Nov 20 China hosts Arab and Muslim foreign ministers to discuss ending the Israel-Hamas war By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on Monday, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters" in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza… Continue reading
Nov 20 Shakira strikes deal to avoid risk of prison on 1st day of tax fraud trial in Spain By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Under the deal, Shakira is to receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of 7.3 million euros ($8 million). She will pay another fine of 432,000 euros ($472,000) in exchange for her suspended waived. Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians have escalated since Oct. 7, UN says By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press With the world’s attention focused on the fighting in Gaza, Israeli settler violence against Palestinians since Oct. 7 has surged to the highest levels ever recorded by the United Nations. Continue reading
Nov 20 After electing right-wing populist Milei as president, Argentina faces uncharted path By Daniel Politi, David Biller, Associated Press With his victory Sunday night, the fiery freshman lawmaker has thrust the country into the unknown regarding just how extreme his policies will be, following a campaign that saw him revving a chainsaw to symbolically cut the state down to… Continue reading
Nov 20 Defense Secretary Austin shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit By Tara Copp, Felipe Dana, Associated Press Austin arrived Monday in what is expected to be a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict. Continue reading
Nov 20 Israeli troops close in on another Gaza hospital, raising evacuation fears By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli forces are battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian fears of another painful standoff and evacuation of a medical facility. Continue reading
Nov 19 Populist Javier Milei wins Argentina’s presidential runoff as Sergio Massa concedes defeat By Daniel Politi, David Biller, Associated Press Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa conceded defeat to populist Javier Milei in Sunday's fiercely polarized presidential runoff even before the country's electoral authority released official results. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Israel, Hamas nearing deal for partial hostage release, officials say In our news wrap Sunday, there are growing indications that Israel and Hamas are close to a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages being held in Gaza, and polls closed in Argentina in the country’s… Continue watching
Nov 19 India officials consider new methods to rescue 41 workers still trapped in collapsed tunnel By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. Continue reading
Nov 19 Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea, take crew hostage By Isabel DeBre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in a crucial Red Sea shipping route on Sunday, officials said, taking over two dozen crew members hostage and raising fears that regional tensions heightened over the Israel-Hamas war were playing out… Continue reading