Jan 01 Chad names former opposition leader as prime minister for transition government By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press Succes Masra will serve as Chad's prime minister through the transition to civilian rule, according to an official on state television. Continue reading
Jan 01 Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Yunus' supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations. Continue reading
Jan 01 Russia launches 90 drone attacks across Ukraine By Associated Press The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack that one air force official described as the biggest aerial barrage of the war. Continue reading
Jan 01 Israel pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city By Tia Goldenberg, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting. Continue reading
Jan 01 Japan drops tsunami alert but urges caution after series of quakes By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt. Continue reading
Dec 31 New Year's Eve celebrations sweep around the world, but wars cast a shadow on 2024 By Associated Press Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world's ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns. Continue reading
Dec 31 The influential people we said goodbye to in 2023 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor are among some of the notable people who died this year. Continue reading
Dec 31 Xi declares China will be 'surely be reunified' with Taiwan in New Year's address By Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 2:33 News Wrap: Global trade concerns rise amid escalating Red Sea conflict In our news wrap Sunday, Maersk paused its operations in the Red Sea after Houthi gunmen attacked one of their ships, Israeli airstrikes intensified in central Gaza as Netanyahu said the war would last “many more months,” Congo re-elected its… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 14:19 A look back at the biggest news events that shaped 2023 and made history By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara There is no question that we live in historic, unusual times, and 2023 added to the list of unprecedented events. We look back at the events that defined the year. Continue watching