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Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after defying an order from the Trump administration to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Sassoon’s decision to refuse the order has triggered a wave of resignations from other high-ranking officials, marking the sharpest rebuke…

Pope Francis, 88, has been admitted to Rome’s Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Hospital for diagnostic tests and continued treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican confirmed on February 14. The pontiff’s hospitalization follows reports that he was struggling to speak during his meetings earlier in the day, due to breathing difficulties related to his ongoing illness. The Vatican…

The Houthis have gone through something of a transformation in their reputation since the onset of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023. A rebel group from Yemen’s far north, the Houthis had fought the Yemeni government and a Saudi-led coalition for almost a decade, proving a degree of military prowess, but had little ability…

The FBI has announced the discovery of thousands of records related to the assassination of John F Kennedy following searches undertaken to comply with an executive order by United States President Donald Trump. The FBI said on Tuesday that searches had turned up about 2,400 “newly inventoried and digitized records that were previously unrecognized as…

China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph Johnson, a naval destroyer, and the USNS Bowditch, a survey ship, as they moved…

The Philadelphia Eagles obliterated the Kansas City Chiefs’ bid to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls with a blowout 40-22 win in New Orleans. The Eagles’ defence was simply immense on Sunday, smothering the Chiefs’ creative maestro Patrick Mahomes, and on offence, their own quarterback, Jalen Hurts, led the way,…

In a stunning departure from longstanding U.S. policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, President Donald Trump proposed that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip, suggesting it could be transformed into a thriving economic hub under American control. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference in the White House, Trump…

A nuclear power plant was among targets during a massive Ukrainian drone attack, Russian officials have said. Moscow said on Wednesday that the country’s energy infrastructure had come under attack by at least 100 drones overnight. Ukraine also reported strikes. The continuing barrages were accompanied by barbs from the two countries’ presidents, suggesting little prospect…

Denmark announced plans to invest an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns (approximately $2.05 billion) in its defense capabilities. The announcement, made on Monday, comes amid heightened tensions surrounding Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated interest in acquiring the island. Denmark’s defense minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, highlighted the growing security challenges…