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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis steps down, days after massive layoffs

Lewis sent an email to the Post's staff, saying that "difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post

Trump to hold first Board of Peace meeting in Washington DC this month

The meeting, proposed for February 19, would include both world leaders who accepted Trump's invitation in January to join the board as well as members of an executive committee for Gaza

Families protest detention of Venezuelan activists, demand their release

The demonstration outside Helicoide prison in Caracas comes during mounting pressure on the government of acting President Delcy Rodriguez to release all people

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopened, but few Palestinians managed to cross

Restrictions negotiated by Israeli, Egyptian, Palestinian and international officials meant that only 50 people would be allowed to return to Gaza each day

Japanese Takaichi hopes for big win as polls open in national elections

Takaichi wants to make progress on a right-wing agenda that aims to boost Japan's economy and military capabilities as tensions grow with China

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond

A panel of judges ruled that the DHS' decision to deny bond hearings to immigrants arrested across the country is consistent with the constitution and federal immigration law

US has asked Ukraine, Russia to reach war deal by June, says Zelenskyy

If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he added

US, Iran hold indirect talks in Oman with top US military commander present

Friday's talks saw in-person meetings at a palace near Muscat's international airport, used by Oman in earlier talks Iran-US talks in 2025

Canada, France open consulates in Greenland amid US push to gain control

France's Foreign Ministry said Jean-Noel Poirier was taking up his duties as consul general on Friday, making it the first European Union country to establish a consulate general in Greenland

Air force needs to improve its response to Russian drone attacks: Zelenskyy

With the war about to enter its fifth year later this month following Russia's all-out invasion of its neighbour, there is no sign of a breakthrough in US-led peace efforts following the latest talks

Donald Trump shares racist video of Obamas depicting them as primates

Trump sparks bipartisan backlash after sharing a social media video that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama while amplifying 2020 election conspiracy claims

Cash-strapped Lebanon weighs using vast gold reserves to revive economy

The government is considering using some of its gold reserves to bail out the banks and pay back depositors who got wiped out

Bitcoin falls, Asian shares slip as Wall Street hit by tech stock losses

Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price, giving back all it gained since US President Donald Trump won the White House for his second term

US strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat kills two in Eastern Pacific

Thursday's strike raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats to 128 people

Russia regrets expiry of nuclear arms pact with US as Trump seeks new deal

Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty's limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but Trump has argued that he wants China to be a part of a new pact

DHS shutdown risk rises as Republicans rebuffs Democrats demands on ICE

Democrats say they will not vote for a DHS spending bill when funding runs out unless there are changes at US ICE, other federal agencies in the wake of the fatal shootings in Minneapolis

What to know about Thailand's election as growth slows, nationalism rises

There also have been accusations of shady financial influence linked to cybercrime, rampant corruption among officials ahead of the polls

Epstein e-mails reveal he helped arrange White House tour for Woody Allen

In 2015, Epstein used his connections to another friend who had been in President Barack Obama's administration to help the couple get a White House tour

US Census Bureau plans survey with citizenship question, alarming experts

Last August, Trump instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the US illegally from the head count

US announces $6 million aid for Cuba amid accusations of 'energy blockade'

The aid is largely meant for those living in Cuba's eastern region, which Hurricane Melissa slammed into late last year