World Jun 02 Chinese defense minister blames Asia-Pacific friction on U.S. support for Taiwan and Philippines China's defense minister on Sunday acknowledged the importance of newly renewed military-to-military communications with the United States as tensions escalate in the Asia-Pacific, while at the same time accusing Washington of causing the friction with its support for Taiwan and…
World May 09 More civilians die in Myanmar’s civil war as military uses brutal tactics against resistance gains There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar's ethnic minority groups and newer resistance forces. Troops are retaliating with air, naval and artillery strikes on hospitals and other facilities where the opposition could be sheltered or…
World Apr 27 Hamas reviews Israeli proposal for cease-fire in Gaza as planned Rafah assault looms There is growing international pressure for Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement on a cease-fire and avert a possible Israeli attack on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge after fleeing fighting elsewhere…
World Jan 13 Israeli strikes kill more than 30 Palestinians in Gaza while fears of widening conflict grow More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli bombardments overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said, while a new U.S. strike against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen heightened fears that the Israel-Hamas war could escalate into a regional conflict.
World Dec 01 Myanmar’s military losing ground against alliance of militias, buoying resistance hopes A major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack.
World Nov 24 Cease-fire begins in Gaza, setting stage for hostage release and aid delivery The deal is set to include the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
World Nov 17 UN halts food delivery to Gaza after internet and telephone services shut off The communications blackout, now in its second day, largely cuts off Gaza’s 2.3 million people from one another and the outside world — and paralyzes the coordination of aid, which humanitarian groups were already struggling to deliver because of the…
World Nov 11 Power goes out at Gaza’s Shifa hospital amid intense fighting between Israel and Hamas Israel’s prime minister pushed back Saturday against calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as troops encircled Gaza’s largest hospital where doctors said five patients died, including a premature baby, after the last generator ran out…
World Nov 10 Palestinian evacuees say thousands of people sheltering at Shifa hospital have fled after strikes The Israel army says Hamas’ military infrastructure is set up amid Gaza City’s hospitals and neighborhoods. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after its deadly Oct. 7 surprise incursion.
World Nov 04 Israeli strikes kill civilians sheltering in northern Gaza as assault on Hamas intensifies Israeli military strikes killed multiple civilians Saturday at a U.N. shelter and hospital in the main combat zone in the Gaza Strip as the assault intensified on the besieged enclave’s Hamas rulers, amid growing international uproar over the soaring death…