Mar 15 Crew of tanker in Red Sea reported safe after suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Houthis have attacked ships since November, saying they want to force Israel to end its offensive in Gaza. Continue reading
Mar 15 Proposed UN resolution backed by U.S. supports global efforts for immediate cease-fire in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press It was the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza, and has put President Joe Biden's administration at odds with much of the world, including many allies. Continue reading
Mar 15 Ship carrying 200 tons of aid approaches coast of Gaza to help alleviate humanitarian crisis By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Gaza's Health Ministry said on Friday that 149 people were killed over the past 24 hours, bringing to at least 31,490 the number of Palestinians killed in the war. Continue reading
Mar 15 Russian missile strikes kill at least 14 people in Ukraine in the latest attack on Odesa By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press At least 10 houses and some emergency service equipment were damaged in the attack, which started a blaze, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service and regional Gov. Oleh Kiper. Continue reading
Mar 15 AP report: Russia imposes its passport on occupied Ukraine, coercing hundreds of thousands into citizenship By Lori Hinnant, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Accepting a passport means that men living in occupied territory can be drafted to fight against the same Ukrainian army that is trying to free them. Continue reading
Mar 15 Israel denies claim that military killed 20 near Gaza aid distribution center By Associated Press The Israeli military said in a statement that Palestinian gunmen were the ones to open fire and that none of its forces, who were securing a convoy of 31 aid trucks, fired toward the waiting crowd or the convoy. Some… Continue reading
Mar 14 Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices By Rishi Lekhi, Ashok Sharma, Associated Press The protest comes at a crucial time for India, which will start a national election within weeks in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to secure a third term. Continue reading
Mar 14 U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:40 EU’s top foreign policy official calls 30,000 killed in Gaza ‘a massacre’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Biden administration is struggling to find solutions to two major foreign policy challenges: creating a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and helping fund Ukraine’s war against Russia. Nick Schifrin speaks with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 8:34 Amid ordeal of the Israel-Hamas war, expectant mothers share the struggles of pregnancy By Leila Molana-Allen, Teresa Cebrián Aranda Of the many horrors endured by Palestinians and Israelis since the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, perhaps none is more acute than those of expectant mothers. For the last several months, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen has been charting the progress… Continue watching