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Lives on the line: Low pay has US wildland firefighters quitting

As wildfires get worse, firefighters are struggling to combat blazes and remain in a job with poor labour conditions.

Al Jazeera
Feb 15, 2025
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Who are the Israeli hostages released in the ceasefire with Hamas?

Sagui Dekel-Chen, Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn were released on Saturday in the latest round of exchanges in the f…

Washington Post
Feb 15, 2025
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Ministers face questions about Prince Andrew’s use of public money

Labour peer will ask the government about the Duke of York’s conduct after calling for greater scrutiny of the royals i…

The Guardian
Feb 15, 2025
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Trump doubts Gazans want to stay. But amid the ruins, this man disagrees.

One Gazan’s journey back home as President Donald Trump insists that Palestinians remain in Gaza because “they’ve never…

Washington Post
Feb 15, 2025
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‘A scary time to be a scientist’: how medical research cuts will hurt the maternal mortality crisis

Republican-run states may see worst fallout from slashes to NIH medical funding as maternal mortality climbs in USOn Tu…

The Guardian
Feb 15, 2025
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Video: Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners released

Three Israeli captives have been released in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal.

Al Jazeera
Feb 15, 2025
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Trump's spending cuts target probationary workers. What does the status mean?

As the Trump administration carries out mass firings of the federal workforce in a push to slash government spending, i…

NPR
Feb 15, 2025
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Courts block Trump's DOGE actions — chaos, panic not proving to be best legal strategy

Some legal scholars say that the administration is bungling the chance to expand presidential power.

NPR
Feb 15, 2025
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Ukraine rejects Trump bid to take rights to half its mineral reserves

Kyiv wants security guarantees to be tied to any natural resources deal

Financial Times
Feb 15, 2025
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Russia orders US citizen arrested for drug smuggling to remain in custody

A Moscow court on Saturday ordered a 28-year-old US citizen arrested at a Moscow airport on suspicions of drug smugglin…

France 24
Feb 15, 2025
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‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting

Antonio Guterres says a 'regional escalation must be avoided at all costs' as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain g…

Al Jazeera
Feb 15, 2025
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Rapid warfare tech helps U.S. Army build on lessons learned in Ukraine's war with Russia
Rapid warfare tech helps U.S. Army build on lessons learned in Ukraine's war with Russia

U.S. troops have for the first time, tried out new equipment that has been developed and tested using information from …

NBC News
Feb 15, 2025
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