Jan 28 U.S. sees signs of progress on new hostage deal that would bring 2-month pause to Israel-Hamas war By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press According to two senior administration officials, U.S. negotiators are making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza for two months in exchange for the release of more than 100 hostages who… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike reportedly kills mother and 2 children in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza less than a day after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent civilian deaths, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrapped up meetings with China’s… Continue watching
Jan 27 Defiant Netanyahu declares Israel’s goal is ‘complete victory’ in Gaza after UN court ruling By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday pushed back after an International Court of Justice ruling to limit death and destruction in the military's Gaza offensive, declaring that “we decide and act according to what is required for our security” and vowing to… Continue reading
Jan 27 How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation By David Klepper, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Voters in Taiwan recently repelled a wave of disinformation seeking to undermine their democracy ahead of the election earlier this month. In doing so, the island can offer lessons to the U.S. and other nations holding their own elections amid… Continue reading
Jan 27 On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation By Czarek Sokolowski, Associated Press A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. Continue reading
Jan 27 Iraq and U.S. start formal talks to end coalition mission created to fight the Islamic State By Abby Sewell, Associated Press The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. Continue reading
Jan 27 Crew put out fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile after U.S. targets rebels in airstrike By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel Saturday sparked by the strike, authorities said. Continue reading
Jan 27 U.S. approves sale of fighter jets to Turkey and Greece after Turkey ratifies Sweden’s entry to NATO By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. Continue reading
Jan 26 Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel’s war in Gaza By Josef Federman, Associated Press The United Nations' world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 9:36 UN’s top court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.N.'s top court on Friday delivered major warnings to Israel about how it should conduct the war in Gaza. The International Court of Justice rejected South Africa’s request for a ceasefire after it accused Israel of genocide but said… Continue watching