Day: March 13, 2025
Russia sticks to red lines on ceasefire plan – as Zelenskyy attacks ‘manipulative’ Putin
Vladimir Putin has said Russia agrees to an end to fighting in Ukraine, but “lots of questions” remain over proposals for a 30-day ceasefire.
Read MoreJudge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies – CNN
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies CNN ‘A sham’: Federal judge blasts Trump admin on improper firings of federal workers; orders rehiring MSNBC Second judge orders Trump administration to rehire probationary
Read MoreSenate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline – The Associated Press
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline The Associated Press Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy CNN Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Trump and Musk Would Love a
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Denver Airport Gate
DENVER — Twelve people were taken to hospitals after an American Airlines plane landed at Denver International Airport on Thursday and caught fire, prompting slides to be deployed so passengers could evacuate quickly. All of the people transported to hospitals
Read MoreTrump says he thinks US will annex Greenland
Donald Trump has said he thinks the US will annex Greenland, days after the country’s incoming prime minister said: “We don’t want to be Americans.”
Read MoreIsrael accused of ‘genocidal acts’ against Palestinians with ‘measures intended to prevent births’
Israel has been accused of carrying out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict in a United Nations report.
Read MoreThe waters once ran red with whale blood – now this island is a conservation success story
Technically, the hundred-mile-long, 20 mile-wide British overseas territory of South Georgia is uninhabited.
Read MoreWhy the African clawed frog may help stop mosquitoes spreading malaria
Scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes in the hope of stopping the spread of malaria.
Read MoreTrump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say – NBC News
Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say NBC News
Read MoreColumbia University Expels Some Students Who Seized Building Last Year
NEW YORK — Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of others who have since graduated, officials said Thursday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The university
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