Mar 30 Ships carrying 2nd round of aid for Gaza depart Cyprus amid concerns about famine By Associated Press A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar. Continue reading
Mar 30 Suspect arrested outside Dutch nightclub where 4 hostages were held for hours By Aleksandar Furtula, Associated Press There was no immediate word on a motive, but police and prosecutors said they did not believe it was a terrorist incident. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 5:10 Brutal wave of gang violence leaves 1.4 million Haitians on brink of starvation By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda The UN says more than 1,500 Haitians have been killed so far this year in a situation it calls "cataclysmic." For nearly a month, the country has been engulfed in another wave of brutal gang violence. Nick Schifrin reports, and… Continue watching
Mar 29 The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt amid influx of migrants By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The funds are part of a bigger aid package under an EU-Egypt deal aimed partly at stopping migrants from reaching European shores. Continue reading
Mar 29 Leader of Northern Ireland’s main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Northern Ireland's finely balanced power-sharing arrangements have been thrown into disarray as the leader of the region's largest unionist party stepped down after being charged with historical sexual offenses. Continue reading
Mar 29 Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say By Associated Press Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine in recent days, launching several missile barrages on the capital, Kyiv, and hitting energy infrastructure across the country in apparent retaliation for recent Ukrainian aerial attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod. Continue reading
Mar 29 Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trials is jailed in Moscow on charges of extremism By Associated Press Russian journalist Antonina Favorskaya, was arrested earlier in March as part of a crackdown on dissent in Russia. She is to remain in custody pending an investigation and trial on charges of extremism. Continue reading
Mar 29 Syria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead By Bassem Mroue, Albert Aji, Associated Press The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Israeli strikes hit missile depots for Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group in Aleppo's southern suburb of Jibreen and a nearby town that houses a military facility. Continue reading
Mar 29 France asks for foreign police and military help for Paris Olympics security By John Leicester, Associated Press Organizers are finalizing security planning for the Olympic Games in Paris, the French capital’s first in a century, while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry is seeking over 2,100 foreign security reinforcements. Continue reading
Mar 29 South African investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims killed in bus crash By Gerald Imray, Nqobile Ntshangase, Associated Press Forensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying people to a popular Easter pilgrimage in the town of Moria plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year old child is the… Continue reading