Feb 09 U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana that were looted 150 years ago by British forces By Francis Kokutse, Associated Press Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen… Continue reading
Feb 09 Prince Harry settles with tabloid publisher over phone hacking claim By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prince Harry has reached an out-of-court settlement with a tabloid newspaper publisher that invaded his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping. Continue reading
Feb 09 Some Israeli hostage families say priority should be destroying Hamas, rather than make release deal By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press They argue that the price to be paid for a deal, including the release of large numbers of Palestinian militants by Israel, would endanger Israel in the future. Continue reading
Feb 09 Candidates backed by imprisoned former PM Khan’s party take early lead in Pakistan’s national election By Riazat Butt, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party had won 85 seats of the 200 National Assembly slots announced by the country's election oversight body by Friday evening. Continue reading
Feb 09 Netanyahu orders Palestinians in Gaza’s crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of expected ground invasion By Josef Federman, Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Shortly after midnight Friday, a residential building was struck near Rafah’s Kuwaiti Hospital, killing five people from the al-Sayed family, including three children and a woman. A second Rafah strike killed three more people. Continue reading
Feb 09 Ukraine’s new army chief Syrskyi wants better troop rotation in front lines and high-tech weapons By Samya Kullab, Alex Babenko, Associated Press Syrskyi, who previously was the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said that "new tasks are on the agenda."… Continue reading
Feb 08 Family says 2 American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The brothers would be the second and third Americans detained by Israeli authorities this week during Secretary of State Antony Blinken's latest trip to the region. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 4:35 Russian destruction of Mariupol detailed in new report calling for Putin war crime charges By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn One of the most brutal Russian attacks against Ukraine took place in Mariupol two years ago. Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with two other organizations, released a report detailing what happened and who in Russia was responsible. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Feb 08 Blinken ends latest Middle East trip after Israel’s rejection of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East on Thursday after getting a virtual slap in the face from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the war would continue until Israel is completely victorious and appeared to reject… Continue reading
Feb 08 PHOTOS: Icelandic volcano begins erupting again, spewing lava and cutting off heat and hot water By Marco Di Marco, Associated Press A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, sending jets of lava into the sky. Continue reading