insert_link Health / MedicalUS registers first measles death in decade A child in the US state of Texas has died from measles amid a worsening outbreak. The death is the first in the country from the disease in more than a decade. Nick Harper reports from Washington. today27 February, 2025
insert_link WorldMacron contradicts Trump on Ukraine compensation in Oval Office French President Emanuel Macron has contradicted President Trump in the Oval Office, and told him that Russia, not Ukraine, should be paying compensation for the war Vladimir Putin has waged over the last 3 years. The US leader claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky will soon travel to the United States to sign a minerals deal designed to repay Washington for its assistance to Kyiv. From Washington Simon Marks reports. […] today25 February, 2025
insert_link WorldHead of US Social Security resigns amid DOGE requests The acting head of the US Social Security Administration has stepped down after apparently refusing to hand over sensitive information to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Michelle King is the latest high-ranking official to resign in relation to requests amid the Trump administration's cost-cutting drive. Nick Harper reports from Washington. today19 February, 2025
insert_link WorldUS rules out Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ruled out a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders during his first meeting with NATO allies. It's the clearest signal yet the US is prepared to hand over territory to Russia in any potential peace deal. Nick Harper reports from Washington. today13 February, 2025
insert_link WorldJordan says it will take in 2000 sick Gazan children Jordan's King Abdullah II has said his country would take in 2000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, signaling new openness to a plan by US President Donald Trump to resettle the residents of the war-torn strip. Speaking to reporters during their meeting at the White House, President Trump asserted again that the US "will have Gaza," citing "US authority" to claim the enclave. Kate Fisher reports from Washington: today12 February, 2025
insert_link AfricaU.S. Aid Freeze Disrupts Humanitarian Efforts in DRC A U.S. pause on foreign aid has severely impacted humanitarian operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Washington previously funded 70% of relief efforts, Reuters reports. The U.N.'s top humanitarian official in the DRC, Bruno Lemarquis, says that in 2024, the U.N. humanitarian response plan received $1.3 billion, with $910 million from the U.S. Since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed the aid freeze last month, several programs have been […] today12 February, 2025
