Apr 04 More than 600 British jurists call for suspension of arms sales to Israel after strike kills 3 U.K. aid workers By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain is just one of Israel’s longstanding allies whose governments are under growing pressure to halt weapons exports because of the toll of the six-month-old war in Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 04 Dozens of construction workers from India depart country for jobs in Israel By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The Indian workers departing this week are going under an agreement signed by the two countries before the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas on Oct. 7. Continue reading
Apr 04 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China to talk trade, green technology tensions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other. Continue reading
Apr 04 Drone attack in Kharkiv kills 4 people as Russia’s aerial barrages escalate By Hanna Arhirova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Analysts say the goal of Russia’s escalated attacks on civilian areas and the country’s power grid may be to compel Ukraine’s army to deploy air defense systems away from the front line, allowing Russia to provide more air cover for… Continue reading
Apr 04 Rescuers in Taiwan search for missing people after massive earthquake By Johnson Lai, Kanis Leung, Associated Press Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured. Continue reading
Apr 04 Zimbabwe declares state of disaster as El Nino-linked drought devastates southern Africa By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The declaration follows similar actions by neighboring countries Zambia and Malawi, where, like in Zimbabwe, drought has scorched crops, leaving millions of people in need of food assistance. Continue reading
Apr 04 NATO celebrates 75th anniversary as questions around war in Ukraine corrode its unity By Lorne Cook, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts on Thursday are marking the moment NATO's founding treaty was signed on this date in 1949. Continue reading
Apr 03 U.S. denies involvement in attack on Iranian consulate, but braces for retaliation By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria, the United States had an urgent message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it. But that may not be enough for the U.S. to… Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 2:28 José Andrés accuses Israel of deliberately targeting World Central Kitchen members By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli strike early Tuesday morning have left Gaza and are flying home. On Wednesday, World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés accused Israel of targeting his employees deliberately, an accusation Israel denies. Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:39 Was Israeli strike on aid convoy negligence or accident? Retired military leaders weigh in By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Following Israel's deadly strike on aid workers in Gaza and the international outrage it caused, Nick Schifrin has views from Wes Bryant, a retired U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller who called in air strikes and led strike planning… Continue watching