Mar 20 Taliban frees American man abducted while traveling in Afghanistan over 2 years ago By Eric Tucker, Associated Press George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban's intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully… Continue reading
Mar 20 Finland ranked happiest country in the world. The U.S. falls to its lowest-ever position By Kirsten Grieshaber, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East. Continue reading
Mar 20 Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to local health officials. Hours later, Hamas fired three rockets at Israel without causing casualties, in the first such attack since Israel broke their… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 5:49 Ukraine, Russia to pause attacks on energy infrastructure but still divided on peace deal By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Ukraine and Russia agreed to pause attacks on energy infrastructure following a call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and a day after Trump held similar talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The 30-day agreement could provide a much… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Israel launches ground operation in Gaza after ending ceasefire with Hamas In our news wrap Wednesday, Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza after abruptly ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas, a judge moved the case of Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey, the White House suspended $175 million in federal funding… Continue watching
Mar 19 Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical ventilation mask to breathe as his health improves, Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Francis has been at Rome's Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 for a complex lung infection that turned into pneumonia in both lungs. Continue reading
Mar 19 What Trump and Putin talked about in their hourslong phone call By Associated Press They talked about the fighting in Ukraine, of course. But the U.S. and Russian presidents also chatted about improving relations between Washington and Moscow, peace in the Middle East, global security and even hockey games. Continue reading
Mar 19 Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, an Erdogan rival, as crackdown on opposition escalates By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish police arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. Continue reading
Mar 19 USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam By David Rising, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, leaving tons of dioxin-contaminated soil exposed. Continue reading
Mar 19 Trump suggests to Zelenskyy that U.S. take ownership of Ukrainian power plants for security By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press President Donald Trump has suggested to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. should take ownership of Ukrainian power plants to ensure the critical facilities' security. Continue reading