• Sudan Drone Strike Kills 24, Including Children
  
  A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors' group said, a day after a World Food Programme aid convoy was targeted.
• Greenland FM: US Talks Positive, Outcome Unclear
  
  Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said on Saturday that while it is positive that talks with the U.S. are ongoing, they are not yet where Greenland wants them to be, and it is too early to predict where they will lead.
• Olympics-Ice Hockey-US Women Crush Finland
  
  The U.S. pummeled Finland 5-0 for their second straight win at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday, as arch-rivals Canada prepared to begin their title defense against Switzerland.
• Israel: Netanyahu to Meet Trump Feb. 11 in DC on Iran Talks
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to discuss U.S. negotiations with Iran after Iranian and U.S. officials held indirect nuclear talks in Oman on Friday, according to Netanyahu's...
• Italian Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters Clash Near Winter Olympics Hockey Venue
  
  Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday.
• Israel Says Netanyahu Will Meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran Talks
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the U.S. talks with Iran, his office said Saturday, as concerns remain high about possible regional conflict."The prime minister believes that all...
• Huckabee to Newsmax: Iran Talks Only Work If Tehran Gives Up Nuclear Weapons
  
  High-stakes U.S.-Iran talks in Oman are "at least good news" because they keep the door open to a peaceful outcome, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Newsmax Saturday.
• Tourists Stopped from Seeing The Last Supper, While Olympic VIPs Including Vance Visit
  
  Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci's " The Last Supper" were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is closed to the public for 3 1/2 days. The painting, created between 1494 and 1498 by the Italian Renaissance...
• Trump Aims to Hold the First Meeting of His New Board of Peace in Washington This Month
  
  President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza.The meeting, proposed for Feb. 19, would include both world leaders who accepted Trump's invitation in January to join the...
• Haiti's Presidential Council Dissolves after Rocky Tenure as Unelected US-backed Ruler Remains
  
  Haiti's presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade.Days before the ninemember council...
• Gunmen in Northern Nigeria Kill 3 Villagers and Kidnap 11, Including a Catholic Priest
  
  Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn attack in northwest Nigeria on Saturday, church officials said.The gunmen attacked the priest's residence in the Kauru local government area of Kaduna state at about 3 a.m.,...
• Mariah Carey's Olympic Performance Raises Lip-Sync Questions
  
  The performance by pop star Mariah Carey at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was the talk of the town - but it also raised a few questions.
• Cuba to Protect Essential Services as US Moves to Cut Oil Supply
  
  Cuba detailed a wide-ranging plan on Friday to protect essential services and ration fuel as the communist-run government dug in its heels in defiance of a U.S. effort to cut off oil supply to the Caribbean island.
• Hungarian PM Orban to Visit With Trump in D.C. in Two Weeks
  
  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday he will travel to the United States in two weeks for a meeting with President Donald Trump, aligning his visit with the inaugural leaders' gathering of the newly formed Board of Peace.
• Iran Says No Date Set for Next Round of US Talks
  
  Qatar-based Al Jazeera cited Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying that no new date was currently set for the next round of nuclear talks with Washington, a day after the two sides held talks in Oman.
• Ukraine Backs Pope's Call for Olympic Truce
  
  Ukraine has backed a call for a ceasefire in the war with Russia during the Winter Olympics after Italy and Pope Leo urged world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to further peace.
• Report: Russia to Interrogate Suspects in Attempted Killing
  
  Two suspects in the attempted assassination of top Russian military intelligence official Lt. General Vladimir Alexeyev "will soon be interrogated," the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the investigation.
• Anti-China Group Launches D.C. Ad on 2026 Farm Bill
  
  The Protecting America Initiative, a group that says it focuses on countering Communist China's influence in the U.S., launched a new TV and digital ad campaign urging Congress to pass a new farm bill in 2026, arguing that lawmakers have not enacted one since 2018.
• After Boos for Vance, IOC Says it Hopes for 'Fair Play'
  
  The International Olympic Committee said on Saturday it hoped for "fair play" after US Vice President JD Vance was booed at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
• Saudi Arabia Unveils $2B Investment Plan for Syria
  
  Saudi Arabia announced Saturday a major investment package in Syria spanning energy, aviation, real estate and telecommunications, as the kingdom positions itself as a leading backer of Syria's new leadership.
• If US Attacks, Iran Says it Will Strike US Bases in Region
  
  Iran will strike U.S. bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by U.S. forces that have massed in the region, its foreign minister said on Saturday, insisting that this should not be seen as an attack on the countries hosting them.
• Ukrainian Forces Hit Balashovo Oil Depot in Russia, General Staff Says
  
  Ukrainian troops struck an oil depot known as "Balashovo" in Russia's Saratov region, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday.
• Trump Turns to US Military Leaders for Diplomatic Efforts
  
  President Trump has tapped military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
• Lindsey Vonn 3rd in Olympic Warmup on Torn ACL
  
  World champion Breezy Johnson led a weather- interrupted final training for the women's Olympic downhill on Saturday but injured U.S. teammate and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn was again the talk of the slopes with the third-fastest time.
• State Department Tells US Citizens: 'Leave Iran Now'
  
  The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens to depart Iran immediately, citing worsening security conditions and widespread disruptions across the country.

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