May 10 Trump calls Iran's response to ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable' By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”… Continue reading
May 10 Death toll rises to 14 in Pakistan suicide attack as Pakistani Taliban breakaway group claims responsibility By Riaz Khan, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the post in Bannu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, late Saturday, said senior police official Sajjad Khan. Continue reading
May 09 Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day Parade under heavy security By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Continue reading
May 09 Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of joy in the waves By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Despite the dire humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip, where a fragile ceasefire remains in place, a handful of Palestinian surfers are finding joy — and relief — riding the waves of the territory’s Mediterranean coastal waters. Continue reading
May 09 Fragile Iran ceasefire appears to hold as Iran warns the U.S. against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared… Continue reading
May 09 Israeli drone strikes kill 4 near Beirut as southern airstrikes kill at least 13 By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The three drone strikes south of Beirut marked another escalation since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on April 17. Continue reading
May 09 Rescuers find 1 body after volcano eruption in Indonesia as search continues for 2 more By Associated Press Rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono a day earlier, as search operations continued to find the bodies of two Singaporeans, officials said. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 3:36 U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers raise more questions over negotiations to end war By Nick Schifrin, Daniel Okay As the world waits to hear if there will be diplomatic progress between the U.S. and Iran, on Friday U.S. fighter jets fired on Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as part of the ongoing U.S. blockade. Meanwhile, Secretary… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:41 New U.S. counterterror strategy focuses on drug cartels but omits right-wing extremism By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn American counterterrorism officials are meeting Friday with officials from other allied nations to coordinate efforts against what the U.S. calls “deadly threats from terror groups and non-state actors.” But the recently released U.S. strategy to fight terrorism contains some unusual… Continue watching
May 08 What Russia's low‑key Victory Day celebrations reveal about Putin and the war in Ukraine By Daria Litvinova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Rumblings of unhappiness with some of the Kremlin’s wartime policies have put the spotlight on Vladimir Putin, who is due to make a speech on Saturday to mark Victory Day, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago. Continue reading