Dec 31 Congo's President Tshisekedi wins reelection by a landslide as opposition contests results By Sam Mednick, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results. Continue reading
Dec 31 Netanyahu promises months of war ahead as Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill dozens more By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for… Continue reading
Dec 31 Russia hits Ukraine with retaliatory wave of drone strikes after Belgorod attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed 24 people Saturday “would not go unpunished.”… Continue reading
Dec 31 Australian journalist John Pilger, known for his films about Cambodia, dies at 84 By Associated Press John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84. Continue reading
Dec 31 Several Houthi rebels killed when U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire in Red Sea attack By Associated Press The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Dec 31 Kim Jong Un vows to boost North Korea's reconnaissance and nuclear capabilities in 2024 By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 31 Mexico, Venezuela resume repatriation flights amid U.S. pressure to curb migration By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 30 Houthis show no sign of ending attacks on ships in the Red Sea, U.S. commander says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Saturday, even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic… Continue reading
Dec 30 British warship arrives in Guyana as Venezuela holds military exercises in response By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza as airstrikes on camps continue In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza residents say airstrikes hit two urban refugee camps a day after U.S. Secretary of State Blinken approved a $147 million emergency weapons sale to Israel, Russia says at least 14 people were killed after… Continue watching