WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 2-5-26 (3/3)

Episode Date: February 5, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. As the showdown over Homeland Security funding continues, Senate Majority Leader John Thune warns that the department is set to shut down next week, that is, unless Democrats negotiate with Republicans about changes to immigration enforcement to reach an agreement on a funding bill. If they actually do want to fund the government, Department of Homeland Security, and we need to, then they need to sit down with the White House and figure out what it is they actually want.

We haven't seen what that is yet. Among the demands Democrats have clearly stated as a requirement for federal agents to take off their masks and identify themselves. It's about people's basic rights. It's about people's safety. But Republicans say in this political climate, removing masks would open agents

to personal attacks and violent targeting. In Ukraine, loved ones call out as a busload of newly released Ukrainian prisoners arrives at a drop-off point. They arrived as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia. meantime, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant faced questions from lawmakers today about the Trump administration's stance toward Russia. When asked if he would be willing to increase sanctions against Moscow, Bessent replied.

I will take it under consideration. We will see where the peace talks go. Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, told supporters today that the next talks will likely take place in the United States. Nigeria has launched a new military operation following a general. deadly attack while abducted Christians return home. World's Christina Grub has more. Gunmen killed more than 160 people in the Muslim majority villages of Woro and Noco in Quara State, one of the deadliest assaults outside known conflict zones. Officials say the victims resisted extremist ideology before the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but officials suspect various Islamic militant groups. In response, President Bola Tanobu has deployed an army

battalion and ordered operations Savannah Shield to protect at-risk communities. Separately, the Kaduna State Governor announced Thursday that all 183 Christians abducted last month have been freed after weeks in captivity. For World, I'm Christina Grube. U.S. job openings fell again in December, dropping to about $6.5 million, the lowest level since 2020. That figure was well below what economists had expected and points to continued softness in the labor market. The number of openings declined across industries from last month's revised count of nearly

6.9 million. Workers quitting their jobs stayed steady and layoffs were largely unchanged. The soft hiring picture comes even though overall economic output has grown. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts in biblical truth, visit worldradio.News. Additional support comes from Medashear, where many families save five. $500 a month on their health care. Metashare.com slash world.