Dec 26 Trump warns against ‘carnage’ in Syrian rebel stronghold By Associated Press In a tweet Thursday, President Donald Trump wrote: “Russia, Syria, and Iran are killing, or on their way to killing, thousands of innocent civilians in Idlib Province. Don’t do it! Turkey is working hard to stop this carnage."… Continue reading
Dec 26 Israel’s embattled Netanyahu tries to fend off party rival at the polls By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday faced the first serious internal challenge to his decade-long rule as his party held a primary vote following his failure to form a government and his indictment on corruption charges. Continue reading
Dec 25 Students, artists and writers protest India’s new citizenship law By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press The law passed two weeks ago allows Hindus, Christians and other religious minorities who are in India illegally to become citizens if they can show they were persecuted because of their religion in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It does… Continue reading
Dec 23 Residents of Syria’s Idlib province flee new government offensive By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week. The offensive has triggered a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to safer areas near the Turkish border. Continue reading
Dec 23 House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles against Trump By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a court filing Monday, lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee said former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony remains essential even though the House has already voted to impeach Trump on two charges related to his interactions with Ukraine… Continue reading
Dec 23 McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial By Zeke Miller, Associated Press McConnell, who has all-but-promised a swift acquittal of the president, has resisted making any guarantees. Continue reading
Dec 23 Going west, migrants wander through Bosnia in Balkan winter By Associated Press In Bihac, migrants look for abandoned buildings or factories, or stay in the town's migrant center if they are lucky. Continue reading
Dec 22 White House predicts Pelosi to ‘yield’ on impeachment delay By Hope Yen, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House argued Sunday that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put herself in an untenable position by stalling House-passed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in hopes of shaping the upcoming Senate trial. Continue reading
Dec 22 Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities. Continue reading
Dec 22 Race for Croatia’s presidency goes to runoff election By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Near-complete results from Croatia’s tight presidential election showed that the conservative incumbent will face a liberal former prime minister in a runoff vote after no candidate won an outright majority on Sunday. Continue reading