Nov 27 Watch 4:48 Family of freed Israeli hostages discusses release and loved ones still held in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev So far, about 70 hostages have been released by Hamas over four days of a cease-fire and as many as 175 people remain held in Gaza. Dori Roberts has family members in both situations. His cousin and her two daughters… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Israeli-owned tanker likely seized by Somali pirates, Pentagon says In our news wrap Monday, the Pentagon said militants who seized an Israeli-owned tanker were likely Somali pirates and not rebels from Yemen, Elon Musk visited Israel and said he supports neutralizing Hamas, southern and central Ukraine is struggling to… Continue watching
Nov 27 Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest of spending cuts, pension changes By Associated Press Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government's package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control. Continue reading
Nov 27 11 more hostages released by Hamas return to Israel amid cease-fire By Associated Press This is the fourth such release under a cease-fire deal with the Hamas military group. Israel is to free 33 Palestinian prisoners later Monday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow By Melanie Lidman, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Musk has been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and for wider accusations of hatred flourishing on the platform previously known as Twitter. Continue reading
Nov 27 Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican. Continue reading
Nov 27 Blinken to focus on Ukraine, rising tensions in Balkans at NATO meeting By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Amid signs that a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas due to expire on Monday may be extended, Blinken departs for Brussels where he will attend a NATO foreign ministers meeting. Continue reading
Nov 27 China says known, not novel, pathogens driving national surge in respiratory infections By Associated Press The WHO earlier this week requested that China provide information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children, as mentioned by media reports and a global infectious disease monitoring service. Continue reading
Nov 27 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as fourth swap is prepared and mediators seek to extend truce By Associated Press On Sunday, Hamas freed 17 more hostages — 14 Israelis and three Thais — in a third exchange under the four-day truce. In turn, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners. Continue reading
Nov 27 Six EU countries agree to bolster efforts to stop illegal immigration By Justin Spike, Associated Press The ministers from the V4 group of Central European nations — including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia — were joined by counterparts from Austria and Germany. Continue reading