May 25 Blinken says U.S. will aid Gaza without helping Hamas By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to "rally international support" to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour to… Continue reading
May 25 Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit amid U.S.-Russia tension By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia in the first months of the Biden… Continue reading
May 25 Mali’s coup leader wrests back control of the government By Baba Ahmed, Krista Larson, Associated Press The move came a day after the two leaders were arrested by the military following their announcement of a Cabinet reshuffle. The move also raised concerns that the new political unrest could further destabilize efforts to control Mali’s long-running Islamic… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: NYC, LA schools to resume in-person learning this fall In our news wrap Monday, schools in New York City and Los Angeles will make a return to full, in-person learning this fall, with remote options unavailable in NYC and available in only some cases in LA. The World Health… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 8:42 EU sanctions Belarus for arresting journalist in Ryanair ‘hijacking’ By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The government of Belarus on Sunday forced an international civilian plane flying over its airspace to land to arrest a passenger, a dissident Belorussian blogger. The move was widely condemned in the United States and in Europe. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 8:10 Migrants meet militarized borders, kidnappers on dangerous chase of the ‘American Dream’ By Tania Rashid, Neil Brandvold This past March, a group of Honduran migrants formed a large caravan fleeing Central America for the United States. President Joe Biden has incentivized Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico to militarize their borders to stop the flow of migrants. Special correspondent… Continue watching
May 24 Belarus president signs tough new law on media restrictions By Associated Press Monday's move by President Alexander Lukashenko came one day after the arrest of a prominent opposition journalist whose commercial flight was forcibly diverted to Belarus because of an alleged bomb threat. Continue reading
May 24 After another war, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight By Fares Akram, Associated Press It took Ramez al-Masri three years to rebuild his home after it was destroyed in a 2014 Israeli offensive. When fighting returned to the area last week, it took just a few seconds for the house to be flattened again… Continue reading
May 24 Blinken off to Middle East to push peace talks after Gaza truce By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Blinken departs Monday for Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt. It will be the Biden administration's highest-level in-person meetings on this month's crisis. Continue reading
May 24 Lava from Congo’s volcano eruption emits toxic gas, 7 more dead By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Mount Nyiragongo turned the sky fiery red on Saturday night and spewed torrents of lava into villages, killing people and destroying more than 500 homes. Continue reading