World Oct 29 Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians as northern Gaza healthcare system collapses In northern Gaza, it was another day of mass death with Israeli airstrikes killing at least 88 people. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks. It comes…
World Oct 28 U.S. cybersecurity officials warn of foreign efforts to sow doubt and chaos around election From disinformation to hacking and leaking, America’s adversaries have never been this busy before an election. U.S. intelligence officials have detailed Russian disinformation, Iranian hacking and leaking efforts and a Chinese focus on congressional candidates critical of Beijing. Nick Schifrin…
World Oct 25 Israel launches retaliatory strikes on military targets in Iran There are reports of explosions in Iran's capital believed to be an Israeli strike in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack earlier this month. Israeli and U.S. officials have indicated that Israel was expected to strike Iranian intelligence and military…
World Oct 25 Northern Gaza faces medical crisis as remaining hospitals are overwhelmed amid war Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Khan Younis. In northern Gaza, the UN said Israeli soldiers raided the final working hospital. As Nick Schifrin reports, the raid and limited humanitarian aid have created a medical…
Politics Oct 24 Comparing where Harris and Trump stand on key foreign policy issues It is among the most consequential decisions presidents can make, when to go to war and how to support America’s partners in their wars. As part of our series looking at the candidates’ policies, Nick Schifrin explores Kamala Harris' and…
World Oct 23 What the presence of North Korean troops in Russia could mean for the Ukraine war For the first time, the U.S. government confirmed that North Korean forces are in Russia to help fight Ukraine. The U.S. said 3,000 troops have traveled so far in what it called a serious escalation. It also reveals North Korea…
World Oct 21 How Israeli strikes on Hezbollah-linked bank could hurt Lebanese civilians Israel launched new attacks in Beirut despite U.S. requests to limit strikes in the Lebanese capital. The target was a financial organization that Israel and the U.S. call Hezbollah’s bank. But the bank also provides loans to Lebanese civilians, and…
World Oct 18 Hamas, Hezbollah and Israel refuse to back down from conflict after Sinwar’s death If the U.S. wants to use the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as an opportunity for peace, the warring sides are publicly resisting. On Friday, Hamas vowed to keep fighting, Lebanese Hezbollah announced a new phase of its war…
World Oct 17 How Israel’s military found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar One of the world's most-hunted men is dead. Hamas military leader and mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza. The terror attacks led to a brutal military response by Israel to…
World Oct 15 U.S. warns Israel it could cut arms shipments unless more aid allowed into Gaza The push and pull of the U.S.-Israel relationship was on full display Tuesday as the U.S. warned Israel it could cut off arms shipments unless it allowed more aid into Gaza. But at the same time, the nations appear to…