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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds Hamas militants released three male Israeli hostages on Saturday and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return after Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped avert a standoff that threatened to sink a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.Continue Reading

World The U.S. Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top official from Washington intervening after federal prosecutors in Manhattan rebuffed his demands to drop the case and some quit in protest. At least 7 prosecutors have quit rather than let Eric AdamsContinue Reading

World U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy.  U.S. vice-president criticizes ‘firewall’ on working with Alternative for Germany partyThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 14,Continue Reading

More work needed to ‘stop Putin,’ says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a good conversation with U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance and that more work is needed on a plan to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country wants “securityContinue Reading

World Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said they would release hostages Iair Horn, American Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov on Saturday, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire with Israel. Israel expected to release 369 Palestinian prisoners in exchange, Hamas saysThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 14, 2025Continue Reading

World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that a Russian drone had caused significant damage to the radiation containment shelter at the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant overnight. Radiation levels remain normal, UN watchdog saysThomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 14, 2025 8:57 AM EST | Last Updated: February 14Continue Reading

World Pope Francis is being hospitalized to treat bronchitis and undergo diagnostic tests, the Vatican said Friday, confirming the latest issues with the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. Francis had not interrupted his schedule since last week’s diagnosisThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 14, 2025 6:15 AM EST | Last Updated: 3Continue Reading

World U.S. President Donald Trump may be saying he believes a peace deal is possible between Russia and Ukraine, but he’s got a long way to go to selling Ukrainians that what he’s doing will be in any way acceptable to them. Trump’s push to end war not necessarily welcomedContinue Reading

World For the first time since the war began, Muhammad Juma Khattab returned to the campus to see what’s left of it. In the piles of rubble, the professor finds burnt books, old transcripts and office furniture as he walks the spaces he used to teach in. Muhammad Juma KhattabContinue Reading