World May 17 New book 'World on the Brink' argues U.S. failing to deter Chinese invasion of Taiwan This week, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin inaugurated a “new era” of partnership, just before Taiwan inaugurates a new president on Monday. The new book, "World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for…
World May 16 Outgoing UN humanitarian chief on handling one of the worst years for global crises The U.N. warns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more acute. In southern Gaza, a quarter of the population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity and in northern Gaza, nearly one in three children are severely malnourished. Nick Schifrin…
World May 15 Israeli defense minister publicly criticizes Netanyahu's Gaza strategy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against criticism of his Gaza strategy from within his own government. Israel's defense minister accused Netanyahu of “indecision” and leading Israel down a “dangerous course.” The public infighting comes as the Biden administration…
World May 15 Zelenskyy pleads for more support amid one of Russia's largest offensives of the war Ukrainian troops fell back to defensive lines amid one of Russia’s largest offensives since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than two years ago. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has postponed all foreign travel, and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken announced…
World May 14 Amid massive protests, Georgian parliament passes bill critics say will set back democracy The parliament in the country of Georgia passed a bill that requires aid groups and media that receive foreign funding to register as “organizations serving the interests of a foreign power.” Georgia is located between Russia and Turkey on the…
World May 13 Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N.
World May 10 Israel likely violated international humanitarian law in Gaza war, U.S. report says A highly anticipated report from the State Department concludes that the U.S. may continue to send weapons to Israel despite apparent Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. The long-awaited report comes just two days after the president said he would…
World May 10 Sudan's paramilitary forces accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in Darfur More than a year of brutal war in Sudan between two factions of its army has killed tens of thousands and forced more than 8 million people to flee their homes. Some 5 million are now at risk of starvation…
World May 09 Netanyahu vows Israel will continue Rafah operation after U.S. freezes bomb delivery Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said his country would “stand alone if necessary," in response to President Biden’s move to pause deliveries of some bombs to Israel. That decision has created a possible turning point in the U.S.-Israel relationship and the…
World May 09 Middle East experts discuss if U.S. weapons pause will change Israel's tactics in Gaza Will the Biden administration's holding up sending bombs to pressure Israel from launching a large-scale assault on Rafah have the desired effect? Nick Schifrin has views from Dennis Ross, who played leading roles in the Middle East peace process for…