• Board of Peace to Unveil $5 Billion in Gaza Pledges
  • EU Rejects "European-Bashing" From US
  • Hungarian Opposition Pulls Toward the West
  • Ukrainian Drone Strikes Russian Black Sea Port
  • Cannabis Smoke Fills the Air in Nepal
Wall Street steadies after its AI-induced sell-off

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks steadied on Friday after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that's been wracked by worries about how artificial-intelligence technology may upend the business world. The S&P 500 barely budged. The Dow Jones Industrial rose 48 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia’s military said Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission, the first firm commitment to a critical element of U.S. President Donald Trump’s postwar reconstruction plan.

Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most services

CAIRO (AP) – One of Gaza ‘s last functioning large hospitals condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to pull out of operations over concerns about armed men, claiming on Sunday that the facility had installed civilian police for security. The rare public friction came as the Palestinian death toll since the current ceasefire surpassed 600.

Condoms Run Out at Olympic Athletes Village on Valentine's Day

MILAN (AP) – On Valentine’s Day at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a renewed supply of free condoms for the athlete villages was promised by the organizers after going short during the week. “I think 10,000 have been used, 2,800 athletes – you can go figure, as they say. It clearly shows that Valentine’s Day is in full swing in the village.”

After a narrow Olympic loss, snowboarder Scotty James looks toward 2030

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – Scotty James was right. The sun did, in fact, rise Saturday morning, even if it was snowing hard at the halfpipe where he came oh-so-close to living out his Olympic dream the night before. The Aussie snowboarder spent a lifetime trying to reach this moment. When his moment came, he came an agonizing half-turn short of winning the Olympic gold.

Jakara Anthony brings another Olympic gold to Australia in dual moguls

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) – Jakara Anthony brought another freestyle-skiing gold medal to Australia on Saturday, winning in the Winter Olympics debut of dual moguls, the wilder and more unpredictable cousin of moguls skiing that has been in the Games for decades.

Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices and housing costs cool

WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years.

Anthropic hits $380B valuation as it heightens competition with OpenAI

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic says it is now valued at $380 billion, cementing its position alongside rival OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a trio of the world’s most valuable startups that investors will be watching closely this year to see if they will become publicly traded on Wall Street.

Australia's High-End Menswear Brand URBBANA Enters U.S. Wholesale Market

After nearly two decades of deliberate brand-building, Australian high-end menswear label URBBANA is taking its first formal step into the United States wholesale market. Founded in 2008, the brand has spent 17 years refining its identity through craftsmanship, disciplined distribution, and a founder-led philosophy that prioritises longevity over rapid expansion.

Trump says Board of Peace will unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction pledges

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.

Hungarian opposition leader Magyar vows to pull Hungary towards the West

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his party’s election campaign in Budapest on Sunday, vowing to restore Hungary’s Western orientation just eight weeks before he faces Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a pivotal vote.

Ukrainian drone strike sparks fires at Russian Black Sea port ahead of talks

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Two people were wounded in the attack on the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, which damaged an oil storage tank, warehouse and terminals, according to regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev.

 

LONDON (AP) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. Analysis in European labs “conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.” The neurotoxin secreted by dart frogs in South America is not found naturally in Russia.