Oct 16 Italy brings first migrants of thousands to Albanian port to process asylum request By Llazar Semini, Associated Press An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters. Continue reading
Oct 16 Zelenskyy outlines ‘victory plan’ for Ukraine but says Western partners are pressuring to negotiate with Russia By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his plan to win his country's fight against Russia's invasion could bring peace next year. Continue reading
Oct 16 Israeli airstrike in Lebanon kills at least 21 in town that has seen its share of deadly attacks By Kareem Chehayeb, Mohammed Zaatari, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 4:37 U.S. warns Israel it could cut arms shipments unless more aid allowed into Gaza By Nick Schifrin The push and pull of the U.S.-Israel relationship was on full display Tuesday as the U.S. warned Israel it could cut off arms shipments unless it allowed more aid into Gaza. But at the same time, the nations appear to… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 4:55 Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill civilians and threaten safe havens for the displaced By Leila Molana-Allen The U.S. said Tuesday it did not approve of Israel's bombing campaign in Beirut over the last several weeks that has led to major civilian casualties. Far from Beirut in northern Lebanon, a deadly Israeli airstrike targeted one Hezbollah member… Continue watching
Oct 15 Trump won’t confirm whether he has spoken with Putin, but says it would be ‘smart’ if he did By Associated Press Journalist Bob Woodward reported in his new book, “War,” that former President Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height… Continue reading
Oct 15 How a homophobic soccer chant became a costly embarrassment for Mexico By Carlos Rodriguez, Associated Press Multiple sanctions from FIFA and campaigns by Mexican soccer officials to educate fans have not been able to stamp it out. Continue reading
Oct 15 UN calls for investigation into Israeli airstrike on apartment in Lebanon that killed 22 By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The United Nations is calling for an independent investigation into an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in northern Lebanon that killed at least 22 people. Continue reading
Oct 15 How a killing at a Sikh temple led to Canada and India expelling each other’s diplomats By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Relations between India and Canada are at a low point as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over an ongoing dispute about the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Continue reading
Oct 15 Israel tells U.S. it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, White House officials say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month. Continue reading