Nov 16 A geologist explains why Iceland may soon see a volcanic eruption By Jaime Toro, The Conversation Iceland’s residents have learned over centuries to live with their island’s overactive geology. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:29 A look inside the Gaza hospital raided by Israeli Defense Forces By John Yang, Zeba Warsi, Eliot Barnhart The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It comes as Israeli forces have entered the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza and the compound… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital In our news wrap Wednesday, a heavily armed gang in Haiti reportedly stormed a hospital and took hundreds of hostages including women, children and newborns, U.K. leaders insisted they'll keep trying to send asylum seekers to Rwanda even after Britain's… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 8:23 Biden pushes for stable U.S. relationship with China during summit with Xi By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Wednesday in San Francisco, President Biden met face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year. The two leaders are announcing agreements on military communication and a crackdown on the Chinese chemicals used to make fentanyl. Continue watching
Nov 15 Spain’s leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists as he works to form a new government By Joseph Wilson, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 6:19 Father of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas on efforts to bring him home By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Among the estimated 239 hostages believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza is 35-year-old Israeli American Sagui Dekel-Chen. He lives in kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border, which came under brutal attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7. Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden speaks on Israel-Hamas war after meeting with China’s Xi Jinping By Associated Press Biden says he believes Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will only stop once the militant group’s ability to kill and injure Israelis is degraded, even as he said he was urging Israel to exercise caution. Continue reading
Nov 15 UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a "demand" to a "call" for humanitarian pauses. Continue reading
Nov 15 Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press Rescuers have been trying to drill through the rubble and insert wide steel pipes to free the construction workers. They have been trapped since Sunday when a portion of a tunnel collapsed in the mountainous Uttarakhand state. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. will resume food aid to millions in Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption By Associated Press USAID says it plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. Continue reading