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
Nov 22 Watch 10:17 Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods By Marcia Biggs, André Paultre, Eric O'Connor Gang warfare in Haiti has displaced about 700,000 people, more than half of them are children. The fighting has sent poverty and hunger skyrocketing and children are caught between the gangs and their tenuous futures. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s business empire at risk amid U.S. indictment for fraud, bribery By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Adani, a major power player in India perceived as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was charged on Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. Continue reading
Nov 22 South Korea claims Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in exchange for sending troops to Ukraine By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The U.S., South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 22 6 tourists died in Laos after alleged methanol poisoning from tainted alcohol. What is methanol, and why was it in drinks? By David Rising, Associated Press The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.”… Continue reading
Nov 22 NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia’s attack with new hypersonic missile By Volodymyr Solohub and Illia Novikov, Associated Press Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the conflict is entering "a decisive phase.”… Continue reading
Nov 22 Hungary’s Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu By Justin Spike, Associated Press In comments to state radio on Friday, Orbán, a close Netanyahu ally, accused the court of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes,” saying the decision to issue the warrant for Netanyahu over his conduct of the war in… Continue reading
Nov 22 Wealthy and developing nations struggle to agree on climate money agreement at COP29, highlighting international wealth gap By Sibi Arasu, Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Michael Phillis, Associated Press A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:11 War crimes court issues warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The world’s top war crimes court issued warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court said they committed crimes against humanity for intentionally depriving Gazans of food and directing attacks against civilians. Israel… Continue watching