Headlines for February 18, 2025

U.S. & Russia Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine & More, European Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting in Paris Amid Growing Rift with U.S., U.N. Accuses Israel of Violating Ceasefire by Not Fully Leaving South Lebanon, Gaza: Israel Has Killed 132 Since Start of Ceasefire a Month Ago, Israeli Troops Killed 80-Year-Old Man in Gaza After Troops Used Him as Human Shield, Israel Seeks to Build Nearly 1,000 Settler Homes; 45,000 Palestinians Displaced in West Bank, Four NYC Deputy Mayors Resign as Eric Adams Scandal Grows, “Not My President’s Day”: Thousands Protest Trump & Musk Across All 50 States, FDA Purge Included Workers Reviewing Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Implant Company, Plane Crashes on Runway in Toronto as U.S. Fires Hundreds of Workers at FAA, Head of Social Security Resigns After Musk Team Sought Access to Personal Information About Millions, Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under House Bill, Trump Taps “Stop the Steal” Organizer to Be U.S. Attorney in D.C., Three Venezuelans Deported After Suing Trump to Block Transfer to Guantánamo, Venezuelan Mother & 2 Children Deported to Mexico Hours After Traffic Stop in Arizona, Pope Francis Remains Hospitalized, Sudan: 200 Killed in RSF Attack as U.N. Warns of Dire Humanitarian Crisis, Jailed Ugandan Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye to Face Civil Trial, Argentine President Milei Faces Impeachment Calls over Cryptocurrency, Elon Musk Calls for Jailing Staff at “60 Minutes”, Washington Post Refuses to Run Ad Critical of Elon Musk, Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years in Prison