Feb 05 Iran welcomes Trump's move to cut foreign aid and hints it's ready for nuclear negotiations By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. Continue reading
Feb 05 Hermoso was pressured to downplay Rubiales kiss, the Spain player's teammate and brother say in court By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press Rafael Hermoso said in court that former women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda asked him to tell Jenni to record a video together with the former president to show she was OK with the kiss. Continue reading
Feb 05 Here's a look at the serious obstacles Trump's Gaza plan faces By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press If Trump pushes ahead anyway, it could undermine the Gaza ceasefire, stop the release of hostages held by Hamas and further delay Israel's hope-for normalization with Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Feb 05 At least 11 dead including the gunman in Sweden's worst mass shooting By Aleksandar Furtula, Sergei Grits, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Police believe the perpetrator acted alone but hadn't said by Wednesday if he was a student or what his motive may have been. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Around 10 people killed in mass shooting at education center in Sweden In our news wrap Tuesday, a gunman opened fire and killed about 10 people at an education center for adults in Sweden, crews recovered the remains of all 67 victims from last week's aircraft collision in Washington, Maryland officials unveiled… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 7:51 'Netanyahu was an impediment' to getting uncle released sooner, niece of hostage says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn On Saturday, American Keith Siegel was brought on stage in Gaza City and paraded in front of a crowd and quickly escorted away. He had been held hostage by Hamas for 484 days. Siegel and his wife were kidnapped from… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 6:56 Nir Oz begins long process of rebuilding from Oct. 7 attacks By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic, Zeba Warsi There are many kibbutzes that border Gaza and were attacked on Oct. 7 by Hamas. One with perhaps the highest death toll and greatest destruction is Nir Oz. As some of its members were released this past weekend after nearly… Continue watching
Feb 04 What to know about the El Salvadorian mega-prison Trump has promised to send U.S. prisoners By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press The U.S. cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said from Costa Rica that "we have a Constitution" but called the offer very generous. Continue reading
Feb 04 Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear power sites bring scrutiny on Kyiv By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Only in the fall, after Ukrainian intelligence agencies warned of potential strikes targeting nuclear transmission facilities, was action taken to begin building protection, the officials said — far too late in the event of an attack. Continue reading
Feb 04 As quakes rattle Greek islands, brave tourists have Santorini to themselves By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Thousands of residents and seasonal workers have left the Cycladic Islands as quakes up to magnitude 5 have been recorded in the volcanic region since Friday. Continue reading