Sep 08 Israel demolishes high-rise building in Gaza City as part of ramped-up offensive By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City after warning residents to evacuate as part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city. Continue reading
Sep 07 Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at U.S. Open for 6th Grand Slam title By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Sunday's showdown was the third Grand Slam tournament in a row where these elite, young rivals met to decide the champion. Continue reading
Sep 07 How vaccines changed the world and the public health challenges that persist By Mariel Ferragamo, Council on Foreign Relations Vaccination campaigns have nearly eradicated some of the most deadly and transmissible diseases. However, against a backdrop of a rising tide of vaccine hesitancy, and U.S. leaders pulling global support, outbreaks are cropping up again. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: South Korea negotiates release of workers detained in U.S. raid By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, South Korea reached a deal with the U.S. to release hundreds of South Korean workers detained in last week’s immigration raid on a Hyundai plant in Georgia, Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:54 Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s elites and shrinking middle class, and turned violent after a delivery… Continue watching
Sep 07 South Korea reaches deal with U.S. to return home 300 workers detained in Hyundai plant raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 07 Israel steps up Gaza City attacks while Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in rare hit By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In Gaza City, the Israeli military on Sunday leveled another high-rise tower that housed hundreds of displaced Palestinians and urged people to move south as it intensifies its offensive on the city. Continue reading
Sep 07 Pope Leo XIV canonizes ‘God’s influencer’ Carlo Acutis as the first millennial saint By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.”… Continue reading
Sep 07 Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after his party suffered historic defeat in July election By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Ishiba had resisted demands from opponents further to the right within his own party to resign. He argued that he wanted to avoid a political vacuum at a time when Japan faces key domestic and international challenges, including U.S. tariffs,… Continue reading
Sep 07 Russia damages Kyiv government building in the largest aerial attack since war began By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Russia hit Ukraine's capital with drone and missiles Sunday in the largest aerial attack since the war began, killing four people across the country and damaging a key government building. Continue reading