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Kash Patel sworn in at WH as new FBI director, calls it 'greatest honour'

Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint in Washington and a renewed emphasis on the bureau's traditional crime-fighting duties

Israeli PM Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ceasefire violation

The incident raised questions about the future of the fragile ceasefire deal, which has paused over 15 months of war and is due to see its first phase end in early March

Costa Rica, Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

The flight of 135 deportees, half of them minors, added Costa Rica to a growing list of Latin American nations to serve as a stopover for migrants

Here's how Trump govt's mass layoffs raise risk of wildfires in US West

The Forest Service firings on the heels of deadly blazes that ripped through Los Angeles last month are part of a wave of federal worker layoff

Nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants deported from Guantanamo Bay via Honduras

In a court filing Thursday, federal immigration and military authorities said that Venezuela has historically resisted accepting repatriation of its citizens

Lawyers to deliver closing arguments in trial of man who stabbed Rushdie

Throughout the trial, Matar often took notes with a pen and sometimes laughed or smiled with defense attorneys during breaks in testimony

European troops, US support for Ukraine plan faces many challenges

But Western officials say what's being discussed is a reassurance force, not an army of peacekeepers posted along the 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) front line in Ukraine's east

US Senate pulls all-nighter to push GOP budget amid Democrats' objections

Tom Homan, told senators that the administration's deportation operations are out of money and need more funding from Congress

Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending era of family control

Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights

Body released by Hamas was that of a Gazan woman, not a hostage: Netanyahu

Hamas militants had turned over four bodies under the tenuous ceasefire that has paused over 15 months of war

South Korea requests to be excluded from Trump's efforts to raise tariffs

South Korea's top economic think tank this month slashed its growth forecast for the second time since November, expressing concern about the impact of Trump's expanding tariffs

Trump admin defying order to pause freeze on foreign aid, says judge

Despite an order to the contrary, USAID Deputy Secretary Pete Marocco, a Trump appointee, and other top officials had "continued their blanket suspension of funds", the judge said

After US, Canada designates 7 Latin American groups as terrorist entities

The list includes Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel and La Nueva Familia Michoacana

Trump's frustration with Zelenskyy's approach 'multifold', says US NSA

Waltz noted that Trump is also frustrated that Zelenskyy rejected an offer presented last week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Brazil's top court justice orders X to pay $1.4 mn fine for non-compliance

Ruling said the social media platform refused to provide registration data for a profile attributed to Allan dos Santos, an ally of former president Jair Bolsonaro

Russia planning to interfere in upcoming Central African Republic polls: UK

UK has information that proxies directed by the Russian state have plans to interfere with CAR elections, including through suppressing political voices, Britain's dy UN ambassador James Kariuki said

News conference between Zelenskyy, Trump's envoy cancelled at US request

The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired US Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity

Ex-Spain football boss Rubiales guilty of sexual assault; fined for WC kiss

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her after the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

Hamas returns four captives' bodies said to include mother, her 2 children

The remains were presumed to be of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted

Trump tariffs cast shadow over access to vital elements for tech sector

The US imports more than 80 per cent of its rare earth elements, with most of those imports coming from China