• Epstein Revelations Have Toppled Top Figures in Europe While US Fallout Is More Muted
  
  A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States.The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe's...
• Zelenskyy Says U.S. Gave Ukraine and Russia a June Deadline to Reach Agreement to End war
  
  The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach an agreement to end the nearly fouryear war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters.If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he...
• Islamic State Affiliate Claims Suicide Bombing That Killed 31 at Shiite Mosque in Pakistani Capital
  
  An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others, as mourners gathered Saturday under tight security at the same...
• WH Plans Leaders Meeting for Gaza 'Board of Peace'
  
  The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for the Gaza "Board of Peace" on Feb. 19, it was reported Friday. The plans for the meeting, which would also be a fundraising conference for Gaza reconstruction, are in early stages and could still change.
• Factbox: 7 Key Trump-Iran Moments as Tensions Run High
  
  The United States and Iran on Friday were trying to reach a diplomatic solution to disputes between them that have led to heightened tensions in the Middle East, and warnings from President Donald Trump that military options are at his disposal.
• Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Nations Doing Business With Iran
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran.The order comes as tensions between Iran and U.S. continue to simmer.This, even as the two countries engaged in talks this week involving, among...
• A Charismatic Straight Talker, Japan's Takaichi Is Poised to Expand Her Power in Sunday's Vote
  
  Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. She loves motorcycles and playing the drums, including with visiting dignitaries. She thrilled a nation that often fetishizes company loyalty by declaring that her secret for success as leader would be " work, work, work,...
• Judge Orders Return of Families Deported to Honduras
  
  A judge says the federal government must return three families hurt by the first Trump administration's policy of separating parents from the children at the border, saying their deportations in recent months relied on "lies, deception and coercion." The order, issued ...
• Amb. Huckabee to Newsmax: Iran's Hezbollah 'Sleeper Cells' Concern for US
  
  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told Newsmax on Friday that he does not see "panic" in Israel despite rising tensions with Iran.
• As US Moves to Block Oil Supply, Cubans Wonder How They'll Survive Deepening Energy Crisis
  
  After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city's workingclass center.But on Thursday night, the bus never came. The 64yearold bookseller spent the night sleeping in a nearby restaurant...
• Canada Plants Flag, Opens Consulate in Greenland
  
  Canada formally opened a new consulate Friday in Greenland's capital of Nuuk, raising its flag as Ottawa moves to signal solidarity with the Danish territory while carefully navigating relations with Washington amid President Donald Trump's continued interest in the island,...
• Iran Rejects Enrichment Halt; US Delivers New Sanctions
  
  Iran could pay a heavy price after refusing U.S. demands to halt uranium enrichment during nuclear talks Friday in Oman, as the Trump administration imposed additional sanctions on the Islamist regime.
• Islamic State Claims Suicide Bombing at Shi'ite Mosque in Islamabad
  
  Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, the group said on its Telegram channel.
• IOC Urges Respect as US Officials Attend Winter Olympics
  
  The International Olympic Committee urged spectators to "be respectful" as the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened Friday, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attending amid protests in Milan over the presence of U.S. immigration agents ...
• Seed Guardians of the Amazon: A Family's Solitary Fight to Save Endangered Plants
  
  On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ram n Pucha realized he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, he continued his trek, focused entirely on the precious cargo he carried seeds from some of the...
• UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Allege Surge in Israeli Violence toward Them
  
  U.N. peacekeepers patrolling southern Lebanon have faced a dramatic surge of "aggressive behavior" by Israeli forces over the last year, including dronedropped grenades and machinegun fire, according to an internal report seen by The Associated Press.The report by one of...
• US Brings Top Mideast Commander to Iran Talks in Oman
  
  Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.
• Netanyahu: Barak Link Shows Epstein Didn't Work for Israel
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said former prime minister Ehud Barak's "unusual close relationship" with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "doesn't suggest Epstein worked for Israel. It proves the opposite."
• Ruddy to Schmitt: Trump 'Liberator' of Latin America
  
  Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, standing near a monument to Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday lauded President Donald Trump as "a new great liberator" and said the president "miraculously overthrew a regime" in Venezuela "without an invasion."
• Trump Endorses Hungary's Orban for Reelection
  
  President Donald Trump issued a strong endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, praising him as a "strong and powerful leader" and backing him for reelection ahead of Hungary's closely watched parliamentary vote.In a statement posted Thursday on Truth Social,...
• Argentina and US Sign a Major Trade Deal to Slash Tariffs and Boost a Political Alliance
  
  Argentina and the United States agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on each other's goods in an expansive trade and investment deal that boosts a drive by President Javier Milei's government to open up Argentina's protectionist economy and a push by the Trump...
• Vance Attends Olympic Skating, Then Meets With Italian PM Meloni
  
  Vice President JD Vance met Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni one of the Trump administration's closer allies in Europe during his trip to Italy for the Olympic Games.Vance is on a weeklong visit that combines sports and diplomacy, meeting with Meloni at a...
• Key Participant in 2012 Benghazi, Libya, Attack That Killed 4 Americans Is in Custody, Bondi Says
  
  A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in their deaths, Attorney General Pam Bondi said FridayBondi said in a news conference that Zubayr AlBakoush...
• AG Bondi: 'Key Participant' in Custody in 2012 Benghazi Attack
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday announced the FBI had captured and extradited Zubayr al-Bakoush, a suspect in 2012 attack on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
• Zelenskyy Says Ukrainian Air Force Needs to Improve as Russian Drone Barrages Take a Toll
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he views the performance of the air force in some parts of the country as "unsatisfactory" and that steps are being taken to improve the response to largescale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas.The repeated Russian...

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