Dec 28 WATCH: Zelenskyy meets with Trump in Florida to discuss end of Russia's war in Ukraine By Will Weissert, Seung Min Kim, Elise Morton, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort, but he acknowledged that negotiations are complex and could still break… Continue reading
Dec 27 Mourners gather in Syrian city of Homs for victims of deadly mosque bombing By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight people killed in a bombing, as an imam warned that the attack could spark more… Continue reading
Dec 27 Brazilian judge puts 10 people convicted over coup plot under house arrest By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Manuel Rueda, Associated Press The decision by Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes came just hours after authorities in neighboring Paraguay arrested a former police commander, who also had been convicted in the plot and returned him to Brazil. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 1:37 News Wrap: Russia strikes Kyiv a day before Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting In our news wrap Saturday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with a barrage of missiles and drones a day before Trump and Zelenskyy are set to meet, a quick-moving winter storm snarled holiday travel across the Great Lakes and Northeast, and… Continue watching
Dec 27 African regional bodies reject Somaliland's recognition as independent nation by Israel By Associated Press Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. Continue reading
Dec 27 Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end fighting over border disputes By Wasamon Audjarint, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press The agreement was signed by the countries’ defense ministers, Cambodia’s Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Nattaphon Narkphanit, at a border checkpoint. It declares that the sides are committed to an earlier ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July and… Continue reading
Dec 27 Russia launches 'massive strike' on Kyiv, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-U.S. talks By Samya Kullab, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 10:25 Breaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there By Nick Schifrin President Trump said that he delayed U.S. military strikes in Nigeria until Christmas Day to deliver a message to groups he alleges are targeting Christians. The Nigerian government praised the attacks and said it provided the U.S. with the necessary… Continue watching
Dec 26 Malaysian court sentences ex-Prime Minister Razak to 15 years and big fine in corruption case By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) in fines and assets after being convicted Friday in his biggest corruption trial tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB… Continue reading
Dec 26 Yemen separatist group accuses Saudi Arabia of launching strikes against their forces By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not formally acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over. Continue reading