Dec 24 Watch 6:43 News Wrap: American Airlines temporarily grounds flights amid busy holiday travel season In our news wrap Tuesday, American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical issue, a strike by Starbucks employees expanded to some 5,000 baristas, a man accused of setting a woman on fire in the New York City… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 8:35 Discovery of mass graves in Syria sheds new light on brutality of fallen Assad regime By Simona Foltyn, Dan Sagalyn With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive… Continue watching
Dec 24 Pope Francis kicks off yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's tourism By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press It's a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 7:05 New Zealand's rightward shift ignites mass protests from Indigenous Māori people By Maea Lenei Buhre, Ali Rogin New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new right-wing government has reversed many of those policies and triggered… Continue watching
Dec 24 Palestinians in Bethlehem mark another subdued Christmas Eve during war in Gaza By Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem's economy. Continue reading
Dec 24 Dutch court sentences 5 men invovled in violence around Israeli soccer match in Amsterdam By Molly Quell, Raf Casert, Associated Press The court on Tuesday sentenced one man to 6 months in prison, another to 2 1/2 months, two to 1 month and one to 100 hours of community service. Continue reading
Dec 24 South Korea's opposition party vows to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press If realized, Han's impeachment would further deepen South Korea's political tumult and worries by neighboring countries caused by Yoon's stunning Dec. 3 martial law declaration and ensuing impeachment. Continue reading
Dec 24 'Unprecedented' famine spreading in war-torn Sudan, report says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said Tuesday famine had been detected in five areas in the north eastern African country. Continue reading
Dec 24 UN organization says Syria's new authorities 'very receptive' to investigation into Assad war crimes By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The visit by International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria, was the first since the organization was established by the U.N. General Assembly in 2016 to assist in evidence-gathering and prosecution of individuals responsible for possible war crimes, crimes against… Continue reading
Dec 23 France has a new government. Here's what it needs to do now By Associated Press The new government enters office after months of political deadlock and crisis and pressure from financial markets to reduce France’s colossal debt. Continue reading