Jan 16 Pope Francis injures right arm after falling for second time in less than six weeks By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The pope didn’t break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican said in a statement. Continue reading
Jan 16 Starmer and Zelenskyy sign ‘100-year partnership’ agreement between UK and Ukraine By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, part of a European show of support and promises to keep helping Ukraine endure in its nearly three-year war with Russia. Continue reading
Jan 16 South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Yoon had avoided several requests to appear for questioning before the anti-corruption agency and police carried out a major law enforcement operation involving hundreds of personnel to detain him at his residential compound in Seoul. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Blinken defends U.S. policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel's war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached. Continue reading
Jan 16 Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics By Mogomotsi Magome, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year. Continue reading
Jan 16 Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘last-minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza cease-fire deal By Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Netanyahu signaled there were issues with the deal shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar announced it was complete. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:10 Israel, Hamas reach a hostage and ceasefire deal that could end 15 months of war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev After nearly a year and a half of war in Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal was struck between Israel and Hamas. The deal was mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar and will begin this weekend. The Biden… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 7:32 Mideast experts analyze the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and its chances of holding By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the Israel and Hamas hostage and ceasefire deal that could end the 15-month war in Gaza, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 5:47 Father of Israeli-American hostage reacts to deal, ‘the brink of ending this madness’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn We're looking at the Israel-Hamas ceasefire through the lens of the families whose loved ones have been held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen. He was kidnapped from the kibbutz… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 4:05 Los Angeles officials face tough questions about preparedness and firefighting strategy By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins It’s been more than a week since two of the most destructive wildfires in California history broke out within hours of each other in Los Angeles. Both blazes remain active and uncontained, and Angelenos again held their breath while firefighters… Continue watching