Apr 06 Houthis say U.S. strikes killed 4, bombing video suggests higher overall death toll in Yemen By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: Israeli military changes its account of killing of 15 medics in Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Israel’s military changed its account of the shooting deaths of 15 emergency workers in Gaza, a second unvaccinated child in Texas died of complications from measles, severe storms and floods continue to soak parts of… Continue watching
Apr 06 Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 32 people, mostly women and children, health officials say By Associated Press Israel last month ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground offensive, carrying out waves of strikes and seizing territory to pressure the militant group to accept a new deal for a truce and release of remaining hostages. Continue reading
Apr 06 Russian attack kills 1 in Kyiv as death toll from strike on Kryvyi Rih rises to 20 By Associated Press One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise. Continue reading
Apr 06 Pope Francis makes first public appearance since leaving the hospital at St. Peter's Square By Silvia Stellacci, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving the hospital two weeks ago after a… Continue reading
Apr 05 'We are cutting up the strip': Israel deploys troops to new corridor across southern Gaza By Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 05 Iran's currency falls to new record low against U.S. dollar as tensions run high By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday, costing over 1 million rials for a single greenback as tensions between Tehran and Washington likely will push it… Continue reading
Apr 04 Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked due to sex abuse allegations, dies at age 94 By David Crary, Associated Press Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died. Continue reading
Apr 04 Comedian Russell Brand charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British police on Friday charged Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been assaulted by the controversial comedian. Continue reading
Apr 04 Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 14 people and injures 50, officials say By Lorne Cook, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Six children were among those killed in the strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region city — the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — in what the region’s leader Serhii Lysak described as an “assault against civilians.”… Continue reading