Dec 29 Russian poet receives 7-year prison sentence for reciting verses against war in Ukraine By Associated Press The OVD-Info rights group says that between late February 2022 and earlier this month, nearly 20,000 people in Russia have been detained for speaking out against the war. Continue reading
Dec 29 South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza By Mike Corder, Associated Press South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Continue reading
Dec 29 Hong Kong activist flees country, seeks political asylum in Britain By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Tony Chung was among the first people convicted under the Beijing-imposed law introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Continue reading
Dec 29 Poland says ‘everything indicates’ Russian missile briefly crossed country’s airspace By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The defense forces said the object penetrated about 40 kilometers into Poland’s airspace and left it after about three minutes. Continue reading
Dec 29 Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee south amid intensifying Israeli offensive on central Gaza By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The war has already killed over 21,500 Palestinians and sparked a humanitarian crisis that has left a quarter of Gaza’s population starving. Continue reading
Dec 29 Russia launches 122 missiles, dozens of drones in deadly Ukraine attack By Illia Novikov, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his official Telegram channel that it was "the most massive aerial attack” since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Dec 29 China appoints new defense minister following unexplained firing of predecessor By Associated Press The uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the world’s largest standing military comes as Washington and its Asian allies are offering stronger resistance to China’s bid to assert itself as the dominant military power in the region. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:27 Israeli bombardment of Gaza cities and refugee camps continues, killing dozens By Stephanie Sy, Solveig Rennan An Israeli American Canadian who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas was actually killed during the attack on Oct. 7, according to the Kibbutz Nir Oz where she was from. At the same time, Israel continues its… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 6:00 Escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah grow fears of wider outbreak of war By Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev, Ethan Dodd With the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza showing no signs of stopping, exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanese border are raising fears of a widening conflict. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Paul Salem, the president and CEO of the Middle East… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 8:22 The online information war over fake content linked to Israel-Hamas conflict By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran, Deema Zein, Miriam Barcenas, Ethan Dodd The Israel-Hamas war is nearing its third month in Gaza, but there is another front in this war and it’s taking place on screens worldwide. Fake or mislabeled content linked to the conflict has been viewed online millions of times. Continue watching