World Jun 04 Modi wins 3rd term as India’s prime minister, but party losses could affect how he governs India has reelected Narendra Modi as prime minister, making him only the second leader in India’s history to have secured a third term. But Indian analysts call the results a shock because Modi’s party lost at least 20 percent of…
World Jun 03 What Claudia Sheinbaum’s historic election win means for U.S.-Mexico relations Voters in Mexico made history by electing its first female president and first president with Jewish heritage. Claudia Sheinbaum won in a landslide with more than 58 percent of the vote. She will face many challenges, including security, organized crime,…
World May 31 Mexico set for historic election on Sunday after violent and polarized campaign season As many as 100 million Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president and it is already guaranteed to be historic. Both leading candidates are women and the country has never had a female leader. The main…
World May 27 Israeli airstrike on Rafah tent camp kills 45, triggers new wave of condemnation Global outcry continued Monday after an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed dozens of Palestinians. Israel said it was targeting two Hamas leaders. The strike comes just days after the International Court…
World May 24 Thousands flee Myanmar for Thailand amid flare up in civil war fighting Myanmar’s civil war has taken a critical turn in recent weeks following a series of defeats for the military junta that reclaimed power in 2021. The exiled civilian government, deposed in that coup, says victory for their resistance is coming…
World May 23 U.S. may lift ban on Ukraine using American-supplied weapons to strike inside Russia Ukraine is desperately trying to hold off a new Russian offensive that threatens its second-largest city. U.S. officials tell the NewsHour that the administration is debating whether to lift a restriction on the use of American weapons to target Russian…
World May 22 Family of American held by Syria demands accountability after learning he died in custody The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has died in custody. Majd Kamalmaz was one of a half dozen Americans believed held by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, some of whom have…
World May 20 International Criminal Court seeks war crimes charges for Israeli and Hamas leaders In an unprecedented announcement, the International Criminal Court said it was seeking warrants to arrest the leaders of Hamas and the elected leadership of Israel on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. President Biden called it “outrageous” and…
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 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…