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News Wrap: Belgian police kill Tunisian man accused in deadly Brussels shooting

In our news wrap Tuesday, police in Brussels killed a Tunisian man accused of gunning down two Swedish soccer fans on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China to visit a top ally in his war against Ukraine, the…

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Summit with Arab leaders in Jordan called off as President Biden heads to Israel

By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

Jordan called off the president's planned summit with Arab leaders after a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds. Biden now will visit only Israel and will postpone his travel to Jordan, a White House official says.

Congressional draft report in Brazil recommends charges for Bolsonaro over insurrection attempt

By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press

Bolsonaro has denied involvement in the rioting, which took place after he had quietly left the country to stay in Florida while refusing to attend the inauguration of incoming President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

5 Hezbollah fighters are killed as tensions flare along the border between Lebanon and Israel

By Abby Sewell, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon on Tuesday continued to engage in low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza.

Ukraine claims a major strike on Russian airfields, thanking U.S. for providing long-range missiles

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces claims it destroyed nine Russian helicopters at two airfields in Russia-occupied regions in a nighttime attack.

India's Supreme Court declines to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it's up to Parliament

By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press

The chief justice also urged the government to uphold the rights of the queer community and end discrimination against them.

Palestinian medics struggle to save civilians trapped under rubble amid Israeli bombardment

By Isabel DeBre, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Gaza's Health Ministry has reported that Israel's bombardment — launched after Hamas mounted a bloody, unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians, many of them women and children.

Israel and Hamas trade blame after Gaza City hospital explosion

By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Hundreds of Palestinians had taken refuge in al-Ahli and other hospitals in Gaza City in past days, hoping they would be spared bombardment after Israel ordered all residents of the city to evacuate to the southern Gaza Strip.

Aid still unreachable after Israel bombs region where civilians were told to flee

By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman, Associated Press

Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 2,778 people and wounded 9,700, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Nearly two-thirds of those killed were children, a ministry official said.