Nov 23 U.S. senators say Rubio told them Trump's Ukraine peace plan is Russian 'wish list' By Rob Gillies, Will Weissert, Associated Press Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians… Continue reading
Nov 23 Israel says it killed Hezbollah's chief of staff in first strike on Beirut in months By Fadi Tawil, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: Bolsonaro arrested days before starting prison sentence over coup attempt In our news wrap Saturday, police arrested former Brazilian President Bolsonaro after he allegedly tried to escape house arrest, Israel launched airstrikes into Gaza despite the ongoing ceasefire, classrooms closed across parts of Nigeria after mass kidnappings at schools, and… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 9:07 Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon nearly a year since ceasefire began By Leila Molana-Allen Next week marks one year since the ceasefire that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. During that time, fighting on the ground has continued. Just this week, Israel launched strikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least a dozen people. Continue watching
Nov 22 More than 300 schoolchildren abducted in attack on Catholic school in Nigeria, authorities say By Associated Press A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. Continue reading
Nov 22 Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five senior Hamas members were killed. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24… Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: Trump says U.S. peace plan not his final offer to Ukraine's Zelenskyy By Associated Press Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, President Donald… Continue reading
Nov 22 Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Continue reading
Nov 22 COP30 climate talks end in Brazil without roadmap to phase out fossil fuels By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the agreement doesn’t include an explicit detailed map to… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 9:16 Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose… Continue watching