Mar 06 Blast rocks Ukrainian city of Odesa during visit by Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister By Susie Blann, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Zelenskyy said the explosion caused an unknown number of dead and wounded. Russian officials made no immediate comment. Continue reading
Mar 06 Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger spreads By Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza are gaining momentum. Many there have been reduced to eating animal fodder and acute malnutrition is rampant among young children. Continue reading
Mar 06 MH370 disappeared ten years ago and search for the plane may be renewed. Here’s what we know about one of aviation’s biggest mysteries By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia’s government says it may renew the hunt for MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished without a trace on March 8, 2014, after an American marine robotics company proposed a fresh search. Continue reading
Mar 06 A likely Yemen Houthi attack hits ship, causing the first ‘fatalities’ in group’s continued assaults on shipping in Red Sea By Jon Gambrell, Tara Copp, Associated Press A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden caused “fatalities” Wednesday on board the True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged vessel that was no longer under the command of the crew. Continue reading
Mar 06 Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers path to victory for Hamas as Netanyahu pledges to defeat terrorist group By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Israel faces a dilemma that will determine its outcome: It can either try to annihilate Hamas, which would mean almost certain death for the hostages still held in Gaza, or it can cut a deal that would allow the militants… Continue reading
Mar 05 International court seeks the arrest of 2 Russian officers over attacks on Ukraine infrastructure By Mike Corder, Associated Press The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking Russian military officers on charges linked to attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 9:55 Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Sonia Kopelev Negotiators met in Cairo for a second day on Tuesday to try and secure a deal between Israel and Hamas that would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The U.S. had hoped to… Continue watching
Mar 05 Haiti’s embattled prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as armed gangs terrorize his nation By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been notably absent since the country's latest and most serious outbreak of violence started last week. Continue reading
Mar 05 High-tech sea drones used to sink another Russian warship in the Black sea, Ukraine claims By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Kyiv officials say some 20% of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine are launched from the Black Sea, and hitting Russian ships there is embarrassing for Moscow. Continue reading
Mar 05 With Ramadan days away, talks in Gaza have ended with no breakthrough By Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The United States, Qatar and Egypt have spent weeks trying to broker an agreement in which Hamas would release up to 40 hostages in return for a six-week cease-fire, the release of some Palestinian prisoners and an influx of aid… Continue reading