Food supplies dwindling in Gaza as Israel pressures Hamas to release hostages

President Trump is vowing there will be "hell to pay" if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and …

Source: CBS News

State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas

American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.

Source: New York Times

Trouble sleeping? These comfy earplugs reminded me of what silence sounds like

Loop's $50 Dream earplugs are among the most comfortable I've worn, virtually eliminating outside noise to help me sleep.

Source: ZDNet

Intuitive Machines’ second moon landing is on deck. Its stock is falling.

Space-exploration company Intuitive Machines is set to make its second moon landing Thursday.

Source: MarketWatch

Syrian forces in deadly clashes with Assad-linked fighters in Latakia

A Syrian security source told Al Jazeera that 15 security personnel were killed in 'various armed ambushes'.

Source: Al Jazeera

Romania: Six arrested over alleged coup plot with Russia

The suspects include a 101-year-old former military general. They are accused of wanting to overthrow the Romanian government and end its NATO membership.

Source: Deutsche Welle

No, the French President did not declare the Minsk agreements as ‘worthless’

The French President made a stark speech to the nation, where he called Russia a threat to France and Europe, and said Moscow can no longer be trusted as it …

Source: France 24

Federal workers block Musk’s ‘Doge’ from shutting down Africa development agency

US African Development Foundation staff barred entry to ‘efficiency’ agency, defying Trump’s shutdown order

Members of Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) unit were barred from entering …

Source: The Guardian

Germany calls for easing of EU fiscal rules ahead of European emergency summit

According to reporting from Bloomberg, Germany's envoy to Brussels urged the EU on Wednesday to ease its fiscal rules in order to allow for more defence expenditure to counter Russia. …

Source: France 24

CDU, SPD plan billions for Germany's army, infrastructure

"Whatever it takes" appears to be the motto of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, who are expected to form Germany's new government. They are set to reform borrowing limits …

Source: Deutsche Welle

What’s going into your stocks-and-shares Isa this year?

Diversification is key if you’ve benefited from the US tech boom

Source: Financial Times

Israeli settlers boast of their influence as army pivots to West Bank

Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West Bank, displacing tens of thousands.

Source: Washington Post