Jan 28 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: 3 U.S. troops killed in drone attack on military base in Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, three Americans were killed in Jordan by a drone strike that the U.S. blames on an Iran-backed militia, negotiators are discussing a new hostage release deal that would pause Israel’s offensive in Gaza for two… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 8:36 LGBTQ+ Ugandans fight for survival, civil rights under country’s anti-gay law By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Satvi Sunkara, Winston Wilde Uganda’s constitutional court is expected to rule soon on a law that threatens fines, life imprisonment and even death for being gay. Ugandan civil rights groups challenged the Anti-Homosexuality Act in December amid international pressure to repeal the law. Ali… Continue watching
Jan 28 UN aid agency in Gaza warns its operations are ‘collapsing’ from wave of funding cuts By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The head of the main U.N. aid agency in the war-battered Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to suspend funding over allegations that several agency employees participated in the deadly Hamas attack… Continue reading
Jan 28 As tensions rise, Iran launches 3 satellites that are part of a program criticized by the West By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles. Continue reading
Jan 28 Gunmen kill 1 person in attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said. Continue reading
Jan 28 Biden says Iran-backed militia behind drone strike that killed 3 U.S. troops, injured 25 in Jordan By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first… Continue reading
Jan 28 U.S. sees signs of progress on new hostage deal that would bring 2-month pause to Israel-Hamas war By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press According to two senior administration officials, U.S. negotiators are making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza for two months in exchange for the release of more than 100 hostages who… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israeli airstrike reportedly kills mother and 2 children in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza less than a day after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent civilian deaths, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrapped up meetings with China’s… Continue watching
Jan 27 Defiant Netanyahu declares Israel’s goal is ‘complete victory’ in Gaza after UN court ruling By Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday pushed back after an International Court of Justice ruling to limit death and destruction in the military's Gaza offensive, declaring that “we decide and act according to what is required for our security” and vowing to… Continue reading
Jan 27 How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation By David Klepper, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Voters in Taiwan recently repelled a wave of disinformation seeking to undermine their democracy ahead of the election earlier this month. In doing so, the island can offer lessons to the U.S. and other nations holding their own elections amid… Continue reading