Feb 20 Returned bodies of 4 Israeli hostages believed to include mother with her infant and toddler By Mohammad Jahjouh, Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The handover on Thursday was a grim reminder of those who died in captivity as the talks leading up to the truce dragged on for over a year. Continue reading
Feb 20 Pope Francis is out of bed, eating and working at hospital while recovering from pneumonia By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press “If you really want him to rest, you have to hospitalize him,” quipped Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, the archbishop of Marseille, France, referring to Francis' work ethic. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 2:29 Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ as he tries to pressure Kyiv to accept deal to end war By Ali Rogin, Eliot Barnhart President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator as he tried to pressure Kyiv to accept a deal to end the war. The U.S. is negotiating those terms directly with Russia. It comes a day after Trump… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Bolsonaro charged with attempting coup after losing Brazil’s election In our news wrap Wednesday, former Brazilian President Bolsonaro has been formally charged with attempting a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election, the Trump administration is ordering New York City to stop its congestion pricing system,… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 7:51 The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999. Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the canal’s… Continue watching
Feb 19 Italian PM Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital as he battles complex respiratory infection By Nicole Winfield, Andrea Rosa, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press The Vatican said Francis' overall condition remained stationary, but that blood tests showed a “slight improvement" in key inflammation indices. Francis also worked in the afternoon with his collaborators, the Vatican said in a late statement. Continue reading
Feb 19 Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula By Eléonore Hughes, Maurico Savarese, Associated Press Brazil’s top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Continue reading
Feb 19 Thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank homes as Israel confronts militants By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled home following recent Israeli military operations across the northern West Bank. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 3:24 Without Ukrainian officials present, U.S. and Russia meet to discuss ending war By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Winston Wilde Russian and U.S. officials met in person for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine more than 1,000 days ago. They aimed to chart a path towards peace and raised the possibility of lifting sanctions they’ve aimed at each other. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 7:54 U.S. foreign policy experts analyze the opening talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn In Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials met with Russian counterparts to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Missing from these talks were Ukrainian and European representatives. Geoff Bennett analyzed the notable absences with Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former senior intelligence officer focused… Continue watching