World Dec 14 Putin vows to press on with Ukraine invasion despite heavy Russian losses Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first press conference that included international media in more than two years and insisted that he would continue to wage war in Ukraine until all his goals were met. Much of what he had…
World Dec 13 Israel meets renewed resistance from Hamas amid pressure to reduce civilian casualties Israeli troops met renewed and heavy resistance from Hamas militants across the Gaza Strip and civilians remain caught in the middle. The Gaza health ministry says nearly 19,000 people have been killed in the enclave since the Hamas terror attacks…
World Dec 11 Israel targets infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up civilian pressure on Hamas, report claims An investigative report says Israel is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up "civilian pressure" on Hamas. The reporting by the independent +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call includes interviews with several current and former sources…
World Dec 08 The troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft fleet grounded by the U.S. military The U.S. military will ground its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft while it investigates the cause of last week’s crash off the coast of Japan that killed all eight service personnel on board. The extraordinary step was taken after…
Arts Dec 08 U.S. service members perform ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ for Hanukkah Each year, the NewsHour asks the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Pentagon to produce holiday songs with service members singing. On this second night of Hanukkah, we present "Ocho Kandelikas" by the composer and singer Flory Jagoda.
World Dec 06 UN human rights chief warns of ‘apocalyptic’ crisis in Gaza as fighting intensifies Israel intensified its military operations in Gaza's second largest city, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee and making it more difficult to deliver aid. The UN says nearly 1.9 million people, over 80 percent of Gaza's population, have…
World Dec 05 National security adviser discusses Ukraine aid as funding remains stalled in Congress Tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and money for U.S. border security, remain stalled on Capitol Hill. The Biden administration sent Congress a warning that Ukraine funding is set to run out by the…
World Dec 01 Israeli officials repeatedly dismissed warning signs before Hamas attack, report claims For months, there has been a question lurking about how Israel’s intelligence services failed to recognize the plans Hamas was making for its attack on October 7. But according to a New York Times report, Israeli intelligence obtained a 40-page…
World Nov 29 Former State Dept. official on what’s next in Israel-Hamas conflict Mediators in the Israel-Hamas war are working to win another extension of a six-day-old pause in fighting. Israel says it's willing to continue the pause if Hamas keeps releasing hostages. Hamas also claimed the youngest hostage was killed in an…
Nation Nov 16 Blinken discusses improving relations with China, support of Israel amid ceasefire calls Secretary of State Blinken is in San Francisco with President Biden for the APEC summit. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss improving U.S. relations with China and the growing calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.