Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of four slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, more than 500 days after they were kidnapped alive.
Hamas terrorists returned the bodies of four slain Israelis, including Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, more than 500 days after they were kidnapped alive.
President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” on Wednesday, a day after blaming Ukraine for the war, despite it starting with Russia’s invasion.
Zelenskyy responded that Trump is “caught in a web of disinformation” peddled by Russia – escalating a feud that could complicate peace efforts. VP J.D. Vance is warning Zelenskyy against “bad mouthing” Trump.
A meeting between the U.S. and Russia kicked off in Saudi Arabia Tuesday – a first step the Trump administration says it is making to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first face to face high-level meeting between the countries in more than 3 years. Not invited: Ukrainian leaders.
It was a big week for the Trump White House on Capitol Hill, as three of his most controversial nominees — Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kash Patel — cleared major hurdles to lead their respective government agencies, with Republican Senators rallying behind them.
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Speed Read
Thursday, February 20
🚨NATION
📌 Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite Democratic doubts (MO NEWS)
📌 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could soon fire or remove generals and senior officers (CNN)
📌 NY Gov. Kathy Hochul won't remove NYC Mayor Adams (POLITICO) Judge appears on track to let DOJ dismiss Adams case (POLITICO)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Egypt and its neighbors working on alternative to Trump's Gaza plan that wouldn't displace Palestinians (CBS)
📌 Spain's ex-soccer boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for World Cup kiss (USA TODAY)
📌 South Korean President Yoon appears in two different courts while defending his martial law decree (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Delta offering $30K to passengers aboard flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto (CBS)
📌 Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone (AP)
📌 OpenAI says ChatGPT users jumped 33% in three months to 400 million (THE WRAP)
📌 Italian chemist Francesco Rivella, the inventor of Nutella, dies at 97 (NY POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 A$AP Rocky and Rihanna promise to name their next baby after rapper's lawyer following no guilty verdict (E!)
📌 James Bond shake-up: Amazon takes creative control of franchise from Broccoli family in new deal (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
📌 TONIGHT: U.S. and Canada to face-off in politically-charged four nations hockey final (TIME)
Featured Interview
One-on-one with Secretary of State Antony Blinken & White House National Securty Council Spokesman Admiral John Kirby
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Mo News heads to Washington to interview two key national security leaders about the conflict, the US role and other top chanllenges for the US.
