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‘Pain is everywhere’: Palestinian woman sifts through rubble after returning to Gaza
Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — When she left her home in Gaza City 16 months ago, Tala Herzallah didn’t think she was seeing it for the last time. Now, walking in the rubble [Read More…]

The radical shift in US policy that shut Ukraine out amid talks to end war
Paula Bronstein/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his leadership team spent much of 2024 cautiously courting both sides of America’s widening political divide — well aware that repelling Russia’s ongoing invasion relied, [Read More…]

Ukraine parliament affirms no elections during wartime in rebuff to Trump
Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images (KYIV, UKRAINE) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a resolution affirming the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as president and confirming that elections are not possible until after the war ends. The resolution is [Read More…]

Macron warns Trump to ‘be careful’ on Ukraine, fact-checks him at the White House
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — French President Emmanuel Macron used his visit to the U.S. to publicly push back on President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on Ukraine, fact-checking his American counterpart [Read More…]

Pope Francis ‘rested well, all night long’ in hospital, Vatican says
Tiziana FABI / AFP via Getty Images (ROME and LONDON) — Pope Francis “rested well, all night long” in the hospital, Vatican officials said in a brief update on Tuesday morning. The pope slept without [Read More…]

Poland scrambles military aircraft as Russian missiles target western Ukraine
Neil Milton/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — NATO ally Poland scrambled “military aviation” in its airspace early Tuesday morning in response to Russian missile strikes in western Ukraine, the country’s Operational Command said. “Due [Read More…]

US troops in Eastern Europe learning drone tactics from war in Ukraine
Soldiers from 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Skynet team walking through the area of operations during Combined Resolve 25-1at Hohenfels Training Area on Feb. 5, 2025. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Spc. Airam B. I Amaro-Millan) [Read More…]

Pope Francis’ condition shows ‘slight improvement’: Vatican
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Image (ROME and LONDON) — Pope Francis’ “critical clinical condition” has shown a “slight improvement,” the Vatican said on Monday, as the 88-year-old pontiff remains hospitalized following a pneumonia diagnosis. [Read More…]

WHO calls for mental health, trauma care and rehabilitation in Ukraine as war with Russia hits 3rd year
Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the Ukrainian health care system is facing “unprecedented challenges” as the country marks the third year of defending against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainians [Read More…]

Russia, Ukraine exchange major drone attacks on invasion anniversary
Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia launched 185 attack drones into Ukraine in an overnight attack coinciding with the third anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, as allied leaders gathered in [Read More…]

Germany to move toward ‘independence’ from US, new leader says
Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Before the final votes in Germany’s election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, who is set to become the next [Read More…]

Trump-Putin pressure puts Zelenskyy in focus on Russia war anniversary, insiders say
Oleksi Liskonih/Getty Images (LONDON) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared martial law early on Feb. 24, 2022, under Kyiv skies still tinged black by the smoke from Russian missile strikes. Three years later, the ravaged nation is [Read More…]

Zelenskyy ‘proud’ of Ukraine as country marks 3rd anniversary of Russia’s war
Mert Gokhankoc/ dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for the “absolute heroism” of Ukrainians over three years defending against Russia’s invasion, of which Monday marked the third [Read More…]

Pope Francis ‘resting’ after 10th night in hospital, Vatican says
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Image (ROME and LONDON) — Pope Francis is “resting” on Monday morning after spending his 10th night in the hospital, the Vatican press office said. “The night passed well, the [Read More…]

Pope Francis rested overnight in hospital, Vatican says in short update
ABC News ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis rested overnight in the hospital, the Vatican said on Sunday. “The night passed peacefully. The Pope rested,” the Holy See said in a short statement. The 88-year-old [Read More…]

Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange
Newly-released Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov gestures as he arrives in a vehicle at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre in Petah Tikva in central Israel on February 22, 2025. Three more Israeli hostages [Read More…]

3 buses explode in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv: Israeli police
(TEL AVIV) — Three buses exploded near Tel Aviv on Thursday in what Israeli police are calling a suspected coordinated terror attack, according to the country’s Police Spokesperson’s Unit. The buses where the bombs exploded [Read More…]

Pope not fully recovered, condition not life-threatening, doctors say
Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images (LONDON) — Pope Francis has not yet fully recovered from illness, but he is not in danger of losing his life, doctors from Gemelli Hospital said during a press conference [Read More…]

Netanyahu vows ‘revenge’ after Israel says Hamas sent back wrong body for Shiri Bibas
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “revenge” on Friday after the Israeli military said one of the four bodies recently released by Hamas did not include a hostage. [Read More…]

IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage
(Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — One of the four bodies handed over from Gaza to Israel on Thursday does not include a hostage, the Israel Defense Forces said, calling it a [Read More…]