Dec 26 North Korean troops suffering heavy battlefield losses in Russia, Ukrainian intelligence says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine’s military intelligence said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka in Russia's Kursk region inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units. It said North Korean troops also faced supply issues and shortages of drinking water. Continue reading
Dec 26 PHOTOS: Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations around the world By Silvia Stellacci, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine,… Continue reading
Dec 26 Aid groups concerned after U.S. says it pushed retraction of famine warning for northern Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 26 Manmohan Singh, India’s former prime minister and architect of economic reforms, dies at 92 By Associated Press India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. Continue reading
Dec 26 Thousands escape high-security prison in Mozambique amid post-election riots By Charles Mangwiro, Associated Press Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza. The military says they were militants By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The journalists were working for the local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israel targets Houthis in airstrikes on Yemen’s capital and ports By Josef Federman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. Continue reading
Dec 26 Russian air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash, aviation experts say By Associated Press Aviation experts say that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: At least 38 dead after Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 38 are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Kazakhstan, Ukraine says Russia launched an extensive missile and drone attack on the country’s energy and fuel infrastructure, disrupting heating services for 500,000… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:07 Why Northern Israel residents are hesitant about returning home after 14 months of war By Karl Bostic, Jeffrey Brown, Zeba Warsi The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has brought relative calm in northern Israel, but the road to recovery is long. Tens of thousands have been displaced due to Hezbollah’s rocket attacks. Producer Karl Bostic traveled to Metula and Kiryat Shmona… Continue watching