Apr 07 Ecuador’s police raid on Mexican Embassy in Quito condemned by world leaders By Gabriela Molina and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press International leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the country's capital broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum. Continue reading
Apr 06 Discovery of Israeli hostage’s body in Gaza renews pressure for release deal as cease-fire talks set to resume By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared for another round of talks Sunday on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages,… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: Israeli military recovers body of Oct. 7 hostage from Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says it recovered the body of a man taken hostage in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, Russian drone and missile strikes killed eight people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Mexico suspended diplomatic ties… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:48 Food waste is a global problem. Here are major drivers and what can be done about it By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde More than 2 billion people, about a third of the world’s population, face food insecurity. At the same time, a recent UN report estimated that more than 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in 2022, enough to… Continue watching
Apr 06 Iran’s joint chief of staff renews vow to avenge suspected Israeli attack on consulate in Syria By Associated Press A top military commander Saturday renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Continue reading
Apr 06 Israel calls its strike that killed aid workers a mistake. Rights groups say it’s part of a pattern By Lee Keath, Associated Press The Israeli military has described the deadly strike on the World Central Kitchen convoy as a tragic error. Rights groups and aid workers say it was hardly an anomaly, and that the wider problem is not violations of the military’s rules of… Continue reading
Apr 06 China agrees to ‘intensive’ talks with U.S. on balancing economic growth, Yellen says By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing's economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Continue reading
Apr 06 Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police stormed embassy in Quito By Associated Press The Mexican president has quickly moved to break off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption charges. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:46 Israel draws international outrage after airstrikes kills 7 aid workers By Nick Schifrin The Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three more senior officers it said were responsible for the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Nick Schifrin reports as Monday's attack puts even greater scrutiny on… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Rare East Coast earthquake rattles U.S. In our news wrap Friday, a relatively rare East Coast earthquake rattled much of the northeastern U.S., the economy is still churning out jobs in spite of expert predictions and the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows retribution against Israel… Continue watching