Jan 22 Watch 5:20 Gazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump’s Middle East envoy said he would soon travel there and be part of a team of “outside observers” to ensure safety during the days-old ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Nick Schifrin reports on the relative quiet in Gaza… Continue watching
Jan 22 Preparing for Trump deportations, Mexican border states erect migrant shelters By Felix Marquez, Associated Press Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration. Continue reading
Jan 22 China’s relations with U.S. partners improving as Trump brings more unilateralist approach to White House By Ken Moritsugu, Didi Tang, Associated Press China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House. Continue reading
Jan 22 Afghans who risked their lives to help American troops blocked by Trump administration from resettling in U.S. By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops… Continue reading
Jan 22 Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire? By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns. Continue reading
Jan 22 Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana By Brian Melley, Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:03 News Wrap: American Ryan Corbett released from Afghanistan in prisoner swap with Taliban By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a prisoner swap between the U.S. and the Taliban secured the release of American Ryan Corbett from Afghanistan, two top Israeli generals resigned over the military's failure to stop the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Turkey… Continue watching
Jan 21 Heads of TSA, Coast Guard fired on Trump’s first full day in office By Josh Funk, Associated Press President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory… Continue reading
Jan 21 Palestinians return to rubble in ‘ghost towns’ of Gaza By Tia Goldenberg, Abdel Kareem Hana, Associated Press Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting. Continue reading
Jan 21 Trump executive order suspends U.S. foreign assistance for 90 days By Matthew Lee, Associated Press It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already been appropriated by Congress and is obligated to be spent, if not already spent. Continue reading