Jan 19 Watch 5:29 Father of U.S.-Israeli hostage hopeful for son’s release as Gaza ceasefire gets underway By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Three women are back on Israeli soil for the first time in 15 months since they were kidnapped in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and held captive in Gaza, as a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect… Continue watching
Jan 19 Taliban deputy presses leader to end education bans on Afghan women and girls By Associated Press A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump’s inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the inauguration. Xi is sending his vice president as his representative. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supporters of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon riot over his formal arrest By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Hours after South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested, triggering rioting by his supporters, his lawyers said Sunday that he remains defiant in his refusal to answer questions over the probe into his declaration of martial law last month. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on start of Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sunday said “the guns in Gaza have gone silent” under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he outlined in May. Continue reading
Jan 19 Three Israeli hostages arrive in Israel as fragile ceasefire with Hamas clears first hurdle By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 4:16 Why Netanyahu announced a last-minute snag in Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Just 12 hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to go into effect, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said it would not go forward until Hamas made good on its agreement to provide a list of hostages they’re… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: TikTok plans to go dark in the U.S. on Sunday when ban takes effect In our news wrap Saturday, TikTok says it will go dark for its U.S. users on Sunday as Trump signaled he may give the app a 90-day reprieve, crews are working to move Trump’s inauguration into the Capitol Rotunda due… Continue watching
Jan 18 South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached and detained President Yoon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Yoon, who has been in detention since he was apprehended on Wednesday, faces potential rebellion charges linked to his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, which set off the country’s most serious political crisis since its democratization in the… Continue reading
Jan 18 Russian attack kills at least 3 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel stores By Associated Press Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with a barrage of drones and missiles Saturday, leaving at least three people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes. Continue reading