Dec 14 Pope criticizes overcrowding in prisons during special Mass for detainees, guards and families By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from big detention facilities in Italy and prison volunteers, wardens and prison chaplains from 90 countries. Continue reading
Dec 14 Hamas confirms death of a top commander in Gaza after Israeli airstrike By Associated Press The Hamas statement described Raed Saad as the commander of its military manufacturing unit. Israel had described him as an architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza, and asserted that he had been “engaged… Continue reading
Dec 14 Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid in exchange for security guarantees, refuses to cede land By Stefanie Dazio, Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on… Continue reading
Dec 14 Gunmen kill at least 16 people during a Jewish celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach By Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Hundreds of people had gathered Sunday at the beach for an event to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah, when gunmen opened fire. At least 38 others were injured in the attack. Continue reading
Dec 13 Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as U.S. and European officials prepare to resume peace talks By Associated Press Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes on Saturday and Kyiv launched a deadly strike of its own on southwestern Russia, a day before talks involving senior European and U.S. officials aimed at ending the war were… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Trump vows retaliation for killing of Americans in Syria By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Trump vowed to avenge the deaths of two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter ambushed in Syria, Belarus freed more than 100 prisoners after the U.S. said it would lift sanctions on the country’s… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 6:05 Displaced Palestinians struggle with cold, malnutrition in Gaza months after ceasefire By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery More than two months after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire. The United Nations estimates that 1.5 million people lack shelter. Ali Rogin speaks with UNICEF’s Jonathan Crickx about conditions on the ground… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 10:49 Beverly and Dereck Joubert reflect on 40 years of African wildlife photography in new book By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery For more than 40 years, Beverly and Dereck Joubert have lived with, photographed and filmed African wildlife. Their images bear witness not just to the majesty of life on the continent, but also the host of threats that confront both… Continue watching
Dec 13 Fighting rages on Thailand-Cambodia border despite Trump's claimed ceasefire By Jintamas Saksornchai, Grant Peck, Associated Press Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a new ceasefire. Continue reading
Dec 13 2 U.S. service members, 1 civilian killed in ambush in Syria, Central Command says By Samar Kassabali, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed and three other people wounded in an ambush on Saturday by a lone member of the Islamic State group in central Syria, the U.S. military’s Central Command said. Continue reading