Dec 29 China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Taiwan says it has placed its forces on alert and called the Beijing government "the biggest destroyer of peace."… Continue reading
Dec 29 WATCH: Trump holds news conference as Netanyahu visits Mar-a-Lago By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side, said he wants to get to the second phase of the Gaza deal “as quickly as we can.”… Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says By Illia Novikov, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Zelenskyy on Sunday and stated that Ukraine and Russia are closer than ever to a peace settlement. Continue reading
Dec 28 Guinea holds first presidential election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win By Associated Press Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya. Continue reading
Dec 28 Preliminary results show Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti's party won snap vote with clear margin By Zana Cimili, Associated Press Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti appeared set for another term in office after his party on Sunday convincingly won an early parliamentary election in the Balkan country, preliminary results showed. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 5:45 What to know about the U.S.-Ukraine talks and proposal to end Russia's war By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Sunday that they are closing in on a peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The two leaders met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida for talks that involved just the U.S. and… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Winter weather drenches Gaza tent camps as Netanyahu heads to U.S. By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, cold rains and winds battered tents housing displaced people in Gaza amid questions about the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Myanmar held the first phase of its general election as civil war rages throughout… Continue watching
Dec 28 Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91 By Thomas Adamson, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. Continue reading
Dec 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy meets with Trump in Florida to discuss end of Russia's war in Ukraine By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Elise Morton, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort, but he acknowledged that negotiations are complex and could still break… Continue reading
Dec 27 Mourners gather in Syrian city of Homs for victims of deadly mosque bombing By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight people killed in a bombing, as an imam warned that the attack could spark more… Continue reading