World Jul 01 Hezbollah strikes on northern Israel raise fears that full-fledged war could be next A drone fired from Hezbollah injured 18 Israeli soldiers over the weekend. It's adding to fears that a full-fledged war could break out. More than 60,000 Israelis are still evacuated from the northern border with Lebanon and Secretary of State…
World Jun 21 India’s Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi’s election win Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce…
World Jun 18 More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces The U.S. said famine has likely descended in Sudan and warned attacks in the capital of the North Darfur region must stop. El Fasher was home to more than 800,000 internally displaced before it came under siege by rebel paramilitaries.
World Jun 13 Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine President Biden signed a defense pact with Ukraine on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy. The major industrialized powers also agreed on a plan to take Russian assets held in Europe and use that money to aid Ukraine…
World Jun 12 Israel and Hamas appear far from cease-fire agreement Israel and Hamas appear to be far from a cease-fire deal despite Hamas’ formal response to an Israeli-backed proposal. The U.S. said that Hamas had requested changes to the three-stage proposal and questioned whether Hamas was negotiating in good faith.
World Jun 11 Hamas seeks changes to cease-fire proposal as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens Hamas formally responded to an Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal but did not fully approve it. The negotiations will continue as the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens. Tuesday, the U.S. committed another $404 million in assistance despite limitations on aid delivery that…
World Jun 10 Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to accept UN-endorsed cease-fire, hostage release agreement Secretary of State Blinken returned to the Middle East on Monday. He's pressing leaders to accept an Israeli proposal for a hostage and Gaza cease-fire deal that received a vote of confidence today in the United Nations Security Council. It…
World Jun 10 Parents of U.S.-Israeli citizen held by Hamas describe 8 months of hoping for his release While the rescue of four Israeli hostages is great news for some, there are still about 120 captives remaining in Gaza. One of them is Omer Neutra, a 22-year-old American and Israeli citizen who was serving as an IDF tank…
World Jun 06 Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school building in Gaza Israeli missiles struck a U.N. school building that has served as a shelter for the displaced since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Israel says it killed Hamas militants sheltering there, but Palestinians in the building say the victims were mostly…
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…