Nov 12 Watch 6:45 How Iranians are reacting Trump's election and what it could mean for their lives By Reza Sayah President Biden met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office and reaffirmed his administration’s 'ironclad’ commitment to Israel. The Israeli government says Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza and Herzog said the war would continue until the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:34 'Change might bring something good,' family of Gaza hostages says amid political shakeups By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Biden met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office and reaffirmed his administration’s 'ironclad’ commitment to Israel. The Israeli government says Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza and Herzog said the war would continue until the… Continue watching
Nov 12 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal handling By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when the archbishop’s refusal to accept responsibility for his failure to report the abuse in England and in Africa in 2013 kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches… Continue reading
Nov 12 Top U.S. climate negotiator vows 'we won't revert back' after Trump reelection By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America's clean energy economy won't reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. Continue reading
Nov 12 Haiti's main airport and capital frozen day after plane shot by gangs By Evens Sanon, Associated Press Life in much of the capital was frozen following the wave of violence, which came to a head when gangs shot a Spirit Airlines airplane. Continue reading
Nov 12 Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova resurfaces after not being seen for 20 months By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Human rights activists say imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova has resurfaced after more than 20 months without any communication from her, and has met with her father. Continue reading
Nov 12 Leaders of the world's biggest polluters are skipping UN climate talks By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The climate talks often have the star power of a soccer World Cup, but many big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent. That includes the top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries. Continue reading
Nov 12 Driver kills 35 by ramming car into crowd in China. Police say he was upset about his divorce By Ng Han Guan, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Chinese police say a man rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in China. Continue reading
Nov 12 Israeli airstrikes kill 31 across Gaza and 6 near Beirut By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: U.S. will keep discussing with Israel what steps it needs to take on Gaza aid, White House says By Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if… Continue reading