Mar 29 In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Mar 28 Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. 8-year-old is only survivor By Gerald Imray, Associated Press Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 9:31 Sister of Evan Gershkovich discusses fight to free him from Russian detention By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Thursday marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian police. He has remained in detention ever since on espionage charges, an accusation both the U.S. and Journal strongly deny. Nick Schifrin speaks with Gershkovich's… Continue watching
Mar 28 Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet amid calls for reform By Associated Press The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 28 UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for food and water into Gaza By Associated Press The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of acts of genocide in its military campaign launched after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 28 What family and supporters have said about U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison By Emma Burrows, Associated Press When Gershkovich was arrested a year ago — the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since 1986 at the height of the Cold War — it came as a shock, even though Russia had enacted increasingly repressive… Continue reading
Mar 28 International team of doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian children By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press An international team of doctors was prepared for the worst before visiting a hospital in central Gaza. The doctors were nevertheless stunned by the gruesome impact that Israel's war against Hamas is having on Palestinian children. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:14 Israeli holiday celebrations subdued by loss of loved ones and war in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Ethan Dodd This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even… Continue watching
Mar 27 Netanyahu says civilians in Rafah can ‘just move’ away from an Israeli ground invasion By Associated Press Speaking Wednesday to a bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation visiting Israel, Netanyahu said people sheltering in Rafah – now more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population – will be able to move away from the fighting. Continue reading
Mar 27 Despite Myanmar’s long string of battlefield defeats, the army holds its annual military strength parade By Grant Peck, Associated Press The head of Myanmar’s ruling military council alleged in a speech that the nation’s youth are being tricked by propaganda into supporting the resistance against army rule. Continue reading