Feb 03 Your guide to the Winter Olympics By Amna Nawaz The Olympics are here. Sports journalist Christine Brennan talks with Amna Nawaz about covering 22 consecutive Olympic Games, big moments in Olympic history and the sports and athletes to watch this year. Continue reading
Feb 02 Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies By David Klepper, Associated Press Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 3:17 Few of Gaza's sick and wounded allowed to leave through reopened Rafah crossing By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Shams Odeh For the first time in more than a year and a half, Gaza has a border open to the outside world. But Monday’s reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt was limited, and comes after a deadly weekend in Gaza. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 9:15 Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli doctoral student at Princeton University, was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for more than 900 days. Her release last September followed a high-stakes… Continue watching
Feb 02 Epstein victims want former Prince Andrew to testify before lawmakers. He's unlikely to do so By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The pressure for Andrew to testify is growing after the latest release of documents from the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into Epstein revealed further unsavory details about links between the two men. Continue reading
Feb 02 French parliament clears way for Macron's military spending boost in 2026 budget By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press France has adopted its delayed 2026 budget Monday, clearing the way for higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron to confront threats linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Mideast conflicts. Continue reading
Feb 02 Mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela a month after U.S.-imposed government change By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press As the initial shock of the U.S. raid and capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro gives way to a mix of uncertainty, hope and disappointment, a pervasive fear of another attack or more government repression continues to hang over Venezuelans. Continue reading
Feb 02 Kremlin official says U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks will resume this week By Illia Novikov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week after a brief postponement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday, with negotiations taking place against a backdrop of continued front-line fighting and deadly long-range attacks on rear… Continue reading
Feb 02 NATO's credibility as a unified force under U.S. leadership has taken a hit under Trump By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Any deterrence of Russia relies on ensuring that President Vladimir Putin is convinced that NATO will retaliate should he expand his war beyond Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 02 Son of Norway's crown princess arrested on new allegations the day before his rape trial By Kostya Manenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Police said Monday that Marius Borg Høiby was arrested on Sunday evening and is accused of assault, threats with a knife and violation of a restraining order. Continue reading