Jan 31 El Salvador vice president acknowledges mistakes in war on gangs but says country is ‘not a police state’ By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Félix Ulloa, temporarily on leave as El Salvador's vice president while he runs for reelection alongside Nayib Bukele, has denied accusations that their administration has made undemocratic moves to consolidate power. Continue reading
Jan 31 UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel… Continue reading
Jan 31 Secretary of State Blinken set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The trip comes as discussions over a cease-fire and hostage release are intensifying, but also as fears grow of a regional conflict. Continue reading
Jan 31 Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on U.S. critical infrastructure, FBI director Wray warns By Didi Tang, Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems. Continue reading
Jan 31 Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine said they have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv's forces. Continue reading
Jan 31 Days ahead of Pakistani vote, ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan convicted again By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Khan was found guilty of corruption on Wednesday and sentenced to 14 years, yet another blow to the imprisoned populist leader days before his political movement attempts a return to power in parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Jan 31 International Court of Justice rejects most of Ukraine’s terror financing and discrimination case against Russia By Mike Corder, Associated Press The International Court of Justice rejected Ukraine's request for Moscow to pay reparations for attacks in eastern Ukraine blamed on pro-Russia Ukrainian rebels, including the July 17, 2014, downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that killed all 298 passengers and… Continue reading
Jan 31 Iran threatens to ‘decisively respond’ to potential U.S. attacks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press There are concerns that any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 12:00 U.S. prepares response to Jordan attack as Qatar pushes for Israel-Hamas ceasefire By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan, Eliot Barnhart As the U.S. moves closer to retaliating for a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan, leaders from Egypt, Israel, Qatar and the U.S are negotiating for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. Dr. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:44 Michigan mayor snubs meeting with Biden over Israel-Hamas war By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat President Biden on Thursday is planning to stop in Dearborn, Michigan, a place with one of the largest Muslim and Arab American populations in the United States. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and several other Arab American leaders there have turned… Continue watching