Nov 08 International leaders prepare for a world with Trump leading U.S. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Trump has threatened to pull out of NATO and walk away from Ukraine and Taiwan. His backers say he's simply more judicious than past U.S. presidents about which battles and alliances to engage in. Continue reading
Nov 08 5 people hospitalized after attackers assault Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam By Mike Corder, Associated Press Peter Holla, the city’s acting police chief, told a news conference that the fans were “willfully attacked.” He said people on scooters staged “hit-and-run” attacks, making it difficult for police to track them down. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Hurricane Rafael damages Cuba’s already vulnerable power grid In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Rafael left a trail of destruction in Cuba and left millions in the dark, California's "Mountain Fire" northwest of Los Angeles has exploded fifteen times in size since yesterday, climate scientists say this year… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 5:47 Ukraine loses ground to Russia as Trump win leaves future U.S. support in doubt By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Russian President Putin said Ukraine would have to stay out of NATO for there to be peace while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he wouldn't agree to a cease-fire unless it included security guarantees. During the campaign, Donald Trump said he… Continue watching
Nov 07 Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey By Marc Levy, Associated Press It was McCormick’s second time running, this time with a clear primary and former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, after he lost narrowly to the Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022’s expensive seven-way primary. Continue reading
Nov 07 A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down By Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The law could also be seen as a form of collective punishment and as discriminatory, because it appears to only apply to Arab citizens and residents, and not to family members of Jews convicted under terrorism laws. Continue reading
Nov 07 Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victory in first public comments on U.S. vote By Associated Press The Kremlin earlier welcomed Trump’s claim that he could negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine “in 24 hours” but emphasized that it will wait for concrete policy steps. Continue reading
Nov 07 Carbon pollution from high-flying rich in private jets soars By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press “The problem is that the 26,000 aircraft and the individuals using them will say ‘We are just a small group. We are not relevant in terms of emissions.’ But everybody else will look at the small group and say, 'Look… Continue reading
Nov 07 An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia is aiming to save and stockpile its missiles, which are much more powerful than drones, Kovalenko claimed on Thursday, though Russia has used missiles effectively in its campaign to knock out Ukraine’s power grid. Continue reading
Nov 07 European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again By Melina Walling, Associated Press A United Nations report this year said that since the mid-1800s on average, the world has already heated up 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.3 degrees Fahrenheit) — up from previous estimates of 1.1 degrees (2 degrees Fahrenheit) or 1.2 degrees (2.2… Continue reading