Nov 04 Volcanic eruption triggers fires, killing at least 10 in Indonesia By Jakobus Herin, Associated Press Photos and videos circulated on social media showed tons of volcanic debris covering houses up to their rooftops in villages like Hokeng, where hot volcanic material set fire to houses. Continue reading
Nov 04 Israel ends agreement with UNRWA, main provider of aid for Palestinian refugees By Associated Press The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had notified the U.N. of the cancellation of an agreement dating back to 1967 that facilitates UNRWA's work. Continue reading
Nov 04 Cuba prepares as storm in Caribbean shows signs of strengthening By Associated Press The forecasted storm was expected to move near Jamaica by late Monday and be near or over the Cayman Islands late Tuesday into Wednesday. It could be near hurricane strength when it passes near the Cayman Islands. Continue reading
Nov 03 Moldova's pro-Western president wins reelection in runoff shaken by alleged Russian meddling By Stephen McGrath, Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press Moldovan President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud and intimidation. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 2:21 News Wrap: Israeli attacks kill dozens of people in Gaza and Lebanon In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 Palestinians across Gaza amid Israel’s renewed offensive against Hamas, the U.S. State Department said an Iranian-American journalist is believed to have been detained in Iran for several months, angry… Continue watching
Nov 03 Israel says it conducted a ground raid in Syria and seized a Syrian citizen connected to Iran By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Israeli military said Sunday it has carried out a ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. It was the first time in the current war that Israel announced its troops operated in Syrian territory. Continue reading
Nov 03 An Iranian-American is being held in Iran, U.S. says, amid high tensions following Israeli strikes By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster, is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now, authorities said Sunday, further raising the stakes as Tehran threatens to retaliate over an Israeli attack on… Continue reading
Nov 02 Iran's supreme leader threatens 'a crushing response' to Israel's retaliatory attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at least five people. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump and Harris try to energize voters in final days of campaigning In our news wrap Saturday, Trump and Harris spent the day in battleground states, Israel’s military says it captured a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Spain is sending 10,000 more responders to Valencia in the aftermath of deadly floods, a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 6:33 'They're all dead': Haitians try to flee increasingly inescapable gang violence By Ali Rogin, Gerard Edic, Harry Zahn Haitian immigrants have found themselves at the center of a political storm this fall, as former President Trump and his supporters repeatedly make unfounded claims about them. Most came to the United States to escape the humanitarian crisis in Haiti,… Continue watching