Dec 16 Watch 7:34 What's in the massive defense bill giving the military more funding than requested By Nick Schifrin, Lisa Desjardins, Dan Sagalyn, Jonah Anderson Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected calls to release the full video of a boat strike the military carried out in September. That attack was the first of 25 acknowledged strikes that the administration says were operated by so-called "narcoterrorists." At the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 7:06 A rare look inside Hezbollah's secretive bunkers seized by Lebanon's military By Simona Foltyn, Sonia Kopelev The Lebanese army is on a tight deadline to comply with an American demand to dismantle the military infrastructure of Hezbollah. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn and videographer Adrian Hartrick were given exclusive access to Hezbollah’s seized military installations and the… Continue watching
Dec 16 Trump will attend dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The two guardsmen killed in the attack on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, according to the U.S. Army. Continue reading
Dec 16 EU plans to ease 2035 ban on internal combustion cars as auto industry seeks flexibility By David McHugh, Associated Press The EU's commission is responding to appeals from carmakers for a more flexible approach. The new limit still needs approval by the EU parliament and member governments. Continue reading
Dec 16 Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among victims of Bondi Beach attack By Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl with a gentle soul to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Continue reading
Dec 16 Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Ben Finley, Associated Press Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to see it, even as a… Continue reading
Dec 16 Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State group By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Authorities have identified the suspects as a father, who was killed, and son, who is hospitalized. Continue reading
Dec 16 Zelenskyy says U.S.-negotiated proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Zelenskyy reiterated that Kyiv won't recognize Moscow's control over any part of the Donbas. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:02 Shock and grief matched by anger after antisemitic attack in Australia By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The massacre at a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach killed 15 people this weekend. Two gunmen opened fire on celebrations for the first night of the Jewish Festival of Lights. Australian officials quickly labeled the assault an antisemitic… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:35 'He has suffered enough,' Jimmy Lai's daughter says after his conviction in Hong Kong By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Hong Kong's High Court found media mogul and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and sedition. The case has become a symbol of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Claire Lai,… Continue watching