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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Hundreds march in New York against Trump’s trans policy

"Protect trans futures," "don't capitulate to hate" and "break the silence" read the slogans on some of the banners brandished by the crowds of protesters, at least one of whom was detained by police, an AFP correspondent saw.

Trump to host Netanyahu for crucial Gaza ceasefire talks

Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second, longer-term phase of Israel's fragile truce with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has not yet been finalized.

Hundreds of South African NGOs at risk from Trump’s aid halt threat

More than 1,250 local organizations could be affected by the US president’s decision prompted by the passage of a land ownership reform law

Musk claims USAID funded bioweapon research

The billionaire has branded the US Agency for International Development a “criminal organization”

Destruction as executive jet crashes in Philadelphia, sparking blazes

The aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration said was a Learjet 55 executive aircraft, crashed around 2330 GMT into the densely-populated district of the city, packed with homes, shops and busy roads.

Trump to hit Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs, raising price fears

Trump has promised to impose 25 percent tariffs on immediate neighbors Canada and Mexico, pointing to their failure to stop illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl across US borders.

Pentagon staff still using DeepSeek – Bloomberg

US military personnel have reportedly utilized an early version of the Chinese startup’s AI for months

US Navy bans DeepSeek – media

American service personnel have been told that relying on the Chinese-developed AI model raises security and ethical concerns

Trump orders ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense for US

The president wants a “next-generation” system to protect the country from long-range attacks

Trump to send deported migrants to Guantanamo

The notorious US military detention camp in Cuba will house up to 30,000 people, according to the president

White House offers 2 million federal employees financial incentives to quit

The offer went out to the federal workforce through a new system the Trump administration set up that gives officials the ability to email all federal employees at once.

Trump puts USAID staff on leave

The suspended employees are suspected of attempting to undermine the US president’s executive orders