Sep 02 Watch 9:40 Amid massive protests across Israel, Netanyahu rejects calls to reach cease-fire deal By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran, Mekhi Hill Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said he would not join cease-fire talks over his demand that Israel remain in control of Gaza's border with Egypt. He spoke after thousands of workers walked off their jobs following a night of protests over… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Russian shelling casts shadow on first day of school in Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, Russian shelling on Ukraine wounded three people and cast a shadow over what was to be the first day of the school year there, the U.S. government seized a private plane used by Venezuelan leader… Continue watching
Sep 02 Poland holds funeral Mass for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II massacres By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The remains of Polish civilians including more than 200 asylum patients were exhumed in 2021-2024 from separate mass graves near the town of Chojnice. Continue reading
Sep 02 Netanyahu pushes back against massive protests over Gaza and hostages: ‘No one will preach to me’ By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press In his first public address since Sunday’s mass protests over the discovery of six more dead hostages, the prime minister said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks. Continue reading
Sep 02 5 lessons from ancient architecture for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates By Adriana Zuniga-Teran For millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates. Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuela’s president Maduro, citing sanctions violations By Eric Tucker, Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States. Continue reading
Sep 02 Bronze statue discovered at Titanic wreck site after first expedition in many years By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based company that holds the legal rights to the 112-year-old wreck, has completed its first trip since 2010 and released images from the expedition on Monday. The pictures show a site that continues to change more… Continue reading
Sep 02 At least 14 dead in Philippines due to floods and landslides after Tropical Storm Yagi By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Tropical Storm Yagi slammed into Casiguran town in the northeastern province of Aurora Monday afternoon and gained strength with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour and gusts of 105 kph (65 mph), according to the weather bureau. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Outrage and grief in Israel after 6 more hostages die in Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, the recovery of six more hostages’ bodies from Gaza sparked grief and anger in Israel, Palestinian militants claimed responsibility of the deaths of three Israeli police officers in the occupied West Bank, about 10,000 hotel… Continue watching
Sep 01 Mass polio vaccine drive begins in Gaza with aim of reaching about 640,000 children By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading