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Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down

Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency .
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire

US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and
Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability

Portugal’s government loses confidence vote, triggering early election amid prolonged instability

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament Tuesday, forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country’s third general election in three years.
Pakistani insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people and take hostages

Pakistani insurgents attack a train carrying hundreds of people and take hostages

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani insurgents attacked a passenger train carrying several hundred people as it passed through a tunnel on Tuesday and claimed to have taken more than 100 hostages, though officials later said at least 104 were rescued.
A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid

A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy for the rerun in May of Romania's presidential election, after the same court annulled last year's ele
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash

NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators looking into the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
Nigerian authorities confirm meningitis outbreak in northwest has killed 26 people since January

Nigerian authorities confirm meningitis outbreak in northwest has killed 26 people since January

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities confirmed Tuesday that a meningitis outbreak in the northwest was behind the death of at least 26 people over several weeks.
Philippine ex-leader Duterte is being flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity

Philippine ex-leader Duterte is being flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Tuesday and sent him by plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, President Ferdinand M
4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy in hyperbaric chamber explosion

4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy in hyperbaric chamber explosion

Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a suburban Detroit medical facility. Thomas Cooper from Royal Oak, Michigan, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack

Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Senior officials from Ukraine and the United States opened talks Tuesday on how to end Moscow’s three-year war against Kyiv , hours after Russian air defenses shot down 343 Ukrainian drones in the biggest such attack since
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