Nov 23 Massive security operation for Paris Olympics will include 15,000 French soldiers By Associated Press In the skies, the military is also planning to deploy Reaper surveillance drones and AWACS airspace-monitoring planes, fighter jets, airborne refueling planes and helicopters that can carry sharpshooters and equipment to disable drones. Continue reading
Nov 23 Inheriting the leadership of a country on edge, Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president By Associated Press Daniel Noboa took on the job Thursday during a ceremony in Quito, the South American country's capital. Ecuadorians are looking to Noboa to restore the public safety that drug cartels and other criminal organizations have stolen. Continue reading
Nov 23 Police don't suspect terrorism after a 5-year-old girl was injured in a knife attack in Dublin By Associated Press A woman and two other children have been injured. Irish police said they weren't treating Thursday's violence as terror-related. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires By Daniel Politi, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can meet. Continue reading
Nov 23 Hundreds of German police raid properties of Hamas supporters in Berlin and across the country By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Hundreds of police officers are searching the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany with the majority of the raids taking place in Berlin. Continue reading
Nov 23 Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press A Kyiv official says a Russian attack using cluster munitions has killed three people in a suburb of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson. Continue reading
Nov 23 Extreme flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee By Omar Faruk, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia. Continue reading
Nov 23 New report says oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations to avoid climate disaster By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change. That's according to a report released Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Temporary cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza will begin Friday at 7 a.m. with aid to follow 'as soon as possible' By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages held by militants and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a last-minute snag. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 11:53 Fighting between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza ahead of pause for release of hostages By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson After more than six weeks of heavy fighting, a pause in the battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is expected to start soon. That's after the Israeli government approved a deal that includes the release of at least 50… Continue watching