Ukraine gained traction as Europeans seek a role in talks between the Trump team and Moscow that could shape the continent’s security. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/17/europe-plan-ukraine-troops-trump/

Top Russian and U.S. officials to meet in Riyadh over Ukraine war

Washington Post Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to address the two big international crises of the moment, the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/17/rubio-saudi-arabia-russia-gaza/

Zelenskyy not yet signing US economic agreement ‘short-sighted,’ White House official says

Fox News A senior White House official reportedly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision not to sign a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. “President Zelenskyy is being short-sighted about the excellent opportunity the Trump administration has presented to Ukraine,” White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes…

State Department edit of text on Taiwan is ‘serious regression,’ China says

Washington Post The State Department told local media the revision was a routine update, not a policy change. But it provoked anger from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/17/china-taiwan-us-state-department-website-independence/

South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App

New York Times Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/south-korea-deepseek-china-ai.html

Israeli military experts weigh in on Trump’s ‘all hell’ threat to Hamas and what it could look like

Fox News TEL AVIV, Israel — As the first phase of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears completion, Israel is mulling its next steps against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to unleash “hell” unless all the hostages are released. Fox News Digital spoke to Israeli military experts to see how they viewed…

Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight

Washington Post The CIA is developing plans to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges to get tough on Mexico’s drug cartels, but critics warn of a backlash. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/17/trump-cia-mexico-cartels/