Headlines for February 24, 2025
Center-Right CDU Wins German Election; Neo-Nazi AfD Comes in Second, Doubling Its Support, Europe Shows Ukraine Support on 3rd Anniversary of Russian Invasion Amid Growing Rift with U.S., Israeli Tanks Enter Occupied West Bank, Soldiers Kill 2 Palestinian Children in Mounting Assault, Gaza Ceasefire Remains Precarious as Israel Reneges on Exchange of Captives, Trump Team Purges Military Leadership, Lawyers, “Cruel and Disrespectful”: Union Slams Musk Email to Gov’t Staff; Workers Told to Ignore Request, “See You in Court”: Maine Gov. Janet Mills Defiant as She Refuses to Enforce Trump’s Anti-Trans EO, Trump Names Right-Wing Podcaster and Loyalist Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI, Constituents Confront Elected Officials over “Tyranny in the White House” at Local Town Halls, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Members to Sue DOJ After Being Freed by Trump, DOJ Drops Probe into Elon Musk’s SpaceX; SEC to Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase, U.S. Transfers More Immigrants to Guantánamo, UNSC Calls
for Rwanda to Halt M23 Support, Withdraw from DRC, Where 7,000 Have Been Killed Since Jan., Sudan’s Military Claims Strategic Gains as RSF Signs Deal for Parallel Gov’t, Hundreds of Thousands Gather for Beirut Funeral of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah, Slain by Israel, Free Speech on Trial as Energy Transfer Takes Greenpeace to Court over DAPL Protests, Students Launch Week of Actions After Barnard Expels 2 Students over Protest for Palestine, AP Sues Trump Officials After White House Cuts Off Reporters’ Access, Yosemite Park Workers Hang Upside-Down U.S. Flag to Protest Layoffs, Drilling Plans