Hamas’ youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 2 and 5, and their mother are dead and their bodies will be returned to Israel this week, the terror group said in a ghoulish announcement Tuesday. Kfir Bibas never celebrated a birthday in freedom after he and his family were kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, when he…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties, the two countries’ top diplomats said after talks that reflected an extraordinary about-face in U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Associated Press…
Feb. 18 (UPI) — The CIA is deploying unmanned drones over Mexico to search for fentanyl labs run by drug cartels after the Trump administration declared cartels are terrorist organizations. The CIA has been using MQ-9 Reaper drones as part of the Trump administration’s use of national security tools at the southern border with Mexico…
Social media users, including a Republican lawmaker, have encouraged Elon Muskand his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to audit Fort Knox, the military installation that houses about half of the country’s gold reserves. Newsweek has contacted the Treasury Department—which operates the United States Bullion Depository, known as Fort Knox—for comment. Why It Matters As the…
There are reportedly attempts on Israel’s part to bring forward the release of six living hostages to the Saturday exchange. More than the three previously agreed to hostages are believed to be released on Saturday, Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. Hamas is still holding six living hostages who are supposed to be…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned the authority of billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency but was skeptical of a request to block DOGE from accessing sensitive data and firing employees at half a dozen federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held a hearing on a request from…
Death toll climbs to 13, rescues ongoing in hard-hit Kentucky amid devastating flooding Water levels continue to rise across Kentucky and other parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions, which are already reeling from a deadly coast-to-coast winter storm. Now, the situation is set to worsen as another major storm threatens snow and dangerously…
Pope Francis needs additional hospital care this week after being admitted for bronchitis, the Vatican’s press office said Monday. The 88-year-old pontiff had been battling a case of bronchitis since early February. He was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday for treatment and diagnostic tests, according to the Vatican. Over the weekend, the Vatican…
Greetings from Tyler, It’s hard not to watch, almost impossible. Elon Musk is “auditing” agencies, and we’re finding out some things we didn’t know were going on. Hidden in the massive budget were things that you wouldn’t tell your children. The Panama Canal is serious. I remember my Dad lamenting that the United States had…
Hamas previously said it would delay the next hostage release – prompting Israel to respond with threats to renew its offensive in Gaza. Hamas has said it will release Israeli hostages as planned and will implement the Gaza ceasefire deal. It had previously threatened to delay the next release of hostagesafter accusing Israel of failing…