Jan 29 Watch 7:54 Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 5:14 What's behind a sharp increase in journalist killings around the world By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 2022 was one of the deadliest years on record for journalists around the globe, with a nearly 50 percent increase in killings from the previous years. Lisa Desjardins speaks to Jodie Ginsberg, president… Continue watching
Jan 29 Novak Djokovic wins his 10th Australian Open championship, 22nd Grand Slam By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press This trip to Australia was far more successful than that of a year ago — when he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. Continue reading
Jan 29 Israel prepares to demolish home of Palestinian gunman who killed 7 in East Jerusalem By Associated Press Israel on Sunday sealed the home of an east Jerusalem man who killed seven people outside a synagogue, in a preliminary step ahead of the expected demolition of the building, as two Palestinian men died from Israeli fire. Continue reading
Jan 29 Months after Russians left Ukraine village, trauma and hardship remain By Samya Kullab, Associated Press It has been over 11 weeks since Ukrainian forces wrested back the village of Kalynivske in Kherson province from Russian occupation. But liberation has not diminished the hardship for its residents, both those returning home and the ones who never left. Continue reading
Jan 29 U.S. tested by Israeli-Palestinian violence as Blinken visits Middle East By Matthew Lee, Associated Press What had already been expected to be a trip fraught with tension over differences between the administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government has grown significantly more complicated over the past four days with a spate of… Continue reading
Jan 29 Iran says drone attack targeted a defense factory in city of Isfahan By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the Islamic Republic. Continue reading
Jan 29 UK Conservative Party chairman fired over alleged tax bill misconduct By Mike Fuller, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of the governing Conservative Party on Sunday for a "serious breach" of ethics rules in failing to come clean about a tax dispute. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Tensions high after 2nd shooting in Jerusalem wounds 2 In our news wrap Saturday, tensions remain high after a 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded two people in Jerusalem, floodwaters are receding in Auckland, New Zealand after record-breaking rainfall, Pope Francis clarified his words after saying that being gay… Continue watching
Jan 28 Israel vows to 'strengthen' settlements after 2 shooting attacks in Jerusalem By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis… Continue reading