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Brooks and Capehart on the political impact of the latest charges against Hunter Biden

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest charges and accusations against Hunter Biden, President Biden's push for more aid to Ukraine and…

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Climate change adaptation commitments so far lacking at COP28

By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press

Negotiators are largely focused on how to curb climate change, but there's another topic on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that's already here.

Pope Francis makes his first public appearances since being stricken by bronchitis

By Associated Press

Pope Francis has made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.

A rocket attack targets the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Iran-backed militias in Iraq have claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks that targeted bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since the Israel-Hamas war began two months ago.

U.S. vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood criticized the council after the vote for its failure to condemn Hamas' attacks in Israel and to acknowledge Israel's right to defend itself.

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense

By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The leadership of climate talks, called COP28, sent out four pairs of veteran and high-level ministers to push countries together on four key but stubborn issues as the summit went into its second week after a day of rest Thursday.

6 Palestinians are killed in the Israeli military's latest West Bank raid, health officials say

By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the dead included a 14-year-old boy and a local commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, an armed offshoot of the secular nationalist Fatah party.

Israeli troops round up Palestinian men in northern Gaza as U.N. warns aid operation 'in tatters'

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Lee Keath, Associated Press

The United Nations warned that its aid operation is “in tatters” because no place in the besieged enclave is safe.

Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza face dire conditions despite Israel's safe zone

By Associated Press

Israel has designated a safe zone in southern Gaza, but its widening air and ground offensive has left Palestinians packed together in dire humanitarian conditions.

Putin announces his candidacy for Russia's presidential election in 2024

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Putin, who was first elected president in March 2000, announced his decision to run in the March 17 presidential election after a Kremlin award ceremony, when war veterans and others pleaded with him to seek re-election.