Jan 03 Read the full application bringing genocide charges against Israel at UN top court By Mike Corder, Associated Press The full filing by South Africa, and Israel's decision to defend itself, at the International Court of Justice sets up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges in the court's Great Hall of Justice. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: White House holds news briefing with NSC spokesman John Kirby as war in Gaza continues By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The assessment offers the firmest U.S. support for Israeli claims about the Shifa hospital complex, which was raided by Israeli forces in November in an operation decried by global humanitarian organizations and some members of President Joe Biden’s party. Continue reading
Jan 03 Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in deal brokered by United Arab Emirates By Associated Press Ukrainian authorities say that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home and Russia's Defense Ministry says that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed from Ukrainian captivity. Continue reading
Jan 03 Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walk off the job, beginning a 6-day strike over pay By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Managers say tens of thousands scheduled appointments and operations will be canceled during the walkout across England and Wales by junior doctors, those in the first years of their careers. Continue reading
Jan 03 Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes kill at least 73 By Hiro Komae, Yuri Kageyama, Richard Colombo, Associated Press Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were shaken by more aftershocks on Wednesday, adding to the dozens that followed a magnitude 7.6 temblor that struck on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Iran says at least 103 people killed, 141 wounded in explosions at ceremony honoring slain general By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The blasts on Wednesday struck an event marking the the fourth anniversary of the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force. who died in Iraq in January 2020. Continue reading
Jan 02 Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying for Israel By Associated Press The report comes weeks after the head of Israel's domestic security agency said his organization was prepared to destroy Hamas "in every place," including in Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Top Hamas leader killed in suspected Israeli drone strike in Lebanon In our news wrap Tuesday, a top Hamas leader was killed in a suspected Israeli drone strike in Lebanon, former President Trump appealed to the Supreme Court of Maine asking to be restored to the state ballot, Russia fired hypersonic… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 13:29 Freed Israeli hostage pleads with Netanyahu and Biden: ‘Stop the war and bring them home’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi For 40 years, Aviva Siegel lived at kibbutz Kfar Aza near the Gaza Strip. During the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, Siegel and her husband were both taken hostage. After 51 days in Gaza, Aviva was released on Nov. 26, but… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 8:09 How airline passengers managed to survive fiery runway collision in Japan By Neil Connery, Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow A fiery runway collision at a Tokyo airport stunned the world Tuesday with dramatic imagery. All of the airline passengers survived, but five crew members on a Coast Guard plane involved in the accident were killed. Neil Connery of Independent… Continue watching