Oct 12 Watch 9:27 Jeffries encourages moderate Republicans to join Democrats and end House deadlock By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As Republican infighting complicates the process of electing a new speaker, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York joined Geoff Bennett to discuss who Democrats would like to see holding the gavel and how it is affecting aid for… Continue watching
Oct 12 IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating sports councils in Ukrainian regions By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 12 French police are probing possible poisoning of Russian journalist who denounced Ukraine war By Associated Press Ovsyannikova drew international attention in after appearing behind the anchor of an evening Russian news broadcast with a sign that said, "Stop the war, don't believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions By Hannah Schoenbaum, Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. Continue reading
Oct 12 Intense shelling has displaced 70,000 people in northwest Syria, UN agencies says By Omar Albam, Associated Press United Nations humanitarian officials have sounded an alarm over a humanitarian crisis in rebel-held northwestern Syria. They warned on Thursday that intense shelling by government forces displaced almost 70,000 people in recent weeks. Continue reading
Oct 12 IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict, climate change By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture. Continue reading
Oct 12 NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's membership in the military organization. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said three months ago that he would help hasten the process in the Turkish parliament. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump says Netanyahu 'let us down' before the 2020 airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Soleimani By Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's comments at a Florida rally Wednesday were quickly denounced by one of Netanyahu's allies and several Republicans who oppose Trump. Continue reading
Oct 12 As desperation in Gaza grows, Israel says it won't allow aid to flow until Hamas releases hostages By Joseph Krauss, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza's 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt. Continue reading
Oct 12 X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says. An expert thinks it's not enough By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The head of Musk's social media platform X says the company formerly known has Twitter has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled tens of thousands of pieces of content since the militant group's attack on Israel. Continue reading