Dec 10 Intense fighting engulfs Gaza as Israeli forces press ahead with renewed U.S. support By Wafaa Shurafa, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Heavy fighting raged Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. blocked the latest international push for a cease-fire and rushed more munitions to its close ally. Continue reading
Dec 10 Philippines says Chinese coast guard used water cannons against its vessels for 2nd day By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Chinese coast guard targeted Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing damage and endangering Filipino crew members off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said. Continue reading
Dec 09 Polish truck drivers' border blockade causes ripple effects on the battlefield in Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn that problems are growing as Polish truck drivers show no sign of ending a border blockade that has stretched past a month. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton's request to pause abortion ruling In our news wrap Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion, Israel hit targets across Gaza as its war with Hamas… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:28 What to know about escalations in Venezuela and Guyana's territorial dispute By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Tensions are rising in South America as Venezuela threatens to take over a large region of Guyana that’s rich in resources. Venezuela on Saturday signaled openness to “high-level” talks to resolve the standoff, but Guyana has yet to respond. Ali… Continue watching
Dec 09 Protests at COP28 restricted by 'shocking level of censorship' in host country UAE By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the UN climate summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates meant sharp restrictions on what demonstrators could say, where they could walk and… Continue reading
Dec 09 Israel continues bombarding Gaza, including places it told Palestinians to evacuate to By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:49 U.S. vetoes UN resolution for cease-fire as Israel ramps up airstrikes in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Eliot Barnhart The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. The move came as the UN is ramping up already dire warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe if more aid isn't sent into Gaza soon. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 8:58 Saudi foreign minister discusses Israel-Hamas war and wider challenges in Middle East By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev, Ethan Dodd Foreign ministers from several Arab allies of the United States are in Washington this week for meetings with the Biden administration over the Israel-Hamas war. Nick Schifrin sat down with the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 4:51 The troubled safety record of the Osprey aircraft fleet grounded by the U.S. military By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military will ground its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft while it investigates the cause of last week’s crash off the coast of Japan that killed all eight service personnel on board. The extraordinary step was taken after… Continue watching