Dec 10 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Rescuers search for survivors in aftermath of Tennessee tornadoes In our news wrap Sunday, emergency responders searched for survivors after deadly tornadoes tore through parts of Tennessee, the Palestinian death toll continues to climb amid heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, UPenn’s president and board chair both… Continue watching
Dec 10 As COP28 talks wind down, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and climate adaptation By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate… Continue reading
Dec 10 Zelenskyy attends presidential inauguration in Argentina as he seeks support for Ukraine By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Ukrainian President Zelenskyy traveled to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. It is the Ukrainian leader's first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues to court support among developing nations for its 21-month-old fight… Continue reading
Dec 10 Intense fighting engulfs Gaza as Israeli forces press ahead with renewed U.S. support By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Heavy fighting raged Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. blocked the latest international push for a cease-fire and rushed more munitions to its close ally. Continue reading
Dec 10 Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for 2nd day By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said. Continue reading
Dec 09 Polish truck drivers’ border blockade causes ripple effects on the battlefield in Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show no sign of ending a border blockade that has stretched past a month. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton’s request to pause abortion ruling In our news wrap Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion, Israel hit targets across Gaza as its war with Hamas… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:28 What to know about escalations in Venezuela and Guyana’s territorial dispute By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Tensions are rising in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Venezuela on Saturday signaled openness to “high-level” talks to resolve the standoff, but Guyana has yet to respond. Ali… Continue watching
Dec 09 Protests at COP28 restricted by ‘shocking level of censorship’ in host country UAE By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the UN climate summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates meant sharp restrictions on what demonstrators could say, where they could walk and… Continue reading
Dec 09 Israel continues bombarding Gaza, including places it told Palestinians to evacuate to By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. Continue reading