May 22 Russian attacks on Ukrainian power grid force Kyiv into rolling blackouts ahead of peak demand By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The airstrikes targeting the grid have brought blackouts to the capital, Kyiv, which hadn't experienced them since the first year of the war. Continue reading
May 22 What are the implications of Spain, Ireland and Norway recognizing a Palestinian state? By Associated Press Currently, only seven EU member countries officially recognize a Palestine state. Continue reading
May 22 Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state By Joseph Wilson, Melanie Lidman, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Those nations said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 6:13 News Wrap: 5 day mourning period starts in Iran for late President Raisi and other victims In our news wrap Tuesday, a five-day mourning period started in Iran for late President Ebrahim Raisi and other victims of Sunday's helicopter crash, the DOJ is suing Oklahoma over a law that would make it a crime to live… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 5:26 Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight kills passenger, injures dozens more By Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris One person is dead and roughly 70 others are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight headed from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence. The flight descended 6,000 feet in three minutes over the Indian Ocean, forcing the plane to make… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 5:37 Taiwan’s president urges China to end threats as Beijing says independence is ‘dead end’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Ethan Dodd Taiwan has a new president with Lai Ching-te inaugurated this past weekend. In the past, he has called himself a “political worker for Taiwanese independence,” words that enrage Beijing, which sees the island as a break-away province to be reunited… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 7:53 ‘Climate refugees’ sue British government for failing to protect homes from climate change By Malcolm Brabant, Trinne Villeman Europe’s most important court has ruled that protection from climate change is a human right. The judgment will be put to the test in Britain by a climate change refugee who lost his cliff top home to sea erosion. Rising… Continue watching
May 21 UN suspends food distribution in Rafah after supplies are depleted By Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The warning came as Israel seeks to contain the international fallout from a request at the world’s top war crimes court for arrest warrants targeting both Israeli and Hamas leaders. Continue reading
May 21 UN food agency warns that the new U.S. sea route for Gaza aid may fail unless Israel improves conditions By Ellen Knickmeyer, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.N. World Food Program is warning that the new U.S. pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts providing the conditions the humanitarian groups need to operate. Continue reading
May 21 Israel to return seized AP camera equipment after blocking live video of Gaza By Josef Federman, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Israeli officials accused the news organization earlier Tuesday of violating a new media law by providing its images to Al Jazeera. The AP denounced the move, which came roughly two weeks after Israel shut down Al Jazeera's offices and banned… Continue reading