Mar 31 U.S. airstrikes kill at least 3 around Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Houthis say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspected U.S. airstrikes have struck around Yemen’s rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning. Continue reading
Mar 31 4 things to know about Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement sentence and the political impact By Associated Press French far-right leader Le Pen has been sentenced to a five-year ban on running for public office, a major political earthquake. The ruling, which takes effect immediately, is likely to bar her from running in France’s next presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 31 Kremlin official says Russia views efforts to end Ukraine war as drawn-out process By Associated Press A Kremlin spokesman says Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce. Continue reading
Mar 31 Israeli military orders evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Israel's military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip's southernmost city. Continue reading
Mar 31 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from seeking public office for 5 years after embezzlement verdict By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Le Pen denounced the verdict in an interview with French TV channel TF1 as a “political” move aimed at preventing her from running in the 2027 presidential election and said that millions of French people “are outraged.”… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:37 Aid group describes unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia after deadly earthquake By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic A new 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattled survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake as rescuers worked frantically to pull survivors from the rubble in Myanmar’s second-largest city. In neighboring Thailand, more bodies were pulled from a collapsed building in Bangkok. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:02 How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz, Gerard Edic Earlier this month, two men were convicted in a plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist and women’s rights activist living in New York. Her attempted assassination was orchestrated by the Iranian government, part of more than a… Continue watching
Mar 30 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattles Myanmar as residents struggle to clear rubble By Thein Zaw, David Rising, Grant Peck, Associated Press The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed… Continue reading
Mar 30 Iran rejects direct nuclear negotiations with the U.S. in response to Trump’s letter By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran's response, delivered via the sultanate of Oman, left open the possibility of indirect negotiations with Washington. However, such talks have made no progress since Trump in his first term unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's… Continue reading
Mar 30 Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake By Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon. Continue reading