Apr 06 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets at Israel, raising tension as Passover begins By Isabel Debre, Sam McNeil, Associated Press Militants have fired a barrage of rockets from Lebanon at Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, forcing people across Israel’s northern frontier into bomb shelters, wounding at least one person and ratcheting up regional tensions as Israelis celebrated the… Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: White House holds briefing after releasing report blaming Trump for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos By Associated Press The White House on Thursday publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called "hotwash" of U.S. policies around the ending of the nation's longest war, taking little responsibility for its own actions. Continue reading
Apr 06 Saudi and Iranian envoys meet in Beijing to restore diplomatic ties By Malak Harb, Associated Press The agreement Thursday in Beijing came during a meeting by the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers and a month after China had brokered the initial reconciliation agreement between the two countries. Continue reading
Apr 06 China denounces U.S.-Taiwan meeting, vows 'forceful measures' By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China is vowing reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying the U.S. is on a “wrong and dangerous road.”… Continue reading
Apr 06 Japanese military searching for crashed helicopter carrying 10 crew By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The head of the Ground Self Defense Force, Yasunori Morishita, says the Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on Thursday afternoon while on a reconnaissance mission north of Miyako island. Continue reading
Apr 06 Coal burning capacity climbs worldwide despite pledges to reduce use By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that's the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Tornado in southeastern Missouri kills at least 5 people In our news wrap Wednesday, a tornado killed at least five people in southeastern Missouri in the second round of severe weather to strike the region in less than a week, former Vice President Pence will testify in the Justice… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 9:13 How McCarthy's meeting with president of Taiwan could impact U.S.-China relations By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn For the first time, a Taiwanese president met a Speaker of the House on U.S. soil. Wednesday's meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and more than a dozen lawmakers took place despite Beijing’s threats of a serious response. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 11:38 Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Twenty years ago, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. With them, and waiting for them in Baghdad, were hundreds of journalists who would go on to document a war that took a brutal toll on Iraq, on many soldiers and marines and… Continue watching
Apr 05 U.S. House Speaker McCarthy, Taiwan president meet as China protests By Michael R. Blood, Lisa Mascaro, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Wednesday's meeting in California is underscoring growing support among U.S. lawmakers for the self-ruled island as tensions rise with rival China. Continue reading