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
Jan 26 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: U.S. economy shows new signs of slowing after repeated interest rate hikes In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy shows new signs of slowing after repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, 11 people died in Ukraine during a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks, the FBI says it… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 8:17 Tensions rise after Israeli forces kill several Palestinians during West Bank raid By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Cai Pigliucci Thursday was the deadliest day in the occupied West Bank in two decades. Israeli forces raided Jenin and killed 9 people. In response, the Palestinian Authority cut security coordination with Israel. There were also reports of rocket fire into Israel… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:04 New alcohol research shows drinking small amounts can still be harmful to health By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Canadian health authorities had previously said that a low risk amount of alcohol was about ten drinks per week. Now a panel of advisors to the government, citing some of this research on alcohol’s impacts, suggested lowering that to two… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 6:25 Exhibit showcases Puerto Rican artists' reaction to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet A response from artists to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is billed as the first major U.S. Museum exhibition of Puerto Rican art in nearly 50 years. The 2017 disaster inspired some 50 works by 20 Puerto Rican artists based… Continue watching
Jan 26 Iran has enough enriched uraniam to build 'several' nuclear weapons, UN says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build “several” nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations' top nuclear official is now warning. Continue reading
Jan 26 Egypt unveils tombs and sarcophagus in new excavation outside of Cairo By Mohamed Wagdy, Associated Press The excavation team said Thursday that the items lay beneath an ancient stone enclosure within the necropolis and date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of Egypt's ancient Old Kingdom. Continue reading
Jan 26 International Criminal Court judges reopen probe into Philippines 'war on drugs' By Mike Corder, Associated Press International Criminal Court judges have cleared the way for the court's prosecution office to resume its investigation into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines. Continue reading