May 22 Palestinian children suffering from malnutrition overwhelm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Sarah El Deeb, Sam Mednick, Associated Press More than 9,000 children in Gaza have been treated for malnutrition this year, according to the U.N. children’s agency, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year. Continue reading
May 22 These are the DC shooting victims who worked for the Israeli Embassy By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel identified the victims as Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky. They were leaving a young diplomats event at the Capital Jewish Museum that was meant to “foster unity and celebrate Jewish heritage” when they were killed on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 22 2 Israeli Embassy staff members killed in DC shooting By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press The stunning attack prompted Israeli missions to beef up their security and lower their flags to half-staff. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:34 Trump confronts South African president in tense Oval Office meeting By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A stunning scene unfolded in the Oval Office as President Trump met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump unexpectedly played videos that he says prove his claims that South Africa is committing genocide against white farmers there. The South African… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Judge says deportations to South Sudan violate court order In our news wrap Wednesday, a judge says the Trump administration violated a court order when it shipped migrants to South Sudan, the Pentagon accepted a jet from Qatar for President Trump to use, Israeli airstrikes killed more than 80… Continue watching
May 21 Putin visits Kursk region following Moscow’s claim that it drove out Ukrainian forces By Associated Press President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 21 World’s supply of clean energy minerals is concentrated in fewer countries, report says By David McHugh, Alexa St. John, Associated Press The world's sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry and hit consumers with higher prices, a report said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 21 Trump says there’s a ‘genocide’ in South Africa, but white Afrikaner farmers reject that claim By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Both white and Black farmers and even conservative white Afrikaner groups denied the Trump administration’s “genocide” and land seizure claims that led the U.S. to cut all financial aid to South Africa. Continue reading
May 21 Fact-checking Trump’s claims of white farmer ‘genocide’ in South Africa By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact White farmers have been murdered in South Africa, but those murders account for such a small percentage of the country's total and do not amount to genocide, experts say. Continue reading
May 21 Iran says despite U.S. demands, it will never stop enriching uranium By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran’s top diplomat is insisting that Tehran will never stop enriching uranium. It further underlines the Islamic Republic’s red line in negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. Continue reading