Jan 18 Watch 6:30 Why women are drawn to solo travel and how the tourism industry is responding By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran, Mekhi Hill A majority of people traveling abroad alone these days are women, and demand for women-led tour groups is rising. Stephanie Sy takes a closer look at the reasons why women are drawn to solo travel and how the hospitality industry… Continue watching
Jan 18 Red Cross toes fine line trying to help civilians in Israel-Hamas war amid pressure from Netanyahu By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The International Committee of the Red Cross has been losing influence, funding and staff, and disparaging remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are just the latest headache for the Geneva-based humanitarian group. Continue reading
Jan 18 In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza By Jamey Keaten, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Isaac Herzog said Thursday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that the relationship is still fragile but is "an opportunity to move forward."… Continue reading
Jan 18 NATO to start biggest wargames in decades next week, involving around 90,000 personnel By Associated Press "Steadfast Defender 24" is aimed at showing Russia that the alliance is determined to defend all of its territory. The exercises come as Russia's war on Ukraine bogs down. Continue reading
Jan 18 Blinken’s latest diplomatic trip will take him to Africa as crises continue to vex U.S. foreign policy By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says Blinken will go to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola starting Sunday for talks focused on regional security, conflict prevention, democracy promotion and trade. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: Biden says U.S. strikes in Yemen aren’t stopping Houthi attacks, but strikes will continue By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden's comments followed another significant round of strikes Wednesday night, when the U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against 14 Houthi-controlled sites. Continue reading
Jan 18 Netanyahu says he has told U.S. that he opposes Palestinian state in any scenario after Israel-Hamas war By Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The announcement on Thursday exposed the deep divisions that have emerged between the close allies three months into Israel's war against Gaza's Hamas rulers. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.S. military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen, AP sources say By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Despite a large-scale operation carried out by U.S. and British warships and warplanes Friday that hit more than 60 targets across Yemen, the Houthis have continued their harassment campaign of commercial and military ships. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 7:34 State Department official overseeing Yemen discusses U.S. response to Houthi attacks By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The Biden administration relisted Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a specially designated global terrorist group. The move follows more than 30 attacks by the Houthis on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Nick Schifrin discussed the tensions… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 6:51 Former NATO chief on what’s at stake as U.S. debates military aid for Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Morgan Till, Alexa Gold Critical U.S. aid to Ukraine is still being held up in ongoing negotiations between Congress and the White House over funding for border security. Amna Nawaz spoke with former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen about what this means as… Continue watching