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JD Vance says the main reason he’s attending the global AI summit is to have private conversations with world leaders ‘to help us diplomatically’ end the Russia-Ukraine conflict – Fortune

US Vice President JD Vance during a news conference with US President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Shawn Thew / EPA / Bloomberg—Getty Images

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Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty – The Associated Press

By  NICOLE WINFIELD Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s charity said Monday that U.S. plans to gut USAID were “reckless” and could kill millions, while Pope Francis’ point man on development urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles about caring for others. Cardinal Michael Czerny, a

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Live updates: Palestinians won’t have the right to return to Gaza under Trump’s plan for the territory – The Associated Press

US President Donald Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after resettling Palestinian people in other countries. By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan

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Hamas says it is postponing next hostage release, claiming Israel has broken terms of deal – CNN

CNN  —  Hamas has said the next hostage release scheduled to take place in Gaza on Saturday will be postponed “until further notice,” accusing Israel of breaking the ceasefire deal. Israel described the postponement as a “complete violation of the ceasefire” and called on the Israeli military to prepare for “any possible scenario” in Gaza.

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Russia tortured Ukrainian POWs with shocks to genitals, brutal beatings – New York Post

Russia built a sickening torture system to persecute Ukrainian prisoners of war — where captives were given relentless electrical shocks to their genitals and were beaten so savagely that police batons were broken, two former prison guards confessed. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kremlin allegedly sent out an

US becoming ‘a risk to be hedged against,’ Munich Security report warns – Semafor

The reelection of US President Donald Trump and his rapid transformation of US foreign policy has made Washington “a risk to be hedged against” for other global powers, a key annual international security report published Monday argued. The Munich Security Conference report, released just before world leaders gather for the annual security conference in Germany

US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking

As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has ravaged its way though the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), cutting its workforce from 10,000 to just 300, hundreds of organizations providing vital safety services have been upended. Multiple children’s safety groups—including those fighting online child sexual abuse and exploitation—say their efforts have been

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Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an “extremely sophisticated attack”

On Monday, Apple released updates for its mobile operating systems for iOS and iPadOS, which fixed a flaw that the company said “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” In the release notes for iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, the company said the vulnerability allowed the disabling of USB