May 04 Watch 7:15 Departure of U.S. troops from Chad and Niger raises regional security concerns By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde The African nations of Niger and Chad have both been key partners with the United States in combating terrorist groups in the region. But now that both countries are ruled by military regimes, that cooperation is in question. Ali Rogin… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 5:40 Ukrainian family rebuilds life in Minnesota after fleeing Russian invasion By Lindsey Seavert, Minnesota Public Radio Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, about 6.5 million Ukrainians have left the country. One of them is 10-year-old Artem Fedorenko, who lost part of his arm in a Russian bombing that killed his father and brother. Continue watching
May 04 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is on Russia’s wanted list, state media reports By Associated Press As of Saturday afternoon, both Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, featured on the Russian interior ministry's list of people wanted on unspecified criminal charges. The commander of Ukraine's ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Pavlyuk, was also on the list. Continue reading
May 04 Progress reported in cease-fire talks, but Israel downplays odds of ending war with Hamas By Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press A delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in cease-fire talks with Israel, though an Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza. Continue reading
May 04 Northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine,’ according to senior UN official By Ellen Knickmeyer, Russ Bynum, Associated Press A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Continue reading
May 04 Flooding and landslide kill 14 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island amid torrential rain By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press A flood and a landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 5:00 Palestinian journalist describes fight to protect his family while covering war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh On World Press Freedom Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists says some two dozen journalists have been killed so far this year, the vast majority of them dying in Gaza. At least 97 journalists and media workers have been killed… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 9:13 Prisons holding ISIS members in Syria a breeding ground for radicalization, officials say By Leila Molana-Allen It’s been five years since the Islamic State was defeated by a U.S.-led military campaign in Syria. But today some 10,000 ISIS fighters remain jailed inside Syrian detention centers. Human rights groups call conditions in the prisons abusive and local… Continue watching
May 03 A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press An official with the U.S. Agency for International Development tells The Associated Press that humanitarian groups expect to have their part of preparations complete by early to mid-month. Continue reading
May 03 M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo By Christina Malkia, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press The decadeslong conflict in eastern Congo has produced one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with over 100 armed groups fighting for control of the mineral-rich area near the border with Rwanda. Continue reading