Mar 28 UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for food and water into Gaza By Associated Press The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 28 What family and supporters have said about U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison By Emma Burrows, Associated Press When Gershkovich was arrested a year ago — the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since 1986 at the height of the Cold War — it came as a shock, even though Russia had enacted increasingly repressive… Continue reading
Mar 28 International team of doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:14 Israeli holiday celebrations subdued by loss of loved ones and war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Ethan Dodd This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even… Continue watching
Mar 27 Netanyahu says civilians in Rafah can ‘just move’ away from an Israeli ground invasion By Associated Press Speaking Wednesday to a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation visiting Israel, Netanyahu said people sheltering in Rafah – now more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population – will be able to move away from the fighting. Continue reading
Mar 27 Despite Myanmar’s long string of battlefield defeats, the army holds its annual military strength parade By Grant Peck, Associated Press The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council alleged in a speech that the nation’s youth are being tricked by propaganda into supporting the resistance against army rule. Continue reading
Mar 27 Croatia’s abortion rights are under threat after 50 years of protection By Darko Bandic, Associated Press Abortion remains legal but access to the procedure is often denied, sending many women to neighboring Slovenia to end a pregnancy. Continue reading
Mar 27 They fled kibbutzim after Hamas attacked. Now, many Israelis must decide whether to go back By Adam Geller, Associated Press Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty. Continue reading
Mar 27 Firefighters battle drought and high winds as wildfires rage across Mexico By Felix Marquez, Associated Press The National Forestry Commission reported 58 active fires in 15 states, including in protected nature reserves in Morelos, Veracruz and Mexico states. Continue reading
Mar 27 Project documents more than 63,000 migrant deaths a decade, immense danger of fleeing home By Renata Brito, Kerstin Sopke, Associated Press Despite the rise of border walls and heightened surveillance worldwide, smugglers always seem to find lucrative alternatives, leading migrants and refugees on longer and more perilous routes. Continue reading