Jan 04 As ceasefire talks resume, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza, hospital workers say By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people, including at least two children, on Saturday in Gaza, hospital staff said, while a new effort at ceasefire talks was underway in Qatar after nearly 15 months of war. Continue reading
Jan 04 Austria’s chancellor says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. Continue reading
Jan 04 Biden administration notifies Congress of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The weapons package would add to a record of at least $17.9 billion in military aid that the U.S. has provided Israel since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, launched the war. Continue reading
Jan 03 Israeli strikes kill at least 30 people, including children, in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume. Continue reading
Jan 03 Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $15 billion proposal to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlier vow on the presidential campaign trail to prevent the acquisition of Steeltown USA’s most storied… Continue reading
Jan 03 South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean investigators have left the president's official residence after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: At least 40 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people with one strike hitting a tent camp that Israel had designated as a safe zone, South Korean investigators are carrying out a warrant to… Continue watching
Jan 02 ‘Dinosaur highway’ dating back 166 million years discovered in England By Brian Melley, Associated Press Researchers in England have unearthed nearly 200 dinosaur tracks that date back 166 million years. Continue reading
Jan 02 Impeached South Korean President Yoon issues defiant message over arrest warrant By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s anti-corruption agency on Friday dispatched investigators to execute a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as hundreds of his supporters are gathered at his residence in Seoul, vowing to block their approach. Continue reading
Jan 02 Israeli strikes kill at least 40 people in Gaza, including several children, officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press One strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have been huddling in damp winter weather. Continue reading