Feb 07 Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win By Mari Yamaguchi, Foster Klug, Associated Press Polls opened Sunday in parliamentary elections that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda. Continue reading
Feb 07 Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few are allowed through By Wafaa Shurafa, Adam Geller, Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Far fewer people than expected have crossed the Rafah border crossing due to disagreements, delays and restrictions negotiated by Israeli, Egyptian, Palestinian and international officials. Continue reading
Feb 07 Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including 8 children, a doctors’ group said. Continue reading
Feb 07 Trump to hold first Board of Peace meeting this month in Washington By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 07 U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, Zelenskyy says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four‑year war. Continue reading
Feb 06 With a deadlocked front line, the state of Ukraine peace talks and what Putin wants By Nick Schifrin American-led diplomacy restarts as the war in Ukraine rages on and unprecedented attacks plunge Kyiv into cold and darkness. How long can Ukraine hold out? How long can Russia wage war? And why has Trump failed to find a path… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch With a deadlocked front line, the state of Ukraine peace talks and what Putin wants By Nick Schifrin, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert American-led diplomacy restarts as the war in Ukraine rages on and unprecedented attacks plunge Kyiv into cold and darkness. How long can Ukraine hold out? How long can Russia wage war? And why has Trump failed to find a path… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 5:22 U.S. restarts nuclear diplomacy with Iran amid escalating threats. Here's what to know By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The U.S. faced two very different nuclear challenges across two continents Friday. For the first time since last year’s war with Iran, U.S. and Iranian diplomats restarted indirect talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. And for the first time, the U.S. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:31 One-on-one with Ambassador Huckabee on what's next for Gaza and the Middle East By Geoff Bennett As the Trump administration advances its vision for rebuilding Gaza and reshaping how the territory is governed, critical issues remain unresolved as the ceasefire moves into its next phase. Geoff Bennett speaks with Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, for… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 11:15 Trump administration's visa freeze upends work and life for many U.S. families By Liz Landers, Maea Lenei Buhre This week, the Trump administration was sued for a sweeping pause of immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries. The freeze, which began last month, comes on top of full or partial travel and visa restrictions on citizens from… Continue watching