Oct 16 Poles cast their votes for centrist opposition parties after years of nationalism, projections say By Vanessa Gera, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press After a bitter and emotional campaign, voters turned out in droves on Sunday to make their voices known. Final results are expected Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 16 Food, water and medicine run low in Gaza amid deadly Israeli airstrikes, delayed aid By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Trucks carrying badly needed aid have been waiting at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for days as mediators press for a cease-fire that would allow them enter Gaza and allow foreigners to leave. Continue reading
Oct 16 Live updates: What's happening on Day 10 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press Aid groups warn an Israeli ground offensive could hasten a humanitarian crisis. Continue reading
Oct 15 Polish opposition leader declares victory after ruling conservatives predicted to lose majority By Monika Scislowska, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday's parliamentary election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 5:02 Deadly airstrikes continue to pummel Gaza as Israel musters huge force on border By Leila Molana-Allen, Jorgen Samso, Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Satvi Sunkara Even before Israel launches what’s promised to be a massive assault on Gaza, Palestinian officials say this week-old war is already the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Gaza’s health ministry says at least 2,600 Palestinians have been killed as Israel retaliates against… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes In our news wrap Sunday, another powerful earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s western region where thousands died in last week’s quakes, six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Poland held what’s considered to be its most significant national election since… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 6:03 U.S. intends to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia, says defense secretary By Nick Schifrin, Andrew Corkery While U.S. aid to Ukraine has gotten caught up in Capitol Hill politics, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he intends to support Ukraine as best he can. Austin talked about that when he sat down with foreign affairs and defense… Continue watching
Oct 15 6 people killed across Ukraine as Russia intensifies attacks in the east By Associated Press Fighting remained fierce across eastern Ukraine over the weekend, with Russian forces repeatedly attempting to encircle the city of Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, military officials said. Continue reading
Oct 15 Thousands at risk of dying in Gaza hospitals, cut off by Israel from fuel, water and supplies By Najib Jobain, Associated Press Medics in Gaza warned Sunday that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people ran desperately low on fuel and basic supplies. Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave struggled to find food, water and safety ahead of an expected… Continue reading
Oct 15 Another earthquake hits same region of Afghanistan suffering from multiple deadly quakes By Associated Press A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. Continue reading