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President Trump escalates attacks on Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, NPR analysis shows DOGE savings claims don’t add up, and Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh feeling the impact of U.S. international aid cuts
President Trump’s decisions have already started to impact many people around the world who depend on U.S. humanitarian assistance, including the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.
Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including mother and young sons
Today’s release is the first time Hamas has handed over the bodies of hostages during the war, although several have been recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza and returned to Israel.
Panama 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 found to take them.
GOP senators fact check Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy
Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.
Ireland could ban trade with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories
Ireland is poised to pass a BDS bill that would criminalize trade with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and potentially clash with EU trade law.
Is the U.S. headed for autocracy?
Is the United States headed toward autocracy?
That’s a question prompted by a steady stream of executive orders seeking to consolidate power in the White House and upend long held policies and norms.
New York Times Opinion writer M. Gessen lived through much of Russia’s slide into autocracy, and wrote a book about it.
They argue that one of the ways Vladimir Putin consolidated power… was by making a series of arguments that seemed outrageous at the time — like the idea that the LGBT population was a threat to Russian sovereignty.
President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by a string of policy proposals that would have been unthinkable in any other administration.
Even if they don’t go anywhere, they’re reshaping the boundaries of our democracy.
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Measles cases are spiking in West Texas, how China is responding as the U.S. ends funding for pro-democracy groups, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces charges over alleged coup plot.
China sees an opportunity as the U.S. cuts aid to groups around the world
The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government have indefinitely cut off funding to human rights groups abroad. Some in China see these cuts as an opportunity to muscle in.
Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.
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