Dec 11 The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta's pressure to go By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The U.N. effort in Mali has been the deadliest peacekeeping mission in the world, with more than 300 personnel killed. Continue reading
Dec 11 Zelenskyy to address the U.S. military in Washington as funding for Ukraine's war runs out By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $61.4 billion for wartime funding for Ukraine as part of a $110 billion package that also includes money for Israel and other national security priorities. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:39 International criticism grows as Israel says it's prepared for long fight in Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Israeli officials said they're prepared for a long fight and they’ve forced Hamas to the breaking point in northern Gaza where militants in the field must "surrender or be killed." This comes as international criticism over Israel's war grows. Geoff… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:48 Israel targets infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up civilian pressure on Hamas, report claims By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi An investigative report says Israel is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Gaza to ramp up "civilian pressure" on Hamas. The reporting by the independent +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call includes interviews with several current and former sources… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:10 Russia's ethnic minorities disproportionately die in the war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow In the nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, 300,000 Russian soldiers have died or been wounded, many of them conscripts. For soldiers from Siberia and Russia’s Far East, home to many of Russia’s ethnic minorities, the price has been… Continue watching
Dec 11 Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his immigration policy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office. Sunak was grilled by lawyers at a public inquiry on Monday about his decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 11 Report says UAE is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summit By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press An activist organization says the United Arab Emirates is conducting a mass trial of nearly 90 prisoners on terrorism charges as it hosts the United Nations' COP28 climate summit. Continue reading
Dec 11 Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week amid territorial dispute By Associated Press Guyana's president says he is coming to the meeting with goodwill but insists that the case be heard at the International Court of Justice. Continue reading
Dec 11 Iraq struggles to contain ripple effects of Gaza war as Iran-backed groups attack U.S. troops By Kareem Chehayeb, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that's becoming more difficult by the day. Continue reading
Dec 11 As COP28 climate talks move closer to final deal, critics say draft is lacking By Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten, Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new draft released Monday afternoon on what’s known as the global stocktake called for countries to reduce “consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner.”… Continue reading