Trump names Musk and Ramaswamy to head new government efficiency department
Trump has previously teased creation of a new department to slash government spending and restructure federal agencies.
US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day
US military said it carried out strikes against an Iranian-backed armed group in Syria, its second operation in days.
UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Joyce Msuya tells UN Security Council that the ’daily cruelty we see in Gaza seems to have no limits’.
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for Teixeira’s ’significant’ violations of the Espionage Act.
Canada orders binding arbitration to end port lockout
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and economy, the government says.
Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed
US law prohibits military assistance to allies blocking humanitarian aid, but Washington says no assessment on Israel.
Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages
Defence contractor CACI, whose employees worked at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib, ordered to pay damages after 15-year legal delays.
Germany set for snap elections in February
After collapse of governing coalition, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier backs timeline for February 23 vote.
Trump picks pro-settlement Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
Huckabee’s history of supporting illegal West Bank settlements signals Trump’s possible Israel policy.
Haiti could be ‘completely isolated’ as gunfire closes main airport again
US issues new alert after Spirit and JetBlue planes were hit by bullets on Monday amid rampant gang violence.