Jan 15 Watch 5:19 Iranian-backed groups raise threat of drawing U.S. into a wider Middle East conflict By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s military response in Gaza, Iranian-backed militias in the region have escalated attacks. Hezbollah and the IDF have traded barrages while the Houthis have lobbed missiles and attacked ships in the Red Sea… Continue watching
Jan 15 North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival By Associated Press North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival. Continue reading
Jan 15 Sunak defends his decision for the UK to join the U.S. in 'limited' strikes on Yemen's Houthis By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Sunak faced questions in Parliament about why British lawmakers did not get a say on the military action. Continue reading
Jan 15 Who is Guatemala's new president and can he deliver on his anti-corruption promises? By Associated Press Powerful interests aligned against his anti-corruption campaign and authorities threw various legal challenges at him and his party. Arévalo is now president but those disputes will continue. Continue reading
Jan 15 German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in protest against fuel subsidy cuts By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Over the past week, farmers have blocked highway entrances and slowed traffic across Germany with their protests, intent on pushing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government to abandon the planned cuts entirely. Continue reading
Jan 15 Houthi rebels strike a U.S.-owned ship off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas. Continue reading
Jan 15 Ukraine says it shot down 2 Russian command and control aircraft By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukraine’s military chief says that the Ukrainian air force has shot down a Russian early warning and control plane that can spot targets up to 650 kilometers (400 miles) away and a key command center aircraft that relays information to… Continue reading
Jan 15 UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease By Najib Jobain, Sami Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The heads of three major U.N. agencies are warning that Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease. Continue reading
Jan 15 Missile fire strikes a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, UK military says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The British military says missile fire struck a ship just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The ship’s captain reported that the “port side of vessel hit from above by a missile."… Continue reading
Jan 14 Bishop Álvarez and 18 priests released from prison, handed to Vatican, Nicaragua says By Associated Press Nicaragua's government said Sunday it released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities. Continue reading