Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania’s first round of presidential voting By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok… Continue reading
Dec 05 South Korea’s ruling party chief signals support for suspending Yoon’s presidential powers By Associated Press The comments by People Power Party leader Han Dong-hun on Friday suggest that his party would change its earlier opposition to the impeachment of President Yoon over his imposition of martial law this week. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:28 Syrian rebels capture city of Hama, dealing another serious blow to Assad government By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Rebels dealt another blow to the Syrian government by capturing a city in the center of the country. Opposition forces took control of Hama, one of the few cities that remained largely under government control since the civil war started… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Macron vows to stay in office after French PM’s ouster In our news wrap Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term after his prime minister was ousted, the manhunt continues for the suspect who stalked and killed United Healthcare CEO… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 9:19 Family of Palestinian chef killed in Israeli drone strike says he was targeted By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi In North Gaza, Mahmod Almadhoun, fed the famished. They called him Chef Mahmoud for running a soup kitchen for the most vulnerable. He opened a school with a sign on the roof in Hebrew and English reading, "Please don’t bomb."… Continue watching
Dec 05 French president Macron vows to stay in office after prime minister resigns By Tom Nouvian, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier. Continue reading
Dec 05 Syrian insurgents deal another setback to Assad by capturing central city of Hama By Bassem Mroue, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Syrian insurgents have swept into the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces. Continue reading
Dec 05 What’s next for Bitcoin as it surpasses $100,000 in post-election rally? By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency, largely accelerated by the election of Donald Trump, rolls on. Continue reading
Dec 05 Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The human rights group said in a report released Thursday in the Middle East that such actions could not be justified by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel, which ignited the war, or the presence of militants in civilian… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 4:13 Chinese hackers have infiltrated at least 8 U.S. telecom companies, White House says By Nick Schifrin The White House said that a broad Chinese hacking operation had infiltrated at least eight American telecommunications companies and that none of them have managed to remove the Chinese hackers from their systems. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching