Feb 19 Houthi missile attack damages Belize-flagged ship, forcing crew to abandon it By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Since November, the Houthi rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters over Israel’s war targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Feb 19 Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, urges top UN court to declare occupation illegal By Mike Corder, Associated Press The allegation came at the start on Monday of historic hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state. Continue reading
Feb 19 Navalny’s widow says she will continue his fight against the Kremlin By Associated Press Fighting back tears, Yulia Navalnaya accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of killing her husband in the remote prison and vowed to punish him and other alleged perpetrators. Continue reading
Feb 18 Thousands protest Mexican President López Obrador’s government in ‘march for democracy’ By Amaranta Marentes, Associated Press Thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a “march for democracy” targeting the country's ruling party in advance of the country's June 2 elections. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Israel continues bombarding Gaza, 3 first responders fatally shot in Minnesota In our news wrap Sunday, the World Health Organization says southern Gaza’s main hospital is “no longer functional” after an Israeli raid, two police officers and a paramedic died in a shooting in Minnesota, a senior Pakistan official admitted to… Continue watching
Feb 18 Hungarian government declines to meet U.S. senators seeking approval for Sweden’s NATO bid By Justin Spike, Associated Press A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 members not to have… Continue reading
Feb 18 As Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza, U.S. says it will block another UN cease-fire resolution By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court By Mike Corder, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hundreds detained in Russia while mourning death of Alexei Navalny, vocal Putin critic By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 17 Russia claims control of Avdiivka after outnumbered Ukrainian defenders withdrew By Illia Novikov, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of… Continue reading