Dec 22 Watch 7:46 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha on all he's lost in Gaza and hopes for his homeland By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Award-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha has lost his home, friends and family in the last two months. He was also detained by Israeli forces in Gaza and released only after international outrage. He's now out of Gaza and in… Continue watching
Dec 22 Vatican prosecutor seeks new trial after cardinal's embezzlement conviction By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The main focus of the trial involved the Holy See’s 350 million-euro ($386 million) investment in converting a former Harrod’s warehouse into luxury apartments. Continue reading
Dec 22 Most U.S.-funded community projects in Gaza have been left unharmed, but at least 5 are damaged are destroyed By Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Cedar Attanacio, Associated Press The United Nations has identified more than 37,000 structures destroyed or damaged in the war so far. Continue reading
Dec 22 Without call for suspension of hostilities, UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The resolution is without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. Friday's vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining. Continue reading
Dec 22 As Israel expands ground war against Hamas, Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press That figure was released Friday. It is the latest indication of the staggering cost of the war as Israel expands its ground offensive and ordered tens of thousands more people to leave their homes. Continue reading
Dec 22 Palestinian Christians prepare for a somber Christmas amid war as many grieve By Mariam Fam, Associated Press Some are mourning loved ones, lobbying for the war to end, scrambling to get relatives to safety or seeking comfort in the Christmas message of hope. Continue reading
Dec 22 People grapple with the worst mass shooting in Czech history in which 14 died By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Political leaders, students, friends of the vicitms, and others came together to light candles to mourn the victims at an impromptu vigil by the university headquarters. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 2:01 Gunman kills 14, injures 25 in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan One of Europe's capital cities was shattered by gunfire Thursday. A shooter at a university in Prague, Czech Republic, killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 25 more. Police say the gunman was a 24-year-old who had expressed… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: UN warns of famine in Gaza if more aid isn't allowed in In our news wrap Thursday, the U.N.'s World Food Program warned the war in Gaza has left more than 570,000 people starving, a new burst of fighting in Sudan's civil war forced up to 300,000 people to flee what had… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 8:23 Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict, raising fears of regional war By Simona Foltyn Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire in a limited but slowly escalating conflict. So far, the skirmishes have killed nine Israeli soldiers, four civilians and more than 100 Lebanese, most of them Hezbollah fighters. Israeli officials have said they… Continue watching