Trump says Dan Bongino to be FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said in a post on social media Sunday (February 23, 2025) that Dan Bongino, a conservative talk show host, will be deputy director of the FBI. Mr. Bongino will join Kash Patel, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as director of the FBI. Mr. … Read more

Decades later, Chile’s ‘stolen’ babies reunite with ‘birth’ mothers

Ana Maria Haefmeyer, 36, and Adamary ‘Ada’ Garcia, 40, who were illegally adopted during Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, pose for a photo along with other people before boarding a flight to Chile, where they will reunite with their birth family, at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 21, 2025. | … Read more

Who is Friedrich Merz, set to be next Chancellor of Germany

German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz and his wife Charlotte Merz react after the exit poll results are announced for the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election … Read more

Trump administration to fire 2,000 USAID workers

A recently fired U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff member reacts while leaving work, during a sendoff by former USAID staffers and supporters outside USAID offices in Washington, D.C., U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Trump administration said on Sunday (February 23, 2025) that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency … Read more

Pope Francis in critical condition with early kidney failure

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday (February 23, 2025) and blood tests showed early kidney failure but he remains alert, and responsive and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection. In a late update, the Vatican said Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since … Read more

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown

An Israeli tank operates during an Israeli operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, shortly after the Defence Minister said troops will remain “for the coming year” in parts of the territory … Read more

German exit polls give Merz’s conservatives lead, far right on strongest showing since WWII

Supporters of Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party waiting for the closing of polling stations and the announcement of the first projections at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany on February 23, 2025, after the German national election. | Photo Credit: AP Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s … Read more

Zelensky says ready to quit as President in exchange for Ukrainian NATO membership

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday (February 23, 2025) he would “immediately” quit as Ukraine’s president in exchange for the country gaining NATO membership. “If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. … I can exchange it … Read more