Oct 13 Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as part of Gaza ceasefire By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of… Continue reading
Oct 13 Live updates: Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed as Trump tours Middle East By Associated Press Trump will discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans with other leaders in Egypt later Monday. Continue reading
Oct 13 World leaders gathering in Egypt throw their weight behind Gaza ceasefire deal By Fay Abuelgasim, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump says he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russia continues conflict By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump's suggestions followed Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter. Continue reading
Oct 12 Demonstrators in Ecuador clash with police amid strike over fuel prices By Associated Press Sunday's protest was the latest confrontation in a series of nationwide demonstrations now testing Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa. Ecuador’s largest Indigenous organization called the strikes 21 days ago in response to the removal of a fuel subsidy that raised the… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:27 Desperately needed aid begins to flow into Gaza as Trump heads to Israel By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara President Trump left Washington and the government shutdown behind Sunday for the Middle East to highlight a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that includes the anticipated release of Israeli hostages and thousands of detained Palestinians. This as desperate Palestinians… Continue watching
Oct 12 Cameroon voters decide whether to extend rule of world’s oldest president By Nalova Akua, Wilson McMakin, Associated Press Analysts have predicted a victory for President Paul Biya. Now 92. He first came to power in 1982 following the resignation of Cameroon’s first president. Results are expected at the latest by Oct. 26. Continue reading
Oct 12 Russia targets Ukraine’s power grid as Moscow expresses ‘extreme concern’ over long-range U.S. weapons By Associated Press Kyiv regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company were wounded in the strikes. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry also said that infrastructure was also targeted in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa and Chernihiv. Continue reading
Oct 12 China refuses to give in to Trump’s tariff threat By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Vice President JD Vance is defending President Donald Trump's threat to hike taxes on China as China signals that it won't back down. China's Commerce Ministry says China prefers negotiations over threats, but isn't afraid of a tariff battle. Continue reading
Oct 12 Israel says it expects hostages, Palestinian detainees to be released on Monday By Samy Magdy, Sarah El Deeb, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press While both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza welcomed the initial halt to the fighting and plans to release the hostages and prisoners, the longer-term fate of the ceasefire remains murky. Key questions about governance of Gaza and the post-war fate… Continue reading