• 02/22/2025

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/

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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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/

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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…

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Moscow blast kills wanted Ukrainian in apparent assassination

Washington Post Since the start of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has been accused of orchestrating a series of lethal operations on Russian territory. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/03/armen-sargsyan-moscow-blast-ukraine-russia/

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Trump urged to look into US funding of Lebanese army amid accusations of its ties to Hezbollah

Fox News JERUSALEM – The seeming alliance between the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Hezbollah terrorist movement is adding greater urgency to calls for the Trump administration to pull the plug on its generous aid to the LAF, some analysts charge. “Hezbollah and the Lebanese army are the same,” Edy Cohen, a Lebanese-born Israeli scholar…

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What to know about China’s role in the fentanyl crisis

Washington Post President Donald Trump has slapped tariffs on Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of allowing fentanyl and precursor chemicals to be shipped to the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/03/us-china-fentanyl-crisis-tariffs/

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