Nov 23 Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press A Kyiv official says a Russian attack using cluster munitions has killed three people in a suburb of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson. Continue reading
Nov 23 Extreme flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee By Omar Faruk, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia. Continue reading
Nov 23 New report says oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations to avoid climate disaster By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change. That's according to a report released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Temporary cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza will begin Friday at 7 a.m. with aid to follow ‘as soon as possible’ By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a last-minute snag. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 11:53 Fighting between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza ahead of pause for release of hostages By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson After more than six weeks of heavy fighting, a pause in the battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is expected to start soon. That's after the Israeli government approved a deal that includes the release of at least 50… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Vehicle explosion kills 2 at border crossing in Niagara Falls In our news wrap Wednesday, a vehicle exploded on the U.S. side of the border with Canada in Niagara Falls killing two people and disrupting cross-border travel, the U.S. military carried out new air attacks in Iraq targeting an Iranian-backed… Continue watching
Nov 22 Polls say anti-Islam and far-right populist Geert Wilders heading for shocking win in Netherlands By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press An exit poll says the far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory. Continue reading
Nov 22 Israel-Hamas talks continuing, hostage release won’t take place before Friday, Israeli official says By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday. Continue reading
Nov 22 Almost half of Americans think U.S. spending too much on Ukraine aid, AP-NORC poll says By Seung Min Kim, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 22 Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza, describes conflict as ‘terrorism’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: "Terrorism" and according to the Palestinians "genocide."… Continue reading