Representatives from the Department of Government Efficiency repeatedly pressured the head of a United States water management agency to open a major California pump system in late January, intending to release a huge amount of water south toward Los Angeles -- even though the water would have never made it to the fire-scarred metropolis. read more
Leading European nations have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would cost $53 billion (41 billion) and avoid displacing Palestinians from the territory. The plan, drawn up by Egypt and endorsed by Arab leaders, has been rejected by Israel and by US President Donald Trump, who presented his own vision to turn the Gaza Strip into a "Middle East Riviera". read more
A SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it was launched from Texas on Thursday, grounding flights and triggering warnings about falling spaceship debris. read more
US President Donald Trump has said he is finding it "more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine" than Russia in attempts to broker peace between the two nations. The US is "doing very well with Russia", and "it may be easier dealing with" Moscow than Kyiv, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. Hours earlier, Trump had said he was "strongly considering" large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire with Ukraine was reached. read more
A reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump's idea for the US to "take over Gaza" and move out more than two million Palestinians is expected to be approved at an emergency summit in the Egyptian capital Cairo. read more
Or Zelensky was really born in Uzbekibeckistanstan.