Jan 25 Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unilaterally released 153 war detainees, Red Cross says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The rebels said earlier this week they would limit their attacks on ships in the Red Sea corridor and released the 25-member crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship they seized back in November 2023, as the Gaza ceasefire took hold. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 8:19 Uncertainty looms over Israel’s truce in Lebanon ahead of troop withdrawal deadline By Simona Foltyn There was jubilation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday as hostages and Palestinian prisoners were freed in the latest advance for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israel’s fragile truce in Lebanon appears to be in doubt as this… Continue watching
Jan 25 As ceasefire holds, Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 4 Israeli soldiers By Isabel DeBre, Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 2:42 State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The State Department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. That affects tens of billions of dollars on programs that run from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who interdict fentanyl coming… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: Hamas names 4 Israeli hostages it intends to release next In our news wrap Friday, Hamas announced the names of four Israeli hostages it intends to release as part of the ceasefire deal, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israeli forces might not withdraw from Lebanon by the deadline set in… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 12:03 Holocaust survivor’s family searches for answers while retracing her steps at Auschwitz By Malcolm Brabant Monday marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. One of the youngest survivors was an eight-year-old Polish girl named Rutka. She moved to Canada after the war and took the name Rachel Hyams. Decades later,… Continue watching
Jan 24 In an interview, Putin echoes Trump’s claim that conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided had he been in office By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an interview Friday with Russian state TV, Putin praised Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” focused on U.S. interests. Continue reading
Jan 24 UNICEF says nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather By Gerald Imray, Associated Press UNICEF says it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate crises. Continue reading
Jan 24 As part of the ceasefire, Hamas publishes the names of 4 hostages it plans to release from Gaza on Saturday By Shlomo Benartzi and Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The hostages are to be freed Saturday in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinians imprisoned or detained by Israel. Continue reading
Jan 24 Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’ By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce. Continue reading