May 07 Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment as University of Chicago clears demonstration By Charles Rex Arbogast, Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Many protesters want their schools to divest from companies that do business with Israel or otherwise contribute to the war effort. Others simply want to call attention to the deaths in Gaza and for the war to end. Continue reading
May 07 Putin begins new six-year term as president, with more power over Russia than ever By Emma Burrows, Associated Press Putin used the the first moments of his fifth term to thank the “heroes” of his war in Ukraine and to rail against the West. Continue reading
May 07 Israeli forces take control of Rafah crossing in Gaza, compromising cease-fire talks By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Lee Keath, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again on Monday against launching an invasion of the city after Israel ordered 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate from parts of Rafah. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 11:01 Israel launches operation into Rafah, says cease-fire agreement not reached with Hamas By Nick Schifrin, William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn It is a delicate and momentous day in the Middle East. The Israeli military says it has launched a new operation into parts of Rafah in southern Gaza. At the same time, the Israeli government says it's continuing negotiations to… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Russia says it will hold drills to simulate nuclear weapon use In our news wrap Monday, Russia publicly announced drills to simulate the use of battlefield nuclear weapons in its war with Ukraine, authorities in southern Brazil say at least 83 people have died in days of heavy rains and flooding… Continue watching
May 06 Activists in Bangladesh universities march to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing have demonstrated in the nation's capital and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the establishment of an independent Palestine state. Continue reading
May 06 New research shows people carrying 2 copies of a certain gene are more likely to have Alzheimer’s By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease. A gene called APOE4 has long been considered a key risk factor. But new research says if people inherit two copies of that gene it's not… Continue reading
May 06 The UN says there’s ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza By Sam Mednick, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press A WFP spokesman says that one of the three benchmarks for a formal famine declaration has already been met in northern Gaza and another is nearly met — important details on how far the effort to document deadly hunger has… Continue reading
May 06 Israel strikes targets in Rafah, hours after Hamas agrees to a cease-fire By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The high-stakes diplomatic moves and military brinkmanship left a glimmer of hope alive — but only barely — for an accord that could bring at least a pause in the 7-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
May 06 Survivors of Holocaust and Oct. 7 attack join memorial march at Auschwitz death camp By Rafal Niedzielski, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The mood at the annual march was overshadowed by the war in Gaza after the October attack on Israel by Hamas, the deadliest violence against Jews since Adolf Hitler's regime sought to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. Continue reading