Dec 01 Watch 6:40 Israeli officials repeatedly dismissed warning signs before Hamas attack, report claims By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn For months, there has been a question lurking about how Israel’s intelligence services failed to recognize the plans Hamas was making for its attack on October 7. But according to a New York Times report, Israeli intelligence obtained a 40-page… Continue watching
Dec 01 UN’s top court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory By Mike Corder, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana's control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned referendum Sunday on the territory's future. Continue reading
Dec 01 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ‘we are not backing down’ as war with Russia enters a new stage By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said in an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press that he fears the Israel-Hamas war threatens to overshadow the conflict in Ukraine, as competing political agendas and limited resources put the flow of Western… Continue reading
Dec 01 Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as crash details emerge By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about Wednesday's fatal crash. Continue reading
Dec 01 King Charles III draws attention by wearing a Greek flag tie after London-Athens dispute By Associated Press He chose the neckwear after a diplomatic spat between the U.K. government and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles. Continue reading
Dec 01 Israel-Hamas war casts long shadow over COP28 climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the collapse of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war Friday plunged the conflict back into open combat. Continue reading
Dec 01 Myanmar’s military losing ground against alliance of militias, buoying resistance hopes By David Rising, Associated Press A major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three militias of ethnic minorities has been moving at lightning speed, inspiring resistance forces around the country to attack. Continue reading
Dec 01 Top world leaders talk ‘climate chaos’ and war at UN summit By Seth Borenstein, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press In a fire-and-brimstone kicking off of Friday's parade of VIPs, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told leaders, “you can prevent planetary crash and burn.”… Continue reading
Dec 01 Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as truce ends and combat in Gaza begins again By Associated Press Over 100 hostages were freed during the seven-day truce, most of whom appear physically well but shaken. Israel says 115 adult men, 20 women and two children are still held hostage. Continue reading
Dec 01 Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after truce ends, sirens warning of Hamas rockets heard By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Continue reading