Dec 30 The message voters around the world sent to leaders in 2024: ‘You’re fired’ By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Some 70 countries that are home to half the world’s population held elections this year, and in many incumbents were punished. Continue reading
Dec 30 Gazan women struggle with a life stripped of privacy in crowded tent camps By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy. Continue reading
Dec 30 South Korean law enforcement seek warrant for impeached President Yoon By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which leads a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power grab that lasted only a few hours, confirmed it requested the warrant on Monday. Continue reading
Dec 30 South Korea inspects Boeing aircraft in effort to find cause of plane crash that killed 179 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Acting President Choi Sang-mok also instructed authorities on Monday to conduct an emergency review of the country's aircraft operation systems. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 3:09 South Korea reels from disastrous airliner crash that kills 179 people aboard By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Gerard Edic South Korea is in mourning following the deadliest air disaster ever on the nation’s soil. Jeju Air Flight 2216 was landing in the southwestern city of Muan following a five-hour trip from Bangkok, Thailand, when tragedy struck. Ali Rogin reports. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Azerbaijan’s president blames Russia for plane crash in Kazakhstan In our news wrap Sunday, Azerbaijan’s president officially blamed Russia for the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani airliner, a new report says Israeli hostages were tortured while being held by Hamas, an Israeli airstrike on two hospitals killed seven people… Continue watching
Dec 29 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu undergoes procedure to have his prostate removed By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Netanyahu, who has had a series of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader. The procedure Sunday comes he manages multiple crises including the war… Continue reading
Dec 29 Musk’s backing of far-right AfD party creates uproar in Germany ahead of key elections By Associated Press Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Continue reading
Dec 29 What we know so far about the deadly Jeju Air passenger plane crash in South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation's history. Here are some things to know about crash. Continue reading
Dec 29 Azerbaijan’s president wants Russia to admit it shot down airliner and ‘punish the guilty’ By Associated Press Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days. Continue reading