Nov 19 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: Russian drone and missile attack kills at least 25 in Ukraine In our news wrap Wednesday, a massive Russian drone and missile barrage killed at least 25 people in Ukraine, Israel's military stepped up its strikes on southern Lebanon as it targets what it says are Hezbollah weapons storage facilities, federal… Continue watching
Nov 19 Zelenskyy asks Vatican to formalize mediation role for return of Ukrainians taken by Russia By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war. Continue reading
Nov 19 Iran releases tanker and crew it seized last week By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran has released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and its 21 crew members, days after seizing the ship without explanation. Continue reading
Nov 19 EU rolls out plan to make it easier to deploy tanks and troops at short notice By Sam McNeil, Associated Press The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations. Continue reading
Nov 19 At the first G20 summit held in Africa, leaders urge the rich world to do more against climate disasters By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first summit in Africa. Continue reading
Nov 19 Nigeria’s president postpones G20 trip, vows to intensify efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls By Tunde Omolehin, Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press Nigeria’s president has postponed his trip to this weekend’s Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this week in a northwestern region of the country. Continue reading
Nov 19 Myanmar’s military says it has raided a second major online scam center By Associated Press Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world, which usually involve gaining victims' confidence online with romantic ploys and bogus investment schemes. Continue reading
Nov 19 Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236M sale By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The pieces were up for auction Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. The painting “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save its Jewish subject from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Continue reading
Nov 19 Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Louvre director Laurence des Cars said on Wednesday that the cameras — about 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two… Continue reading
Nov 19 Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine’s Ternopil as Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for Erdogan talks By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The attack hit two apartment blocks, injuring at least 73 people. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of the 476 drones and 48 missiles fired overnight. Continue reading