Mexico takes aim at U.S. gunmakers if cartels deemed terrorist groups

Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Justice Department itself has recognized that "74% of the weapons" used by criminal groups in Mexico come from north of the border.

Source: CBS News

For Trump’s peacemaking, Ukrainians and Palestinians are in the way

President Donald Trump roiled global politics this week, in a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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

Too quiet on set? Hollywood pushes for more LA productions post wildfires

January's wildfires have exacerbated the decline of Hollywood's once booming film and television industry.

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

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

Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages Saturday, amid ceasefire strain

Hamas said it would carry out the ceasefire agreement “according to the specified timetable,” reversing a vow to delay prisoner releases over alleged Israeli violations.

Source: Washington Post

Police raid home of Sydney nurse taken to hospital after allegedly threatening Israeli patients on video

Israeli influencer Max Veifer posts video on Instagram stating: ‘The police are asking me for the unedited version. I have nothing to hide. Here it is’

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Source: The Guardian

Mapped: Russia’s and Ukraine’s competing visions for peace

As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict is pushing for.

Source: Washington Post

Jurassic bird fossil rewrites history of avian evolution

The fossil of a Jurassic bird unearthed in southeastern China has major implications for the history of avian evolution, researchers say.

Source: NBC News

Hamas official says the militant group will release three hostages on Saturday

Hamas will free three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn — on Saturday, a spokesperson for the militant group said Friday.

Source: NBC News

Hedge funds push UK watchdog for a post-Brexit cut in reporting rules

Industry lobbies for requirements on reporting of transactions in financial markets to be slimmed down

Source: Financial Times