Mar 08 Watch 5:40 Hungary’s Orbán gives Trump an ‘illiberal’ roadmap for American conservatives By Nick Schifrin, Ethan Dodd Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is meeting with former President Donald Trump on Friday, after a visit to Washington Thursday where he met no one from the Biden administration. Orbán has delayed both European aid to Ukraine and Sweden’s bid… Continue watching
Mar 08 UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged both sides on Thursday to support a Ramadan cease-fire, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.”… Continue reading
Mar 08 Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy. Continue reading
Mar 08 Military’s Ospreys are cleared to return to flight, 3 months after latest fatal crash in Japan By Tara Copp, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan says it'll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the deaths of eight U.S. service members in a crash there in November. Continue reading
Mar 08 Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’ says UN rights office By Associated Press The report covers the one-year period up to October 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements in the West Bank were “advanced” — the highest number in a year since monitoring began in 2017. Continue reading
Mar 08 Voters are being asked to change Ireland’s Constitution which says a woman’s place is in the home By Jill Lawless, Michael Kealy, Associated Press The twin referendums on International Women's Day are on deleting a reference in the 87-year-old document to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition of the family. Continue reading
Mar 08 It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too By Jack Jeffery, Lee Keath, Mohamed Jahjouh, Associated Press Officials have for months warned over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege. Hunger is most acute in the north, where at least 20 people — almost all children — have died from malnutrition and… Continue reading
Mar 07 Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason and insurrection in new national security bill By Kanis Leung, Zen Soo, Associated Press The proposed law unveiled Friday deepens worries over further erosion of the city's freedoms after Beijing imposed a similar law four years ago that all but wiped out dissent. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:36 UK proposal would crack down on extremism over war in Gaza By Malcolm Brabant, Trille Villemann In Britain, the government is planning new legislation to punish extremists responsible for rising tensions because of the war in Gaza. As special correspondent Malcolm Brabant tells us, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is concerned that both Jewish and Muslim communities… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 7:02 ‘The Internationalists’ explores Biden’s foreign policy approach after Trump By Nick Schifrin During his State of the Union address, President Biden will portray himself as a steady steward of American interests around the world, drawing distinctions between his approach and that of former President Trump. Nick Schifrin spoke with Politico's Alexander Ward,… Continue watching