Dec 11 WATCH: White House says Trump administration plans to 'seize' oil from tanker taken off Venezuela coast By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the U.S. government "does intend to seize the oil" from a tanker that U.S. forces took Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 5:59 U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensions with Maduro By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The United States on Wednesday seized a tanker ship off the coast of Venezuela. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post that a warrant was executed for the crude oil tanker that was once used to transport… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 8:13 Syrian filmmaker gives an inside look at her return home after the fall of Assad regime By Waad Al-Kateab The Assad family's oppressive half-century rule ended one year ago this week, as Bashar al-Assad fled for Russia amid an insurgent takeover after he spent more than 12 years slaughtering his own people. His flight was a moment of joy… Continue watching
Dec 10 U.S. prosecutors move to drop soccer TV rights corruption case By Associated Press U.S. prosecutors have told the Supreme Court that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media company in a corruption case related to the TV rights… Continue reading
Dec 10 South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities. Continue reading
Dec 10 Foreigners allowed to travel to the U.S. without a visa could soon face new social media screening By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register said Customs and Border Protection is proposing collecting five years worth of social media information from travelers from select countries who do not have to get visas to come to the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 10 EU enlargement chief says Ukraine's membership 'inevitable' despite Hungary's objections By Derek Gatopoulos, Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain. Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump says U.S. seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela By Aamer Madhani, Konstantin Toropin, Joshua Goodman, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 10 Building collapse kills at least 22 in Moroccan city of Fez By Sam Metz, Associated Press Morocco's state news agency, MAP, reported the two buildings housed eight families. Sixteen people were injured and taken to the hospital. Authorities said the neighborhood had been evacuated and search and rescue efforts continued. Continue reading
Dec 10 Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel's participation By Jill Lawless, Associated Press This decision follows similar moves by Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia. These countries have withdrawn after organizers refused to expel Israel over its actions in Gaza. Continue reading