More than $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclave Researchers conclude that $53.2bn is needed for extensive reconstruction and recovery efforts in Gaza over the next 10 years. Palestinians struggle to survive in makeshift tents among the rubble of buildings in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on February 18, 2025 [Mahmoud İssa/Anadolu] Published On…
US judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforce Judge Tanya Chutkan has ruled against a 14-state effort to get a restraining order against DOGE efforts to access data and fire federal employees. Elon Musk speaks at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, DC, on January 20 [Matt Rourke/AP Photo] Published…
Federal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignation In announcing her resignation, Denise Cheung said a Trump appointee pushed her to launch a criminal probe without cause. Ed Martin, the interim head of the US Attorney’s Office in Washington, DC, speaks at an event hosted by then-Representative Matt Gaetz at the Capitol on June 13,…
Thousands of Lebanese civilians are going back to their villages after the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Video from inside the cockpit of another plane captured the moment a Delta jet crash landed in Toronto.
Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says Vatican says Francis’s respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis but that he remains ‘in good spirits’. Pope Francis is the head of the Roman Catholic Church [File: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters] Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Pope Francis has contracted double pneumonia, further complicating treatment for…
EXPLAINER Israel refuses to fully withdraw from Lebanon: Here’s what to know Israel will keep troops in five locations in Lebanon, defying a ceasefire agreement that came into effect in November. Returning residents ride amid destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, after an Israeli military spokesperson said that Israel would keep…
Honduras reaches agreement to extend extradition treaty with the US Honduras reverses previous position that it would not extend the treaty, seen as a symbol of heavy-handed US presence. Honduras President Xiomara Castro expressed fears of US meddling in domestic affairs [File: Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters] Published On 18 Feb 202518 Feb 2025 Honduran President Xiomara Castro…
Judge orders leaders of cult-like ‘Zizian’ group to be held without bail Jack LaSota, a blogger known as Ziz, was arrested with two other suspects and tied to a series of six recent killings. Teresa Youngblut and Felix Bauckholt were captured on surveillance cameras at the Newport City Inn in Vermont [Newport City Inn/AP Photo]…
Inside Story How will Lebanon’s new leadership grapple with Israel’s partial withdrawal? Israel’s defence minister says some troops will remain in five positions. The deadline for a complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon has come and gone. Tens of thousands of families displaced by 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah are making their…