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
Feb 04 China tries to minimize impact of suspected spy balloon after Blinken cancels visit By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions. He said he had told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 04 Analysis: What to know about Peru's ongoing, Indigenous-led protest movement By Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Lima amid violent clashes with police. The protest movement could be taking cues from earlier mobilizations in neighboring Bolivia. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:29 Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. raises tensions in already strained relationship By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Defense Department officials are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that is making its way across the central part of the U.S. Senior officials say it’s maneuverable, designed for surveillance and Beijing was “trying to fly this balloon over sensitive… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Winter storm may bring coldest weather in decades to Northeast In our news wrap Friday, some of the coldest weather in decades descended on the Northeast and New England, the U.S. announced another big military package for Ukraine including longer-range rockets, Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan urging the country's… Continue watching