May 26 What is the ICC? What to know about the court’s origins and jurisdiction By Claire Klobucista, Mariel Ferragamo, Council on Foreign Relations The International Criminal Court was created in 2002 to bring justice to the world’s worst war criminals, but debate over the court still rages. Continue reading
May 26 Hundreds of thousands evacuate as a severe cyclone approaches Bangladesh and India By Associated Press Bangladesh evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas on Sunday as the country and neighboring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. Continue reading
May 26 Rocket fire by Hamas from Gaza sets off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv for first time in months By Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel's massive air, sea… Continue reading
May 26 Death toll of massive Papua New Guinea landslide rises above 670 people, UN estimates By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found. Continue reading
May 25 Top Sinaloa cartel assassin has been extradited to U.S. to face charges, DOJ says By Associated Press A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 1:56 News Wrap: New Israeli attacks reportedly kill more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel pressed ahead with its assault on Rafah despite international criticism, a Russian strike on a residential area of Kharkiv killed at least two people, Secretary of Defense Austin resumed his duties after undergoing a… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:24 Exhausted Ukrainian forces fight to contain Russian advances on the eastern front By John Ray Along the Russia-Ukraine border, badly stretched Ukrainian forces are struggling to deny Russia a foothold. The town of Vovchansk, three miles inside the border, has seen some of the fiercest fighting since Russia launched its offensive in 2022. John Ray… Continue watching
May 25 Emergency convoy delivers aid to survivors of deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea By Rod McGuirk, Keiran Smith, Associated Press Survivors searched through tons of earth and rubble for missing relatives while a first emergency convoy delivered food, water and other provisions Saturday at the site of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, officials… Continue reading
May 25 Millions vote in India’s grueling election with Modi’s party likely to win 3rd term By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Millions of Indians voted Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party. Continue reading
May 24 Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters By Diarlei Rodrigues, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press The 30,000 trees were planted by non-profit organization Instituto Mar Urbano over four years in the Guapimirim environmental protection area. Continue reading