World Oct 13 Defense secretary visits Israel in latest show of U.S. support for fight against Hamas Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a quick trip to Israel Friday from NATO meetings in Brussels, the second U.S. cabinet official in as many days to visit. Nick Schifrin traveled on this whirlwind journey with Austin and spoke with the…
World Oct 12 People in Gaza describe living through bombings with no way to escape More than 2 million people live in Gaza, one of the most densely populated corners of the planet. In the six days since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel says it has dropped 6,000 bombs on Gaza. The UN says 650,000 Gazans…
World Oct 11 Zelenskyy visits NATO headquarters in Brussels as leaders discuss Ukraine support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unannounced trip to Brussels Wednesday, his first time visiting NATO headquarters. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted him and 50 other leaders for a meeting on continuing to arm Ukraine as the U.S. government…
World Oct 10 Survivors of Hamas assault on music fest describe horrors and how they made it out alive One of the most notorious incidents of this weekend’s Hamas attack on Israel was one of its first. Gunmen killed more than 250 people and took an unknown number of hostages during an assault on an all-night music festival in…
World Oct 09 Israeli attack survivor describes moment Hamas militants kidnapped her husband One facet of Saturday's Hamas attacks in Israel never seen before on this scale is the taking of civilian hostages. Dozens of men, women, children and the elderly were reportedly kidnapped and forcibly taken to Gaza. Their locations within the…
Nation Oct 06 Nobel Peace Prize for jailed Iranian activist bolsters her call for human rights This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to one of Iran’s most prominent, persecuted and persistent human rights activists. Nargis Mohammedi is in detention in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, for “spreading anti-state propaganda.” But Iranian efforts to silence her have…
World Oct 05 Biden asks Congress for more Ukraine funding as U.S. military aid is running out Thursday, President Biden convened his military and national security leaders for a briefing on the war in Ukraine. The conflict took a devastating turn overnight when Russian airstrikes killed more than 50 civilians, according to Ukrainian officials. It's the deadliest…
Nation Oct 05 Army secretary outlines new plan to attract soldiers amid recruiting struggles The Army is unveiling new plans for how it will recruit soldiers. Over the past few decades, the service has struggled to meet its recruiting goals and the challenges have only increased thanks to COVID-19, a tight job market and…
World Oct 04 Guatemalan President-elect Arévalo discusses effort to keep him from taking office Guatemala is Central America’s largest country and is critical to U.S. efforts to control regional migration. In August, the country elected an anti-corruption activist who vows to take on elites that have weakened the judiciary and persecuted Guatemalan journalists and…
World Sep 26 An inside look at Ukrainian soldiers on front line of grueling counteroffensive The U.S. has sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars of weapons and senior U.S. military officials predict Ukraine has only about a month to make progress against Russia before rainy weather makes movement difficult. With the help of the…