The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
Source: Wired
Read MoreFrance leaves last remaining military base in Ivory Coast
In tonight's edition, a page has turned in Franco-Ivorian military relations, as France hands over the keys to its sole military base in Côte d'Ivoire. Located near Abidjan airport, French …
Source: France 24
Read MoreWith Gaza rule at stake, Palestinian forces struggle to make their case
A major military campaign by Palestinian Authority security forces against militants in the West Bank revealed serious challenges to efforts at imposing order.
Source: Washington Post
Read MorePanama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated
The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be …
Source: NPR
Read MoreSpain's ex-soccer chief convicted of sexual assault for kissing player
A court has found former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso after their World Cup win.
Source: CBS News
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Ukrainians mourn loss of 'partner and friend' as U.S. relations disintegrate
At an underground school in Ukraine, the mood was somber after the spat between President Donald Trump and their leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy spiraled.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreSudan slams Kenya for hosting paramilitaries' government declaration
A day after the Rapid Support Forces gathered in Nairobi, the Sudanese army issued a statement condemning Kenya's violation of international law by welcoming a “terrorist militia responsible for acts …
Source: France 24
Read MoreAn action plan for the ECB
How the central bank can spur capital markets unification in the EU
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreLNP release of Queensland corruption watchdog report ‘terrifying and petty’, Jackie Trad says
Former deputy premier criticises government’s use of parliamentary privilege to make public previously suppressed CCC report on her conduct
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreVenezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions
The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are …
Source: NPR
Read MoreGerman election 2025: Who’s ahead in the polls?
After the collapse of Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, follow our live-updating polling data and discover other possible coalitions ahead of February vote
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreHegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year
The cuts would be as drastic as sequestration in 2013, the law passed by Congress that forced the armed services to cut $56 billion in a matter of months.
Source: NPR
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