Thursday, February 5, 2026
Updated 11m ago
The Washington Post cut about a third of its newsroom staff, laid off roughly 300 journalists and closed several sections, including sports and international.
The Justice Department's newly released Epstein files implicated numerous prominent figures, naming Bill Gates and prompting Melinda French Gates to demand answers while police opened a probe into Peter Mandelson.
The White House confirmed the United States and Iran would hold direct talks in Oman on Friday after days of conflicting reports about timing, location and format.
Newly released Epstein documents showed ties to numerous powerful figures and emails showed a Kirkland lawyer sought Epstein’s helicopter and invited him to his son's bar mitzvah.
Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators held trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday that Ukraine called productive, while the Kremlin said it would continue fighting until Kyiv conceded.
Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, announced the immediate withdrawal of 700 ICE and CBP agents from Minneapolis after two fatal shootings by federal officers and nationwide outcry.
The New START nuclear-arms treaty between the United States and Russia expired today, eliminating the last bilateral limits on their strategic arsenals and prompting warnings of a renewed arms race.
Investors dumped software stocks worldwide and drove steep losses in US tech shares after new AI tools raised fears the technology could erode subscription-based software business models.
The United States, the European Union and Japan announced in Washington they formed a strategic partnership to secure critical minerals and curb dependence on China, with representatives from 50-plus countries.
Thousands of people were evacuated in southern Spain as Storm Leonardo lashed Andalusia with heavy rain and flooding, while floods in southeastern Portugal killed one person.
Meteorological services in Ireland and Greece issued warnings on Thursday for heavy rain, thunderstorms, dust and gale‑force southerly winds, with orange alerts for Waterford and Wicklow.
The documentary Melania opened in U.S. cinemas and drew praise from Donald Trump, while critics called it a dreary, MAGA-style propaganda piece and European audiences largely stayed away.
An angel fresco whose face resembled Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was painted over in Rome’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina after the restorer admitted the likeness, officials said.
Italian authorities said they had thwarted Russian cyberattacks aimed at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic websites and Cortina hotels as the Games got under way.
VfB Stuttgart, defending champions, beat second-division Holstein Kiel 3-0 in Kiel and advanced to the DFB-Pokal semi, while a halftime pitch invader briefly drew attention.
A Budapest court convicted non-binary German Maja T. of violent attacks and sentenced her to eight years in prison, prompting protests and EU politicians' criticism that the trial was political.
Armed men killed at least 162 people and torched homes in two villages in Kwara state, central Nigeria, in one of the country’s deadliest recent attacks.
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Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre demanded full disclosure of Crown Princess Mette-Marit's contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after fresh revelations, and polls showed many opposed her becoming queen.
