Jul 23 Israeli government quietly sends more than $20 million to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Ministry of Settlements and National Mission, which is headed by a far-right settler leader, has confirmed it budgeted over $20 million last year for security equipment for unauthorized Jewish farms and outposts. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis kill at least 70 In our news wrap Monday, Israeli airstrikes tore through buildings in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, a gunman in Croatia killed six people at a nursing home, body camera footage released shows the chaotic moments in which a… Continue watching
Jul 22 Brazil's Lula 'frightened' by Maduro's talk of a bloodbath after Venezuela's election By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 22 Israeli military orders evacuation of humanitarian zone in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry says new Israeli airstrikes have sent the death toll in the war to over 39,000 Palestinians. Continue reading
Jul 22 U.S.-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show in Russia By Associated Press Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was convicted of “spreading false information” about the military, according to the website of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan. Continue reading
Jul 21 How Biden's withdrawal affects foreign policy challenges as the world watches the U.S. election By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The scope of foreign policy challenges facing the next U.S. president makes clear how consequential what happens in Washington is for the rest of the planet. Here's a look at some of them. Continue reading
Jul 21 Biden and Netanyahu will still meet during Israeli prime minister's U.S. visit, source says By Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. Continue reading
Jul 21 Zelenskyy: Ukraine 'will always be thankful' for Biden's leadership By Associated Press “We respect today’s tough but strong decision,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on the social platform X. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 1:49 News Wrap: Secret Service admits it denied past Trump campaign requests for more security In our news wrap Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged it had turned down requests from Trump’s detail for extra federal resources over the past two years, Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and… Continue watching
Jul 21 Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after carrying out airstrikes on Houthi rebels By Josef Federman, Michael Wakin, Associated Press The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian Peninsula country. Continue reading