Dec 03 Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 with fines up to $33 million By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Platforms could face fines of up to $33 million if the regulator enforcing the age limit identifies systemic breaches. Continue reading
Dec 03 Lebanon 'far from' diplomatic normalization with Israel, prime minister says By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Lebanon’s prime minister says his country is “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel. Continue reading
Dec 03 Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt. Continue reading
Dec 03 Texas robotics firm will resume search for MH370 plane that vanished more than 10 years ago By Associated Press Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that a private firm will resume a deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 later this month, more than a decade after the jet vanished without a trace. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 4:43 Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from follow-on strike on suspected drug boat By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The first attack in the Trump administration’s campaign in the Caribbean has become the most contentious. A U.S. official tells PBS News the military struck an alleged drug boat four times on September 2. President Trump and Pete Hegseth defended… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 2:34 Witkoff and Kushner meet with Putin for latest talks to end Russia's war with Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. They were there for the latest round of negotiations on a plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 8:57 'From Hell to Heaven': American describes teen son's release from Israeli jail By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic The day before Thanksgiving was the real celebration for an American family living in the occupied West Bank. Mohammed Ibrahim was released after nearly 10 months in an Israeli prison. The 16-year-old was arrested in February for allegedly throwing stones… Continue watching
Dec 02 WATCH: Hegseth says he 'didn't stick around' after giving order for 1st boat strike on Sept. 2 By Steff Staples Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he learned about the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 hours after giving the order for the first strike. Continue reading
Dec 02 Pope Leo sends message of support to southern Lebanon on final day of his foreign trip By Nicole Winfield, Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV has prayed at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, urging justice for the 218 victims. Continue reading
Dec 02 Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging U.S.-led peace efforts in Ukraine By Associated Press Putin said the Europeans "don't have a peace agenda" and are on the side of war. Continue reading