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Mexican cartels targeting Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones, explosives amid Trump crackdown: report

Fox News Mexican drug cartels are ordering their members to target U.S. Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives amid a crackdown at the southern border by the Trump administration. An internal memo titled “Officer Safety Alert” cited social media posts and other sources for the warning to federal agents, the New York…

Chris Wright Is Confirmed to Be Secretary of Energy

New York Times The former fracking executive said in confirmation hearings that his top priority would be to “unleash” American energy production. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/climate/chris-wright-energy-secretary.html

State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights

New York Times The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian states such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/politics/democracy-human-rights-fired.html

Netanyahu portrays U.S. visit as a triumph despite hurdles over Gaza

Washington Post Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House under Trump, and the two will need to work out how to advance the Gaza ceasefire. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/03/netanyahu-trump-white-house-gaza/

Zelenskyy warns peace talks without Ukraine ‘dangerous’ after Trump claims meetings with Russia ‘going well’

Fox News Excluding Ukraine from U.S.-led talks involving the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv’s eastern front would set a “dangerous” precedent to dictators across the globe, warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “If there will be direct talks between America and Russia without Ukraine, it is very dangerous, I think,” Zelenskyy said in a Saturday interview…

Crews Lift First Wreckage From D.C. Plane Crash Out of Potomac

New York Times A crane began removing the fuselage of the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Potomac River last week after colliding with an Army helicopter. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/us/dc-plane-crash-potomac-river-wreckage.html

North Korea slams Rubio’s ‘rogue state’ label as ‘nonsense,’ vows to push back against Trump administration

Fox News North Korea is criticizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s description of the country as a “rogue state,” calling it “nonsense” while vowing to take “tough counteraction” to any provocations from the Trump administration. Rubio made the remark last week during an appearance on “The Megyn Kelly Show,” where he was speaking about the goals…

Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as earthquake swarm worries Greek experts

Fox News Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake. Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands — all popular summer vacation destinations — after more than 200 undersea earthquakes were…

Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law

Washington Post Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/03/trump-south-africa-musk-land/

South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,’ as US aid to country threatened

Fox News JOHANNESBURG – President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to cut off all foreign aid to South Africa because he claimed it is “confiscating” land “and treating certain classes of people very badly” in “a massive human rights violation” has provoked strong reaction from the South African presidency and commentators. “The South African government…