Jan 25 Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says carried Ukrainian POWs By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine are trading accusations over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv's forces. Continue reading
Jan 25 Turkey formally ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it By Associated Press Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden's membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the ratification, bringing the previously nonaligned country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Continue reading
Jan 25 U.S. and Iraq plan talks soon to end the U.S.-led military mission formed to fight the Islamic State By Tara Copp, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The announcement comes as U.S. forces in Iraq have been increasingly targeted by Iran-backed militias. But Washington says the time frame for the discussions isn't related to the attacks. Continue reading
Jan 25 Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli police are investigating, with an initial statement citing a weapons discharge by an Israeli soldier, an off-duty law enforcement officer and a civilian targeting people "purportedly engaged" in stone-throwing. Salameh denies they were throwing stones. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing By Tara Copp, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is expected to hold a news briefing on Thursday as China accuses the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western Pacific… Continue reading
Jan 24 North Korea says it tested a new cruise missile in the latest example of its expanding capabilities By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The test was reported in state media Thursday a day after South Korea's military said it detected the North firing cruise missiles into waters off its western coast. Continue reading
Jan 24 Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead? By Justin Spike, Associated Press After more than a year of delays, and consistent urging from its Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the Central European country and its conservative populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, are once again in the spotlight. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 4:04 Video shows apparently unarmed Palestinian with hands up shot dead in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako The war in Gaza has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. Our colleagues at Independent Television News sent evidence of one more death, an apparently unarmed man walking with a group of men under a… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 11:44 Experts weigh in on threat posed by Iran and line U.S. is walking to avoid regional war By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn A U.S. priority since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack has been preventing violence from expanding across the region. But overnight, the U.S. launched strikes at Iranian-backed groups in both Iraq and Yemen, following attacks by those groups. Nick Schifrin reports… Continue watching
Jan 24 Heavy fighting in Gaza’s second-largest city leaves hundreds of patients stranded in hospital By Najib Jobain, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Medics in southern Gaza say hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people were unable to leave the main hospital in Khan Younis because of heavy fighting Wednesday. Continue reading