Jan 04 Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline after quake kills 84 By Hiro Komae, Ayaka McGill, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press More soldiers have been ordered to bolster the rescue operations Thursday, providing those in need with drinking water, hot meals and setting up bathing facilities after a magnitude 7.6 quake hit Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions Monday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Islamic State group claims responsibility for suicide bombings in Iran By Jon Gambrell, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Experts who follow the group confirmed that the statement, circulated online among jihadists, came from the extremists, who likely hope to take advantage of the chaos gripping the region amid Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jan 04 Young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely successor, South Korea says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Jiwon Song, Associated Press The National Intelligence Service's assessment is the first of its kind regarding the preteen, who is reportedly aged 10 and named Ju Ae. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 9:59 Assassination of Hamas leader in Lebanon deepens concerns of broader regional conflict By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Jonah Anderson Fears of a widening war in the Middle East are back on boil after Tuesday's killing of a top Hamas leader in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel has not acknowledged any role in the drone attack, but it spent Wednesday awaiting possible… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Bombings in Iran kill at least 95 at ceremony honoring general killed in 2020 In our news wrap Wednesday, a double bombing in Iran killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 200, bomb threats across the U.S. forced evacuations of several state capitol buildings, Ukraine and Russia completed the biggest prisoner exchange… Continue watching
Jan 03 Investigators look into air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash By Foster Klug, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport shows that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway. Continue reading
Jan 03 Sierra Leone’s former president charged with treason for alleged involvement in failed coup attempt By Madeline Powell Sierra Leone’s government says former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November. Continue reading
Jan 03 After tumbling in polls, Netanyahu clings to power and aims to improve political standing during war By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press In the wake of Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's days in office seemed numbered. Continue reading
Jan 03 Prosecutors say Sen. Menendez cashed in by linking Qatari royal family member with New Jersey businessman By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The new allegations deepen the legal challenges for Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, who already was charged with wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egypt's interests. Continue reading
Jan 03 Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior official killed in strike By Tia Goldenberg, Fadi Tawil, Sami Magdy, Associated Press The chief of Israel’s Mossad has vowed the intelligence agency will hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are. Continue reading