Oct 24 Stranded at a closed border as airstrikes continue, foreign nationals in besieged Gaza await evacuation By Isabel DeBre, Najib Jobain, Associated Press For more than a week, their governments have advised them to wait at Gaza's Rafah crossing in preparation for evacuation through Egypt. But nothing has happened. Continue reading
Oct 17 Palestinian medics struggle to save civilians trapped under rubble amid Israeli bombardment By Isabel DeBre, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry has reported that Israel's bombardment — launched after Hamas mounted a bloody, unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians, many of them women and children. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 12:34 Hospitals overwhelmed as Gaza siege intensifies and Israel vows Hamas will ‘be crushed’ By Leila Molana-Allen, Jorgen Samso, Jonah Anderson, Teresa Cebrián Aranda There are now nearly 3,000 dead in the six days of brutal violence between Israel and Hamas. More than 1,500 Palestinians have been killed, including 45 members of an extended family in their Gaza home, according to officials there. In… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 11:32 Israeli and Palestinian leaders discuss historic escalation of violence and what’s next By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn Israel had never seen anything like the brutal attack by Hamas and is now poised for a military operation in Gaza that Prime Minister Netanyahu has vowed will exact a price that its enemies will remember for decades to come. Continue watching
May 09 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 civilians By Fares Akram, Associated Press The attacks set the stage for what is likely to be a new round of heavy fighting. The airstrikes hit the top floor of an apartment building, a house in Gaza City and a third house in the southern town… Continue reading
Apr 11 Military airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100 By Grant Peck, Associated Press Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on Tuesday killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule, said a witness, a member of a local pro-democracy group and independent media. Continue reading
Apr 05 Israeli airstrikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran By Bassem Mroue, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel has intensified its airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, killing two Iranian military advisers and temporarily putting the country's two largest international airports out of service. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Pentagon says 6 U.S. troops have traumatic brain injuries after Syria attacks By Associated Press The Pentagon said Thursday that an additional six troops were injured in attacks last week in northeastern Syria that U.S. officials have blamed on Iranian-backed militants. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Blinken visits Turkey, pledges more disaster aid after quakes In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey and pledged an additional $100 million in U.S. aid for earthquake recovery efforts in the region, Syria says Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed at least five people in… Continue watching
Oct 18 Russian airstrikes sever power, water access across Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in the past week, causing massive blackouts. Continue reading