Jan 11 Pope Leo XIV baptizes 20 infants in tradition marking end of the Christmas season By Associated Press In his first baptismal ceremony as pope, Leo celebrated the Lord’s gift of faith to the children, saying that it gives sense to the gift of life. Continue reading
Jan 11 Venezuela slowly releases prisoners for 3rd day after goodwill effort announced By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press As of Saturday night, only 16 people imprisoned for political reasons had been released, according to Foro Penal, a Venezuelan advocacy group for prisoners. Eight hundred and four remained imprisoned, the group said. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against Islamic State group in Syria By Associated Press The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. Continue reading
Jan 11 Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran warned that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 2:34 News Wrap: Iran threatens death penalty for protesters as tensions escalate In our news wrap Saturday, human rights watchers say at least 72 people have been killed in Iran as protests near a second week, the U.S. military conducted several large-scale strikes against ISIS in Syria, Trump moved to tighten U.S. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 9:29 Critics call Myanmar's first elections since military coup a sham as civil war rages on By Kira Kay, Kyaw Htet and Jason Maloney, The Bureau for International Reporting The second phase of elections is underway in Myanmar this weekend. It’s the first election since the ruling military regime seized power five years ago, but with major opposition parties barred from participating, leaders jailed and an ongoing civil war… Continue watching
Jan 10 Protests in Iran reach 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Tehran escalated its threats Saturday, with the Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge. Continue reading
Jan 10 Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for U.S. takeover of island By Associated Press “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:26 News Wrap: Zelenskyy says Russia used hypersonic missile to send Europe a message In our news wrap Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's use of a new hypersonic missile was meant to send a message to other European nations, Gaza officials said 13 people were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 9:00 Iranian government threatens further crackdown as protests grow By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Protests across Iran continued to grow despite a nationwide blackout implemented overnight. What started as street marches against crippling inflation in the autocratic state have quickly grown to become one of Iran’s largest protest movements in years. Stephanie Sy reports… Continue watching