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Donald Trump calls for shutting down of Education Department, says it is a ‘big con job’

Trump had suggested that he would close the department through an executive order despite realizing that achieving this goal would require support from Congress and teachers’ unions.

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UN report accuses former Bangladesh government headed by Sheikh Hasina of ‘crimes against humanity’

The UN human rights investigators accused Hasina and her government of trying to hold onto power using brutal force against mass agitation last year, during which 1,400 people were killed, mostly by security personnel.

Elon Musk's DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks US students' progress

Musk’s team has slashed as many as 169 contracts which accounted for most of the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences work, with experts arguing that the cuts could hamper accountability in the education system.

Israel threatens to end ceasefire if Hamas does not release hostages by Feb 15

Netanyahu on Feb 11 said that his military would resume intense fighting until the group is crushed and defeated after Hamas's announcement that it was postponing freeing more hostages until further notice.

UK follows Trump's footsteps, cracks down on illegal migrants

The UK Home Office reported that it raided 828 premises this year which is a 48% rise as compared to January 2024. It also released a video showing illegal immigrants who are to be deported being taken off a bus and climbing the stairs of the plane.

Trump declares Feb 9 as ‘Gulf of America Day’ after he renames ‘Gulf of Mexico’

The White House in a post on X informed that Air Force One, while on the way to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, flew over the international waters for “the first time in history flying over the recently renamed Gulf of America”.

Netanyahu hails Trump’s ‘revolutionary, creative’ Gaza plan, German Chancellor calls it ‘scandal’

Last week, Trump sparked a diplomatic backlash after he proposed to move the Gazans out of the territory to other countries in the region, while the United States would take charge of redeveloping it turning it into "the Riviera of the Middle East.”