Oct 10 WSJ reporter loses appeal and will remain in Russian jail through November By Associated Press The journalist was detained in March while on a reporting trip to the city of Yekaterinburg, about 1,200 miles east of Moscow. Continue reading
Oct 10 Live updates: What's happening on Day 4 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press The latest Israel-Palestinian war reverberated around the world Tuesday, as foreign governments tried to determine how many of their citizens were dead, missing or in need of medical help or flights home. Continue reading
Oct 10 Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City after weekend rocket attack By Josef Federman, Issam Adwan, Associated Press After hours of nonstop attacks, residents left their homes at daybreak to find some buildings torn in half by airstrikes and others reduced to mounds of concrete and rebar. Continue reading
Oct 09 An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 5:43 Israel levels parts of Gaza in retribution for Hamas terror attack By Leila Molana-Allen, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda A third day of brutal fighting between Israelis and Palestinians centered on Gaza Monday. Israel hammered the besieged region with air strikes and artillery as retribution for Saturday's bloody surprise attack by Hamas. An Israeli ground invasion of Gaza is… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:39 NSC spokesman says Iran 'complicit' in Hamas terror but no evidence it helped plan attack By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Dan Sagalyn The Biden administration is watching the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians very closely. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest developments and where the U.S. stands with John Kirby, the coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:21 Israeli attack survivor describes moment Hamas militants kidnapped her husband By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow One facet of Saturday's Hamas attacks in Israel never seen before on this scale is the taking of civilian hostages. Dozens of men, women, children and the elderly were reportedly kidnapped and forcibly taken to Gaza. Their locations within the… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Afghanistan earthquake survivors search through rubble for loved ones In our news wrap Monday, people across western Afghanistan struggled for a third day to find survivors after a catastrophic earthquake, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy now says he'd serve in that post again if his fellow Republicans want him… Continue watching
Oct 09 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer meets Chinese President Xi, welcomes condemnation of Hamas attacks By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer says he is grateful for a stronger statement from China condemning the deadly Hamas attack on Israel issued during his visit to Beijing that included a lengthy meeting with President Xi Jinping. Continue reading
Oct 09 UK Labour Party says it will focus on economic growth, not higher taxes By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's main opposition Labour Party says it will focus on economic growth rather than higher taxes to "rebuild" the country after more than a decade of Conservative rule. Continue reading