Middle East crisis: Hamas announces further details of Israelis it will free this weekend – as it happened

Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza

The Israeli government has signalled it intends to stick …

Source: The Guardian

Trump’s call with Putin alarms Europe and shocks Ukraine

The announcement of the Trump-Putin call made no mention of Europe or of much of a Ukrainian role, playing into fears that their interests will fall by the wayside.

Source: Washington Post

Peruvian policeman in capybara costume makes Valentine's drug bust

Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.

Source: BBC

2/13: CBS Evening News

Ukraine and NATO allies fear being left out of potential Trump-Putin peace talks; Free speech dispute over New Hampshire bakery mural heads to trial

Source: CBS News

Resignations after DOJ tells prosecutors to drop NY mayor case

Top New York attorney Danielle Sassoon is among several prosecutors to quit over an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams.

Source: BBC

Vance to meet Zelenskyy amid push for NATO allies to step up defense spending

Vance is to meet with Zelenskyy amid concerns over U.S.-Russia talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Source: CBS News

Pope Francis receiving treatment for bronchitis, canceling duties this weekend

NBC News' Claudio Lavanga reports that Pope Francis has been admitted to the hospital in Rome and is being treated for bronchitis, with his schedule suspended for the next three …

Source: NBC News

Infant mortality rises in US states with abortion bans, study finds

Some states restrict access for women following the overturning of Roe v Wade.

Source: BBC

Video shows whale scooping up kayaker: ‘I thought I had died’

A man who was swept up in a humpback whale’s mouth before being released has described his terror during the extraordinary moment caught on video.

Source: Washington Post

What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?

US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.

Source: BBC

Six dead at resort construction site fire in South Korea's Busan

Six people have died in a fire at a hotel resort construction site in South Korea’s port city of Busan, according to the city’s fire agency.

Source: NBC News

'I felt a slimy texture brush my face': Man describes being swallowed by whale

Adrián Simancas, 23, was kayaking off Chilean Patagonia when he found himself inside a whale.

Source: BBC