Category: World News
Marco Rubio arrives in Israel on first trip to Middle East as U.S. secretary of state
Fox News U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late on Saturday on his first trip to the Middle East, after a widely condemned proposal by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians in Gaza. Trump first floated the suggestion that Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from Gaza on January 25, a…
Read MoreAmerican detained in Russia identified as Kalob Wayne Byers
Fox News Kalob Wayne Byers was identified as the American citizen taken into custody in Russia on a drug smuggling charge, according to media reports. The 28-year-old was detained at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Feb. 7 after a K-9 with the Russian Federal Customs Service detected something in his luggage, Russia’s TASS news agency reported. …
Read MoreScholz blasts Vance’s support for Germany’s far right
Washington Post Some see the Trump administration actively promoting political extremism in the West. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/15/vance-germany-afd-scholz-weidel-far-right/
Read MoreTensions over Palestinians at heart of Trump’s Middle East gambit
Washington Post Trump’s goals for the Middle East face a major test as Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds talks with leaders in Israel and Saudi Arabia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/15/tensions-over-palestinians-heart-trumps-middle-east-gambit/
Read MoreNetanyahu will reportedly hold a security meeting at Trump’s deadline
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly hold a meeting at 12:00 p.m. eastern on Saturday, President Donald Trump’s deadline for Hamas, to discuss the rest of the ceasefire agreement, his spokesperson confirmed to Fox News. In a statement, Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that Israel is “preparing with full intensity for what comes…
Read MoreIsrael releases Palestinian prisoners linked to suicide bombings, attempted murders
Fox News Palestinians linked to suicide bombings and attempted murders are among the 369 released Saturday by Israel in its latest exchange for hostages captured by Hamas. Thirty-six of the detainees were serving out life sentences in Israeli prisons, but only 12 of them were allowed to return to their homes in the West Bank and…
Read MoreReporter’s Notebook: Crunch time for hostages amid ceasefire uncertainty
Fox News It’s crunch time for the nervous families of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. Under the rules of phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal, another nine living hostages will be released by the end of the month. Including the three on Saturday. Along with more of the already dead. Remaining living hostages would…
Read MoreIn Scotland, ‘green lairds’ are buying vast estates for carbon credits
Washington Post Locals fear the “green rush” will result in even more extreme concentration of land ownership in a warming world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/02/10/scotland-rewilding-carbon-credits/
Read MoreLawmakers expect tough questions over Trump’s vision in Europe
Washington Post The question every American lawmaker faces this year at the Munich conference: Does America still stand behind Europe and other global allies? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/15/congress-europe-munich-conference-vance/
Read MoreAmerican-Israeli hostage released by Hamas embraces his wife, family after being apart for nearly 500 days
Fox News American-Israeli hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen embraced his wife after being apart from her for nearly 500 days in heartwarming photos and video taken Saturday following his release by Hamas. The scenes captured at a reception point in Israel show the 36-year-old hugging and kissing Avital Dekel-Chen, who gave birth to their third daughter two months…
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