UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter, beating expectations – CNBC

  1. UK economy ekes out 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter, beating expectations  CNBC
  2. Britain’s Economy Squeezes Out 0.1% Growth  The New York Times
  3. UK economy grows by 0.1% in unexpected boost for Rachel Reeves  The Guardian
  4. UK Economy Picks Up, Boosting Govt Amid US Tariffs  Barron’s
  5. GDP latest: UK economy unexpectedly grew at the end of last year, new figures show  BBC.com

Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis – Al Jazeera English

  1. Australian police probe video of nurses bragging about killing Israelis  Al Jazeera English
  2. Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis  The Associated Press
  3. Australian healthcare workers threaten Israeli man, claim to have killed Jews in their care on camera  Fox News
  4. Australian Health Workers Suspended After Threatening Israeli Patients  The New York Times
  5. Australian police investigate nurses who claimed to have killed Israeli patients  The Jerusalem Post

Trump’s ‘Buyout’ Falls Short as 75,000 Federal Workers Took Deal – Bloomberg

  1. Trump’s ‘Buyout’ Falls Short as 75,000 Federal Workers Took Deal  Bloomberg
  2. Trump closes down federal worker buyout offer after judge lifts hold  The Washington Post
  3. Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan  Fortune
  4. Judge restores Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal workers  Fox News
  5. Fork in the Road  OPM

Trump has call with Putin, kick-starting bid to end Russia’s war in Ukraine – The Washington Post

  1. Trump has call with Putin, kick-starting bid to end Russia’s war in Ukraine  The Washington Post
  2. Donald Trump starts “immediate” talks with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine  The Economist
  3. Talks to end the war with Russia are set to begin — but Ukraine could pay a high price for peace  CNBC
  4. Trump says Russia agrees to ‘immediately’ begin negotiations to end war in Ukraine  Fox News
  5. Stocks Rise on US-Russia Talks; Pound Strengthens: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg

‘Wow, we were part of something really big’: Madigan jurors on how they reached their verdict – Chicago Tribune

  1. ‘Wow, we were part of something really big’: Madigan jurors on how they reached their verdict  Chicago Tribune
  2. Michael Madigan Found Guilty of Bribery Conspiracy, Other Charges as Jury Deadlocked on Racketeering  WTTW News
  3. Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial  The Associated Press
  4. Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer  Chicago Sun-Times

Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans ‘large-scale’ government layoffs – The Hill

  1. Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans ‘large-scale’ government layoffs  The Hill
  2. Musk shows why he’s such a powerful ally for Trump and would be an even more menacing enemy  CNN
  3. Jordan Klepper Jokes Elon Musk Attack on ‘Unelected Bureaucracy’ Is Like Drake Singing ‘Not Like Us’ at Karaoke  Yahoo Entertainment
  4. Trump wants to substantially cut the federal workforce. Here’s what it looks like.  The Washington Post

Gaza: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save ceasefire – BBC.com

  1. Gaza: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save ceasefire  BBC.com
  2. Saudi report: Progress made in talks over continuation of deal after ‘intensive discussions’  The Times of Israel
  3. Hopes raised for saving Gaza ceasefire as hostage releases reportedly agreed – Middle East crisis live  The Guardian
  4. Israel and Hamas Are Teetering Toward War – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump ahead of Saturday ultimatum  Fox News

The perverse reasons Hamas and Iran are happy for the cease-fire to collapse and war in Gaza to resume – New York Post

  1. The perverse reasons Hamas and Iran are happy for the cease-fire to collapse and war in Gaza to resume  New York Post
  2. Israel and Hamas Are Teetering Toward War  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire  Reuters
  4. Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs warns Hamas not to test Trump ahead of Saturday ultimatum  Fox News

Exclusive: Gabbard to meet with US allies in Munich on first trip as DNI – ABC News

  1. Exclusive: Gabbard to meet with US allies in Munich on first trip as DNI  ABC News
  2. Trump lands key Tulsi Gabbard confirmation following uphill Senate battle  Fox News
  3. Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence  CNN
  4. Four Takeaways From Tulsi Gabbard’s Road to Confirmation  The New York Times
  5. Gabbard confirmed as US intel chief in latest victory for Trump  Reuters