Dec 21 Watch 5:47 How Houthi attacks on ships in Red Sea are disrupting global trade By John Yang, Shoshana Dubnow One of the world’s top trading routes, the Suez Canal, is essentially closed for business to many shipping companies. That’s because Houthi rebels in Yemen have been attacking ships in response to Israel’s war in Gaza. It's a major route… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 6:29 Fugitive defense contractor returned to U.S. in prisoner swap with Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Leonard Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," was a defense contractor at the center of a huge scandal within the U.S. Navy. He is part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela announced Wednesday and was returned to the… Continue watching
Dec 21 Canada announces temporary visas for people in Gaza with Canadian relatives By Associated Press Miller said the government will start accepting applications for people with extended family connections to Canada, including parents, grandparents, siblings and grandchildren. Continue reading
Dec 21 Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is among the most destructive in history, experts say By Julia Frankel, Associated Press A data analyst says that "Gaza is now a different color from space" as a result of the bombardment and shelling. Continue reading
Dec 21 UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after paramilitary group seized their safe haven By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The fighting erupted in the city of Wad Medani which is the provincial capital of Jazeera province after the Rapid Support Forces attacked the city earlier this month. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: UN Security Council moves toward vote on Gaza humanitarian aid By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The United States, key allies and Arab nations are engaging in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a United Nations resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 21 At least 15 people dead after mass shooting at university in Prague, police chief says By Associated Press Prague's police chief says an armed man who killed at least 15 people was a student at a university where the mass shooting took place. Continue reading
Dec 21 Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies,’ after approving blessings for same-sex couples By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has urged Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent them from understanding today’s reality. Continue reading
Dec 21 Ukraine ends year in disappointing stalemate with Russia and anxious about aid from allies By Barry Hatton, Associated Press The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 6:28 The significance of the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrián Aranda In a historic prisoner swap, ten Americans are headed home after the U.S. freed a top ally of Venezuelan President Maduro. Six of the Americans were judged "wrongfully detained" by the State Department. The Maduro government also agreed to free… Continue watching