Mar 26 Netanyahu rival becomes parliament speaker, signaling deal By Josef Federman, Associated Press Benny Gantz has spent the past year trying to topple Netanyahu in three inconclusive elections. Continue reading
Mar 26 U.S. indicts Venezuela's Maduro on narcoterrorism charges By Associated Press The shock indictment of a functioning head of state is highly unusual and is bound to ratchet up tensions between Washington and Caracas. Continue reading
Mar 26 New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism The attacks targeting people praying at the mosques a year ago shocked the nation and prompted new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. Continue reading
Mar 25 Canada imposes mandatory self-isolation for those returning to country By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Twitter that the government is making it mandatory to better protect Canada's most vulnerable. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 9:40 Much of the world stands still, but Congress pushes forward on aid deal There are now over 60,000 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, with more than 600 deaths. Much of the country is under orders to stay home. Meanwhile, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are hailing a legislative… Continue watching
Mar 25 UN chief says some warring groups heed call for ceasefires By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. chief points to communist guerrillas in the Philippines announcing a cease-fire from Thursday to April 15 in response to his appeal. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 5:06 As Russia shuts its borders, how widespread is COVID-19 there? By Lucy Taylor Russian cases of COVID-19 have been low until now, according to the country’s government. But there are serious doubts about the veracity of those numbers, especially in Moscow -- Europe’s largest city. For a population accustomed to packing tightly into… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Pompeo warns that Afghan political feud jeopardizes peace In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that a political feud in Afghanistan is jeopardizing peace efforts. He met with President Ashraf Ghani and rival Abdullah Abdullah earlier this week but failed to break their impasse… Continue watching
Mar 25 Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson believed to have died in Iran, family says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The family said in a statement posted on Twitter that it did not have information about how or when Levinson had died, but that it occurred before the recent coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Pompeo accuses China of disinformation campaign on coronavirus By Zoe Rohrich In a media briefing Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China was “the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus. And they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe."… Continue reading