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Russia Launches War’s Largest Drone Attack on Ukraine, Kyiv Says

February 23, 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia launched more than 200 drones in an overnight attack, the largest of the war, as he condemned Russia’s “aerial terror” and called for unity among Ukraine’s allies.”Every day, our people stand against aerial… Read More

Israel Ramps Up West Bank Offensive and Says Troops to Remain in Some Areas for a Year

February 23, 2025

Israel’s defense minister said Sunday troops would remain “for the coming year” in parts of the occupied West Bank where they have launched a weekslong offensive and would prevent tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians from returning, as Israel deepens its crackdown on… Read More

New FBI Director Kash Patel Will Also be Named Acting Head of the ATF

February 23, 2025

New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official said Saturday.Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice… Read More

Musk Says All US Govt Staff Must Justify Their Work or Lose Jobs

February 23, 2025

Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be “more aggressive” in slashing government spending.Musk — the world’s richest person and… Read More

Discontented Germany Votes in an Election with Economy, Migration in Focus

February 23, 2025

German voters are choosing a new government in an election Sunday dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States…. Read More

California Governor Asks Congress for Nearly $40 Billion for Los Angeles Wildfire Relief

February 23, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said could become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.Newsom sent a letter Friday asking for… Read More

Trump Gets Middling Grades on Americans’ Top Issues, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds

February 23, 2025

Americans give President Donald Trump middling marks on his handling of the economy and efforts to shrink the government and are unimpressed by some of the early fights he has picked, such as proposals to take over Gaza, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. The poll, conducted… Read More

US Pushes to Block Ukraine’s UN War Resolution

February 22, 2025

A diplomatic rift has emerged between the Trump administration and Ukraine over a United Nations resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Read More

Trump Admin Firings Outpace Deportations in First Month

February 22, 2025

The first month of the second Trump administration has seen federal firings far outpace deportations of illegal immigrants, Newsweek reported on Saturday. Read More

Columbia’s Jeffrey Sachs: Biden WH Chose Not to Prevent Ukraine War

February 22, 2025

Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told members of the European Union on Wednesday that he had informed President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, before the breakout of the war between Ukraine and Russia on Feb. 24, 2022, that it could be… Read More