Mar 21 Israel orders soldiers deeper into Gaza, vowing to hold more land unless Hamas releases hostages By Sam Mednick, David Rising, Ibrahim Hazboun, Associated Press Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that operations would continue "with increasing intensity until the hostages are released by Hamas."… Continue reading
Mar 20 Ceasefire talks put Zaporizhzhia in the spotlight. What's next for Ukraine's nuclear power plant? By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press During a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, the U.S. leader apparently suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy consider transferring ownership of Ukraine’s power plants to the U.S. for long-term security, according to a U.S. statement. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:14 Top Houthi official says 'we are at war with America' as U.S. resumes strikes By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Houthis are labeled by the U.S. as a terrorist organization supported by Iran. President Trump has once again demanded Iran cease its support and wrote the Houthis “will be completely annihilated.” Nick Schifrin spoke with a top Houthi official… Continue watching
Mar 20 What to know about Greenpeace after it was found liable in the Dakota Access protest case By Hallie Golden, Associated Press A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. The jury found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims and awarded Dallas-based Energy… Continue reading
Mar 20 Month-old girl pulled from rubble in Gaza after airstrike killed her parents By Wafaa Shurafa, Mariam Dagga, Associated Press Rescuers have pulled a 25-day old baby girl alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza's Khan Younis after an airstrike killed her parents and brother. Continue reading
Mar 20 Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman to lead the global Olympic body By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee. She's the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports. Continue reading
Mar 20 Texas company will search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane in new part of Indian Ocean By Associated Press Malaysia’s government has given final approval for a Texas-based marine robotics company to renew the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Mar 20 Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out By Jill Lawless, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Senior military officers from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond met in England on Thursday to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out. Continue reading
Mar 20 Taliban frees American man abducted while traveling in Afghanistan over 2 years ago By Eric Tucker, Associated Press George Glezmann, an airline mechanic from Atlanta, is the third American detainee to be released by the Taliban since January. He was seized by the Taliban's intelligence services in December 2022 and was designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully… Continue reading
Mar 20 Finland ranked happiest country in the world. The U.S. falls to its lowest-ever position By Kirsten Grieshaber, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press The World Happiness Report released on Thursday says the top 20 happiest countries include 14 Western industrial countries, two countries from Latin America and one from the Middle East. Continue reading