Oct 05 Northern Thailand tourist city of Chiang Mai inundated by floods, prompting evacuations By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The Chiang Mai city government said the water level of the Ping River, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, was at critically high levels and was rising since Friday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:30 Israeli raids in Lebanon displace a quarter of the country’s population By Leila Molana-Allen The Israeli bombing campaign and ground invasion of Lebanon continue with a quarter of the country's population displaced, most in just the last two weeks. Leila Molana-Allen reports from Saida, on Lebanon's southern coast, as the exhausted and terrified seek… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 6:58 Gazans reflect on one year of living in war, incomprehensible loss and sorrow By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh Monday marks one year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Over this last year, the Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza have exacted a terrible price on Gaza's people. One out of every 20 has been killed or wounded. News… Continue watching
Oct 04 Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Krathon had brought much of the island to a standstill for three days but weakened to a tropical depression early Friday. Continue reading
Oct 04 Israel’s deadliest West Bank strike since Oct. 7 kills a family of four, relatives say By Nasser Nasser, Aref Tufaha, Associated Press Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children. Continue reading
Oct 04 One year later, Israeli survivors reflect on lingering toll of Oct. 7 By Leo Correa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press One year after the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas militants, Israeli survivors reflect on that day's lingering toll. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Biden says he doesn’t know if Netanyahu is holding out on peace deal to influence the U.S. election By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden, in a rare appearance in the White House press briefing room, was responding to comments made by one of his Senate allies this week that he was concerned Netanyahu had little interest in a peace deal in… Continue reading
Oct 04 Israeli airstrikes into southern suburbs of Beirut cut off key crossing between Lebanon and Syria By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Continue reading
Oct 03 In South Korea, rise of explicit deepfakes wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender divide By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The U.S. cybersecurity firm Security Hero called South Korea “the country most targeted by deepfake pornography” last year. In a report, it said South Korean singers and actresses constitute more than half of the people featured in deepfake porn worldwide. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:12 Lebanese civilians increasingly become victims of escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict By Leila Molana-Allen Israeli forces kept up their punishing attacks across southern Lebanon and in the capital Beirut. Civilians have increasingly become victims of this escalating conflict, and now, medical workers are under fire. As special correspondent Leila Molana Allen reports, the strikes… Continue watching