Feb 05 Ukraine defense minister confident West will provide warplanes to aid against Russia By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told a news conference in Kyiv that Ukraine has already received everything from its “wish list to Santa,” except planes. Continue reading
Feb 05 Political turmoil in Peru threatens decades of relative financial stability By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The violence following President Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7 impeachment and arrest has revived class and racial divisions and has many Peruvians wondering whether the country's long period of uneasy economic stability has run its course. Continue reading
Feb 05 Iran pardons some protesters, revealing 'tens of thousands' detained By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The decree by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, part of a yearly pardoning the supreme leader does before the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, comes as authorities have yet to say how many people they detained in the demonstrations. Continue reading
Feb 05 European Union begins ban on Russian diesel over war in Ukraine By David McHugh, Associated Press Starting Sunday, the 27-country EU is taking the step to further slash its energy dependency on Moscow. The measure also aims to crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 05 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's ex-president who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79 By Jon Gambrell, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 05 Analysis: International law and the Israeli government's planned destruction of Palestinian assailants' family homes By Robert Goldman, The Conversation A decision to bulldoze the home belonging to the family of a man accused of killing seven people outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem has sparked questions over the legality of Israeli policy. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 8:36 Fear, violence and chaos grip Haiti as gangs seize control By John Yang, Winston Wilde The island nation of Haiti has moved closer to the brink of collapse. Heavily armed gangs have taken over the capital and are targeting police after the country has been without a single elected official since early January. Jacqueline Charles,… Continue watching
Feb 04 U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden gave the order to take down the device after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, becoming the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. Continue reading
Feb 04 116 Ukrainian, 63 Russian POWs released in prisoner swap By Susie Blann, Associated Press Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Amid rampant violence in South Sudan, Pope Francis warns treatment of women is key for peace By Nicole Winfield, Deng Machol, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press Pope Francis called for women and girls to be respected, protected and honored during a meeting in the South Sudanese capital Juba with some of the 2 million people who have been forced by fighting and flooding to flee their… Continue reading