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U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged Russian war crimes

The Trump administration’s freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to eight sources and a Ukrainian document seen by Reuters, halting dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in aid.

February 11, 2025 7:30 am
 

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Israeli delegation in Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks

An Israel delegation arrived in Qatar on Sunday for more Gaza truce talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson said, as its military withdrew from an important crossing point in the enclave, as agreed under the truce with Hamas.

February 10, 2025 3:27 pm
 

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Elon Musk says he is not interested in buying TikTok

Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner ByteDance.

February 10, 2025 2:15 pm
 

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Bodies of migrants found in Libya mass grave

The bodies of at least 28 migrants have been recovered from a mass grave in a desert in south-east Libya, the country’s attorney general said.

February 10, 2025 12:03 pm
 

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Trump speaks with Putin about ending the Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first officially acknowledged conversation between Putin and a U.S president since early 2022.

February 10, 2025 11:15 am
 

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Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza

Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor – a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south.

February 10, 2025 10:50 am
 

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Trump expects Musk to find billions in Pentagon waste

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects Elon Musk to find hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon during an audit that the billionaire will lead.

February 10, 2025 10:04 am
 

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Trump's government shakeup testing Supreme Court's role

President Donald Trump’s sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed toward U.S. Supreme Court showdowns, but it remains an open question whether or how much the justices might act to check his authority.

February 10, 2025 9:34 am
 

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Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties in face of Trump tariffs

Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.

February 9, 2025 5:13 pm
 

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Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Washington’s ally Israel.

February 9, 2025 4:10 pm
 

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Accident involving bus in southern Mexico killed 41

A traffic accident involving a bus in southern Mexico, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, killed 41 people, the government of Tabasco state said in a statement, adding that recovery work was still ongoing.

February 9, 2025 3:50 pm
 

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticised trilateral military cooperation among the United States, Japan and South Korea for raising tensions in the region and vowed countermeasures, including the further development of nuclear forces.

February 9, 2025 2:20 pm

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