Dec 02 Police raid gay venues in Moscow after Supreme Court labels LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’ By Associated Press Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Continue reading
Dec 01 Venezuela’s government and opposition agree on appeal process for candidates banned from running By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The government of Venezuela and a faction of the opposition have agreed on a process through which aspiring presidential candidates who were banned from running for office can attempt to get that decision reversed. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 4:33 War returns to Gaza after cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ends By Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan, Teresa Cebrián Aranda War has returned to Gaza after a week-long cease-fire. The pause saw Hamas release more than 100 hostages, Israel free more than 240 Palestinians and hundreds of aid trucks allowed into Gaza. Negotiators are working to reinstate the temporary truce… Continue watching
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