Jan 09 Hasina re-elected for fourth term in controversial boycotted Bangladeshi election By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Campaigning was rife with violence and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies boycotted the vote, saying that Hasina’s government could not oversee free and fair polls. Continue reading
Jan 09 Earth was hotter than ever in 2023, approaching 1.5-degree warming limit By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press There are several factors that made 2023 the warmest year on record, but by far the biggest factor was the ever-increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that trap heat. Continue reading
Jan 08 Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year's uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 4:27 Israel kills Hezbollah commander as Blinken visits region to stave off broader conflict By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan As Israel’s offensive in Gaza continues, a new front is heating up on the country’s northern border. Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been trading fire and Monday morning, an Israeli strike killed one of Hezbollah's high-ranking members. Continue watching
Jan 08 Japan's foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation By Associated Press Kamikawa conferred with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw and a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She also was scheduled to meet President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Jan 08 Slain Hezbollah commander fought in some of the group's biggest battles, had close ties to leaders By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Wissam al-Tawil was a commander in Hezbollah's secretive Radwan Force, which is deployed along the border with Israel. He was killed Monday when a strike hit his SUV in his hometown. Continue reading
Jan 08 Israeli finance minister calls for reestablishing Israeli settlements in Gaza By Associated Press Bezalel Smotrich, a champion of West Bank Jewish settlements, recently sparked an international outcry over his comments calling for Palestinians in Gaza to leave the territory. Continue reading
Jan 08 Pope Francis calls for universal ban on surrogacy By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The speech also listed the threats to global peace and human dignity, including Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza war, migration and climate crises and the “immoral” production of nuclear and conventional weapons. Continue reading
Jan 08 Fears escalate that Israel, U.S. and Iran's allies moving towards all-out war By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have… Continue reading
Jan 08 Blinken meets with leaders in Saudi Arabia, UAE in push to contain Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that four key Arab nations and Turkey have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once Israel’s war against Hamas ends. Continue reading