Border arrests plummet 39% in January in early gauge of Trump’s immigration policies

Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plummeted 39 per cent in January from a month earlier, authorities said on Tuesday, an early gauge of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. File photo | Photo Credit: JORGE DUENES Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plummeted 39 per cent in January from a month earlier, authorities … Read more

Canadian investigators find black boxes after Toronto plane crash, probe continues

Canadian investigators said on Tuesday they recovered the so-called black boxes from a regional jet that flipped upside down at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, injuring 21 of the 80 people on board. | Photo Credit: KATHERINE KY CHENG Canadian investigators said on Tuesday they recovered the so-called black boxes from a regional jet that flipped upside … Read more

The pope has pneumonia in both lungs but remains in good spirits, the Vatican says

Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said on February 18, 2025 | Photo Credit: Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff. The Vatican said Francis’ respiratory infection also involves asthmatic … Read more

Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

A Rwandan National Police officer watches M23 rebel troops arrive at the Rusizi border post joining the Congolese city of Bukavu with Cyangugu in Rwanda, on February 16, 2025 in Cyangugu, Rwanda. | Photo Credit: Getty images Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, frightened residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose … Read more

Ukraine attack on Russian pipeline to hit Kazakh oil exports

A vessel is seen next to a facility of the crude oil terminal Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka owned by Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) near the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia. File. | Photo Credit: Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)/Handout via REUTERS A Ukrainian drone attack on a major oil export pipeline that crosses southern Russia could reduce … Read more

European leaders differ on peacekeeping in post-war Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as she leaves the Elysee Palace, after an informal meeting of leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom, in Paris on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP European leaders failed to reach a joint position on whether they would send … Read more

Argentine judge investigates fraud case against President Milei over crypto promotion

People sit in a restaurant as Argentina’s President Javier Milei is seen on television during an interview, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A judge in Argentina was selected Monday (February 17, 2025) to investigate allegations of fraud against President Javier Mr. Milei for his brief promotion of a … Read more