Mar 08 Watch 4:56 The historical reality of land ownership in South Africa amid Trump's criticisms By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered… Continue watching
Mar 08 Pope Francis responding well to therapy, showing 'gradual, slight improvement,' Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The 88-year-old pope, who has chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, has remained stable, with no fever and good oxygen levels in his blood for several days, doctors reported in a Vatican… Continue reading
Mar 08 Heavy Russian strikes kill more than 20 people in Ukraine as U.S. withholds intelligence By Associated Press When asked Friday if Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking advantage of the U.S. pause on intelligence-sharing to attack Ukraine, Trump responded: “I think he’s doing what anybody else would.”… Continue reading
Mar 08 More than 1,000 people in Syria have died in 2 days of clashes and revenge killings, monitors say By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of… Continue reading
Mar 08 South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from prison as he awaits trial By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained. Continue reading
Mar 07 Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Panama announced Friday that it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month to move about the country freely until they decide on their next course… Continue reading
Mar 07 Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization for double pneumonia By Nicole Winfield, Maria Cheng, Associated Press Doctors not involved in the pope's care said after three weeks of acute care in the hospital for double pneumonia, they would have hoped to have seen improvement and warned that he was increasingly at risk of secondary infections the longer he… Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump sends letter to Iran's supreme leader amid tensions over country's nuclear program By Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump's overture comes as both Israel and the United States have warned they will never let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon, leading to fears of a military confrontation as Tehran enriches uranium at near weapons-grade levels — something only sought… Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump considers new sanctions on Russia after freezing Ukraine military aid and intel sharing By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago. Continue reading
Mar 07 Russia bombards Ukraine's energy grid after Zelenskyy announces talks next week with the U.S. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Officials say Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night. Continue reading