Apr 13 Israel intensifies deadly strikes across Gaza and hits a major hospital in the north By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip. Continue reading
Apr 13 Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square By Colleen Barry, Associated Press A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week," in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia. Continue reading
Apr 13 Where Trump’s deportations are sending migrants By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations In the first few months of his second term, President Donald Trump has taken steps to carry out what he has previously said will be “the largest domestic deportation operation” in U.S. history. Experts say recipient countries are likely feeling… Continue reading
Apr 13 Ecuador holds runoff election between incumbent Noboa and leftist opponent González By Gonzalo Solano, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. Continue reading
Apr 13 Russian strikes kill more than 30 in Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The dead included two children, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement. A further 117 people were wounded, including 15 children, it said. Continue reading
Apr 12 Bolsonaro transferred to Brazil’s capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain By Associated Press Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 6:14 What to know about the start of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. under Trump By John Yang, Harry Zahn In Oman on Saturday, the United States and Iran appeared to take the first steps that could lead to a new agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear activities and lift U.S. economic sanctions. The White House described the talks as “very… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Israel cuts off Rafah as it expands military activity in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli forces said they have completely encircled Rafah in southern Gaza, the Trump administration is excluding smartphones, laptops and other electronics from tariffs, Trump said he’s in good shape after his annual physical, and the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Israel cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza, vowing to ‘vigorously’ expand control of territory By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli troops were deployed last week to the new security corridor referred to as Morag, the name of a Jewish settlement that once stood between Rafah and Khan Younis, after the army ordered sweeping evacuations covering most of Rafah, indicating it… Continue reading
Apr 12 No injuries reported after bomb blast near Athens offices of Greek railway company By Derek Gatopoulos, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over a 2023 railway disaster, Greece’s worst, in which 57 people were killed and dozens more injured when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were accidentally put on… Continue reading