World Mar 29 Brutal wave of gang violence leaves 1.4 million Haitians on brink of starvation The UN says more than 1,500 Haitians have been killed so far this year in a situation it calls "cataclysmic." For nearly a month, the country has been engulfed in another wave of brutal gang violence. Nick Schifrin reports, and…
World Mar 25 Rift between U.S. and Israel widens over U.N. Gaza cease-fire resolution There is a public break between the United States and Israel after the U.S. refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of changing its policy…
World Mar 22 Princess Kate reveals she has cancer, undergoing treatment Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. The news came amid rampant and often irresponsible speculation about her in the British press and beyond. It also came after missteps by the royal family itself…
World Mar 20 China tightens grip on Hong Kong with passage of strict law punishing dissent China criticized the West for questioning Hong Kong's new national security law. The once mostly autonomous city is now led by legislators entirely handpicked by Beijing and critics say Article 23 is a death blow to whatever independence the city…
World Mar 15 U.S. skeptical that Israel can protect Gaza civilians as Rafah assault looms Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced he had approved plans to assault Rafah, where more than half of all Gazans have fled. At the same time, Netanyahu and international mediators also acknowledged that negotiations for a cease-fire have…
World Mar 14 Amid ordeal of the Israel-Hamas war, expectant mothers share the struggles of pregnancy Of the many horrors endured by Palestinians and Israelis since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, perhaps none is more acute than those of expectant mothers. For the last several months, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen has been charting the progress…
World Mar 14 Mother of slain journalist James Foley discusses new book about her son Friday marks 13 years since the start of the Syrian civil war. Jim Foley was an American journalist covering the conflict when he was kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists in 2012 and publicly beheaded two years later. A decade later,…
World Mar 12 Widespread gang violence in Haiti continues, bolstered by weapons trafficked from the U.S. Months of raging gang violence came to a head today in Haiti. The prime minister, currently stranded in Puerto Rico, announced he would resign as soon as a transitional government is in place. Meanwhile, the widespread violence has recently been…
World Mar 05 Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution Negotiators met in Cairo for a second day on Tuesday to try and secure a deal between Israel and Hamas that would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The U.S. had hoped to…
World Mar 01 Navalny’s legacy and the future of Russian opposition Thousands defied the Kremlin and fears of a police crackdown to gather for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Geoff Bennett discussed Navalny's legacy with Dan Storyev, English managing editor at OVD-Info, a human rights organization that aims…