Dec 24 Watch 8:10 ‘Glory to the Heroes’ documents the resilience of those on Ukraine’s front lines By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn With aid for Ukraine caught in a partisan fight on Capitol Hill, it can be easy to lose sight of the human toll of the war. In a new documentary “Glory to the Heroes,” director Bernard-Henri Lévy turns the focus… Continue watching
Dec 24 As conflicts rage overseas, a divided Congress struggles to meet historic global challenges By Stephen Groves, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Congress is not expected to return for two weeks while continued aid for Ukraine has nearly been exhausted. Still, congressional leaders are trying to rally members to address global challenges they say are among the most difficult in decades. Continue reading
Dec 24 Gaza death toll climbs from airstrikes as efforts toward new hostage release deal continue By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15. Continue reading
Dec 24 Vatican to release previously unpublished homilies by the late Pope Benedict XVI By Associated Press The Vatican next year will publish a collection of never-before-seen homilies delivered by the late Pope Benedict XVI during his private Sunday Masses, most of them penned during his 10-year retirement, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 24 Bethlehem resembles a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations halted due to Israel-Hamas war By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Dec 23 Flight from India freed to leave France after being held for days amid human trafficking probe By Angela Charlton, Elise Morton, Associated Press A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was authorized Sunday to leave the French airport where it has been grounded for four days for a human trafficking investigation. A lawyer for the airline said the plane would take… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:40 What sustainable aviation fuel means for the future of airline emissions By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde Studies estimate that air travel accounts for about 4 percent of human-induced climate change, and the UN warns that airplane emissions will triple by 2050. The aviation industry’s quest to cut emissions recently took a step forward with the world’s… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Israeli ground forces near ‘full’ control of northern Gaza By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s military says they are close to having “full operational control” of northern Gaza and will soon shift their focus to southern Gaza, two Colorado paramedics were convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2019… Continue watching
Dec 23 As Tunisia suffers economic woes, voters will head to polls for local elections on Sunday By Sam Metz, Associated Press Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president’s critics. This is the environment in which Tunisians will head to the polls on Sunday for the country's first local elections since President Kais Saied wrote a new constitution that voters approved last year. Continue reading
Dec 23 National day of mourning held for victims of Czech Republic’s worst mass killing By Karel Janicek, Associated Press The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence for the victims of its worst mass killing that left 14 dead and questions about the shooter's motive. Continue reading