Dec 28 Venezuela will hold military exercises as a British warship heads to Guyana By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press In a nationally televised address on Thursday, Maduro said that 6,000 Venezuelan troops, including air and naval forces, will conduct joint operations off the nation's eastern coast -- near the border with Guyana. Continue reading
Dec 28 U.S. sanctions money network tied to the Yemen Houthi rebels blamed for shipping vessel attacks By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Houthis have sporadically targeted ships in the region previously, but the attacks have increased since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, spiking after an Oct. 17 explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed and injured many. Continue reading
Dec 28 The number of Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press They are yet another sizable and deeply traumatized segment of Israeli society whose struggles are emerging as a hidden cost of the war that will be felt acutely for years to come. Continue reading
Dec 28 Stigma against gay and bisexual men could worsen Congo’s largest mpox outbreak, experts warn By Jean-Yves Kamale, Maria Cheng, Associated Press Last month, U.N. officials confirmed that a more severe form of mpox was spreading via sex for the first time in Congo. Continue reading
Dec 28 Mexican officials clear border camp as U.S. lays on pressure to stop migrants from crossing By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The operation using bulldozers and workers with machetes across from Brownsville, Texas continued this week as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico City. Continue reading
Dec 28 Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The United States — while providing crucial support for the offensive — has urged Israel to take greater measures to spare civilians and allow in more aid. Continue reading
Dec 27 Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York and Los Angeles By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing some travelers to set off on foot to bypass the jammed roadway. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 3:17 Israel shows no sign of slowing down, launching new strikes in central and southern Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan Israel's ground offensive in Gaza continues to expand. As the death toll rises, Gazans still desperately need basics to survive. Aid trucks roll in, but many Palestinians are starving or without water and Israel announced it will now consider United… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 10:27 Israel’s ambassador to U.S. defends IDF’s mass roundup of men and children in Gaza By Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the three-month mark, there are many questions about Israel's strategy and tactics and what the future of Gaza may look like. Amna Nawaz discussed that with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog, who… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:53 Envoy for hostage affairs describes efforts to free Americans detained abroad By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi While the United States was able to negotiate the release of detained Americans in Venezuela, there are at least four Americans in Russia and approximately seven held in Gaza. The U.S. government's point person working to get them all home… Continue watching