Jan 21 Rubio meets with Quad countries on Day 1 as secretary of state By David Rising, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than… Continue reading
Jan 21 Billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024, at least five trillionaires expected in next decade, anti-poverty group says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The anti-poverty group Oxfam International's latest report on global inequality is calling for caps on CEO pay, better salaries for workers, and echoes former President Joe Biden's call for higher taxes on the wealthiest to get them to pay their… Continue reading
Jan 21 Taliban says 2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in prisoner exchange By Associated Press Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. Continue reading
Jan 21 Hotel fire at ski resort in Turkey leaves at least 66 dead and 51 injured By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey's interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at least 66 people and injured at least 51 other people. Continue reading
Jan 21 Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures as military launches major operation in West Bank By Melanie Lidman, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Israel's top general has resigned, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 6:06 Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump’s return By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump vowed that the State Department will have an "America first" foreign policy. Nick Schifrin discussed how the world is responding to Trump's inauguration with Jens Stoltenberg, the most recent secretary general of NATO who will become the chairman… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: 3 Israeli hostages released as ceasefire appears to be holding By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Israeli hostages have been reuniting with loved ones as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding, humanitarian aid trucks are flowing into Gaza as part of the agreement, a British teen pleaded… Continue watching
Jan 20 WATCH: Saying he wants to be ‘peacemaker and unifier,’ Trump vows to rename ‘Gulf of America’ By Hannah Grabenstein President Donald Trump said in his second inaugural address Monday that he would “build the strongest military the world has ever seen.”… Continue reading
Jan 20 Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire takes hold By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have been freed by Israel after three hostages left Hamas captivity in an exchange that took place after 15 months of collective grief and anxiety. Continue reading
Jan 20 Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis says Donald Trump's plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a "disgrace."… Continue reading