Dec 05 Watch 7:17 Young Palestinian released by Israel reflects on time in prison and hopes for the future By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev More than 200 Palestinians detained or imprisoned by Israel were released last week during the truce between Israel and Hamas. Most of them were women and children. They are just some of the thousands of Palestinians held by Israel for… Continue watching
Dec 05 Air Force identifies the 8 U.S. crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan By Tara Copp, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The crew ranged in ages from 24 to 36 years old and came from eight states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Utah. Continue reading
Dec 05 The U.S. has made an offer to bring home jailed Americans in Russia. Moscow rejected it By Associated Press Spokesman Matthew Miller did not reveal the details of the offer nor why Russia had turned it down, but the proposal was a fresh indication that Washington is still trying to negotiate with Moscow to get both men home. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: U.S. announces extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading
Dec 05 Nigerian drone attack kills 85 civilians, raising urgent questions By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigeria’s military often conducts air raids as it fights the extremist violence and rebel attacks that have destabilized Nigeria’s north for more than a decade, often leaving civilian casualties in its wake. Continue reading
Dec 05 'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy By Lori Hinnant, Sam McNeil, Associated Press One terrified mother clutches her two redheaded toddlers as they are led away in a blanket, her eyes huge with fear. A boy is hauled away by his armpits. An elderly woman is pulled to her feet after tumbling off… Continue reading
Dec 05 Should fossil fuels be phased out or slowly phased down? Leaders to discuss at COP28 By Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The options in the draft on the future of fossil fuels range from a less-stringent “phasedown of unabated coal power" to a simple but dramatic “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels.”… Continue reading
Dec 05 Rescuers find more victims of Mount Marapi's sudden eruption, toll rises to 22 By Mardi Rosa Tanjung, Associated Press The bodies of two climbers were located on Monday and nine more on Tuesday, the National Search and Rescue Agency said. Continue reading
Dec 05 UN reports worrying rates of warming as COP28 tries to tackle climate crisis By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation. Continue reading
Dec 05 Netanyahu says military will control security in Gaza after war ends as Israel steps up strikes By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war ends. Continue reading