International from Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Democrats on the US House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security threats posed by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have received the country's first ship capable of launching drones and helicopters at sea, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.

Hundreds of Bangladeshi protesters smashed down buildings connected to ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, hours after students with excavators began demolishing a museum to her father.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel would hand over Gaza to the United States after fighting was over and the enclave's population was already resettled elsewhere, which he said meant no US troops would be needed on the ground.

Israel has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following the footsteps of the United States, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday.

Africa's leading public health official will write to the US Secretary of State on Thursday to highlight how the US aid freeze is threatening the lives of people across the continent and efforts to contain disease outbreaks that could ultimately impact Americans.

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump's administration appeared to backtrack on Wednesday after his proposal to take over Gaza sparked uproar, with the United Nations warning against "ethnic cleansing" in the Palestinian territory.

One person died and 15 were arrested trying to enter Canada from the United States in three incidents in recent weeks, Canadian police said on Wednesday, highlighting efforts to secure the border as US President Donald Trump demands a crackdown.