May 09 Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of joy in the waves By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Despite the dire humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire remains in place, a handful of Palestinian surfers are finding joy — and relief — riding the waves of the territory’s Mediterranean coastal waters. Continue reading
May 09 Fragile Iran ceasefire appears to hold as Iran warns the U.S. against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared… Continue reading
May 09 Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13 By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The three drone strikes south of Beirut marked another escalation since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on April 17. Continue reading
May 09 Rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption in Indonesia as search continues for 2 more By Associated Press Rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono a day earlier, as search operations continued to find the bodies of two Singaporeans, officials said. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 3:36 U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers raise more questions over negotiations to end war By Nick Schifrin, Daniel Okay As the world waits to hear if there will be diplomatic progress between the U.S. and Iran, on Friday U.S. fighter jets fired on Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the ongoing U.S. blockade. Meanwhile, Secretary… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:41 New U.S. counterterror strategy focuses on drug cartels but omits right-wing extremism By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn American counterterrorism officials are meeting Friday with officials from other allied nations to coordinate efforts against what the U.S. calls “deadly threats from terror groups and non-state actors.” But the recently released U.S. strategy to fight terrorism contains some unusual… Continue watching
May 08 What Russia's low‑key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine By Daria Litvinova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Rumblings of unhappiness with some of the Kremlin’s wartime policies have put the spotlight on Vladimir Putin, who is due to make a speech on Saturday to mark Victory Day, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago. Continue reading
May 08 Prosecutors aim to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-spy By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press The Trump administration moved this week to denaturalize 11 other people accused of crimes, including child sexual abuse and providing material support to terrorists. Continue reading
May 08 U.S. fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz By Adam Schreck, Ben Finley, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect. Continue reading
May 08 Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire, prisoner swap By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced on social media that the ceasefire would run Saturday through Monday. Saturday is Victory Day in Russia, a holiday that commemorates its victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago in World War II. Continue reading