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
Jan 27 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue In our news wrap Friday, new violence erupted in the Middle East when a Palestinian gunman opened fire near a synagogue in east Jerusalem, the head of the UN Refugee Agency accused Russia of kidnapping Ukrainian children and the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 7:46 Why so many Americans know little about the history of the Holocaust By John Yang, Tommy Walters International Holocaust Remembrance Day comes at a moment when there is growing worry about antisemitism in the U.S. and around the world. There's also been concern that too many people don't know enough about what happened during the Holocaust. John… Continue watching
Jan 27 Spain's government under pressure to do more to combat gender-based crime By Raquel Redondo, Associated Press A spate of gender-based violence, coupled with the early release of several sex offenders, has increased pressure on Spain's left-wing government, which strongly plays up its feminist credentials, to do more to protect women from abuse. Continue reading
Jan 27 Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue amid rising violence By Isabel Debre, Associated Press A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before he was shot and killed by police, officials said. Continue reading
Jan 27 Palestinians bury dead as tensions escalate with Israel By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Palestinians marched in anger Friday as they buried the last of 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 27 Latest Russian shelling kills at least 10 in Ukraine's Kherson By Associated Press Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others in a day, the office of Ukraine's president reported Friday. Continue reading
Jan 26 Blinken headed to Middle East as U.S. expresses alarm over growing violence By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend amid a sharp spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence that has alarmed the Biden administration. Continue reading