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Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers | Donald Trump News
Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power. The administration of United States President Donald Trump is moving to fire or place on leave nearly all employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). All USAID employees, with the exception of… Read Details ⇢
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, February 24 (game #624)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers… Read Details ⇢
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Israeli tanks enter West Bank for first time in decades, pledging long-term presence
Israeli machinery maneuvers during an Israeli operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, February 23, 2025. RANEEN SAWAFTA / REUTERS Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday, February 23, for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense… Read Details ⇢
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Germany’s conservatives win parliamentary elections while far-right AfD surges, exit polls show
Germany’s conservatives won Sunday’s parliamentary elections, heading off the surging far-right AfD party, which roughly doubled its results from 2021. Despite its strong showing – fuelled by fears over security and immigration after a series of deadly attacks blamed on migrants – the AfD is likely to be blocked from joining any… Read Details ⇢
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Trump says Dan Bongino will be deputy director of the FBI
President Donald Trump announced that Dan Bongino will serve as the next deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday night. “Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for… Read Details ⇢
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Can the US and Russia resolve the Ukraine war without Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war
Experts debate the future of Ukraine as the US warms up to Russia and US-European relations shift. United States President Donald Trump’s administration flipped the script on US-Europe relations in February. European officials were berated for being antidemocratic and were told their involvement was not needed in ending the Ukraine… Read Details ⇢
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Want to save even more on a new iPhone 16e? Don’t miss these top Australian preorder offers
After months of rumours and excitement, the iPhone SE 4 is finally here – and it’s not an iPhone SE at all. Proving the majority of rumours wrong, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, expanding the iPhone 16 family to five with a AU$999 smartphone powerful enough to handle Apple Intelligence,… Read Details ⇢
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Macron to visit Washington, hoping to use ‘unique’ relationship to sway Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with president-elect Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace, Saturday, December 7, 2024 in Paris. AURELIEN MORISSARD / AP French President Emmanuel Macron will use his “unique” relationship with Donald Trump to get the US leader to include Europeans… Read Details ⇢
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US agencies push back against Musk, telling workers not to reply to his email
Key US agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to respond to an email from cost-cutting chief Elon Musk ordering federal workers to explain what they accomplished last week — or risk losing their job. The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a… Read Details ⇢