Nov 25 Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands protest for release of former prime minister Khan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Authorities say at least one police officer was killed and several officers and demonstrators were injured in clashes. Continue reading
Nov 25 French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for victim’s ex-husband By John Leicester, Associated Press Prosecutors started Monday by focusing on Dominique Pelicot, the man that 71-year-old Gisèle Pelicot was married to for nearly 50 years and who admitted that for years he mixed sedatives into her food and drink so he could rape her… Continue reading
Nov 25 Egyptian officials say 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in rough water on Red Sea By Associated Press The governor says 31 tourists of various nationalities were on board along with 14 crew. Continue reading
Nov 24 Uruguay’s incumbent candidate concedes tight presidential runoff to center-left challenger By Nayara Batschke, Associated Press Orsi's win makes the small South American nation the latest country to rebuke an incumbent party in this landmark election year where voters frustrated with post-pandemic economic malaise have punished ruling parties around the world, from the United States and… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 2:34 News Wrap: Dozens wounded, 1 killed in strikes between Israel and Hezbollah In our news wrap Sunday, a Lebanese Army soldier was killed as Israel and Hezbollah traded cross-border attacks, Netanyahu called the death of a rabbi in the UAE a terror incident, world leaders reached an agreement at COP29 to help… Continue watching
Nov 24 UAE announces 3 arrests after Israel says rabbi who went missing in the country was killed By Tia Goldenberg, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found after he was killed in what it described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.”… Continue reading
Nov 24 Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets, projectiles into Israel in retaliation for Beirut strikes By Kareem Chehayeb, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts… Continue reading
Nov 24 Nations at COP29 agree to $300 billion per year climate funding deal. Here’s what to know By Melina Walling, Associated Press In the wee hours of Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Israel continues deadly airstrikes in Gaza and Lebanon In our news wrap Saturday, a flurry of new nominees is rounding out Trump’s next administration, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in southern Gaza and central Beirut, and the CDC is investigating the country’s first case of bird flu… Continue watching
Nov 23 At least 20 killed by surprise Israeli strikes in central Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire By Abby Sewell, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Continue reading