Dec 03 Palestinian officials say Hamas and Fatah near agreement on overseeing postwar Gaza By Samy Magdy, Josef Federman, Associated Press Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. Continue reading
Dec 03 5 things you probably didn’t know about Notre Dame Cathedral By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral has some surprising stories to tell before it reopens this weekend after five years of restoration. Continue reading
Dec 03 The key players in Syria’s long-running civil war By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages. Continue reading
Dec 03 South Korea’s president lifts martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared likely to be impeached over his actions. He imposed martial law late Tuesday out of frustration with the opposition. Continue reading
Dec 03 Israeli strikes kill at least 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits By Natalie Melzer, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press The strikes came after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles earlier on Monday as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. Continue reading
Dec 03 South Korean president declares emergency martial law, says opposition sides with North Korea By Associated Press The move drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative party, Han Dong-hoon, who called the decision "wrong" and vowed to "stop it with the people."… Continue reading
Dec 03 China bans exports to U.S. of key high-tech materials in response to chip sanctions By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press The 140 companies newly included in the U.S. so-called "entity list" subject to export controls are nearly all based in China. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 10:20 What’s next for the Middle East as Syria’s civil war is suddenly reignited By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Russian and Syrian warplanes targeted civilian areas held by opposition fighters in Syria. It comes days after rebels swept into parts of northwestern Syria that the regime had controlled for years. Nick Schifrin discussed the reignition of the civil war… Continue watching
Dec 02 French government faces no-confidence vote over prime minister’s austerity budget By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Barnier on Monday invoked a rarely used constitutional mechanism to push through the contentious 2025 budget without parliamentary approval, arguing it was essential to maintain stability amid deep political divisions. Continue reading
Dec 02 International Criminal Court chief lashes out at U.S. and Russia over threats and accusations By Molly Quell, Associated Press The president of the International Criminal Court has lashed out at the United States and Russia for interfering with its investigations and calls threats and attacks on the court “appalling.”… Continue reading