Oct 19 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling. Several aspects of Trump’s statement make it wrong. Continue reading
Oct 19 Bolivia holds tight presidential runoff as voters seek a leader to lift them from crisis By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Bolivians voted on Sunday in an unprecedented presidential runoff between two conservative, capitalist candidates, ushering in a new political era after almost 20 years of one-party rule by the Movement Toward Socialism party. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and cuts off U.S. aid to the country By Chris Megerian, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Trump said Sunday, escalating the friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin America. Continue reading
Oct 19 Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to respect ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey By Riazat Butt, Associated Press Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, pledged on Sunday to respect a ceasefire. Continue reading
Oct 19 Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 19 Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire meant to halt more than two years of war. Health officials said at least nine Palestinians… Continue reading
Oct 18 U.S. warns of ‘credible reports’ Hamas is planning attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Israel says Rafah crossing will remain closed until hostage bodies are returned By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Hamas blamed its slow progress in returning hostage remains on lack of machinery to dig through rubble in Gaza, Trump says two survivors detained after a U.S. strike on a vessel in the Caribbean will… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:31 Massive leak exposes how China’s ‘Great Firewall’ is being exported to other countries By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery For years, China’s government has used what’s known as the “Great Firewall” to censor the internet inside its country and block access to select foreign websites. Now, a document leak shows that a little-known Chinese company is exporting these tools… Continue watching
Oct 18 Houthi rebels raid a UN facility in Yemen’s capital, but all staff are reported safe By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Saturday’s raid was the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the U.N. and other international organizations working in rebel-held areas in Yemen. Continue reading