Oct 11 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits part of western Afghanistan where an earlier quake killed over 2,000 people By Ebrahim Noroozi, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The aid group Doctors Without Borders said the Herat regional hospital received 117 injured from Wednesday's temblor. Continue reading
Oct 11 As Israel bombards Gaza, Palestinians attempt to flee, only to discover nowhere is safe By Issam Adwan, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are packed into U.N. shelters as Israeli warplanes pound the tiny territory of 2.3 million people after their Hamas militant rulers launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. Continue reading
Oct 11 Live updates: What's happening on Day 5 of the Israel-Hamas war By Associated Press Israel has vowed unprecedented retaliation against the Hamas militant group ruling the Palestinian territory after its fighters stormed through the border fence Saturday and gunned down hundreds of Israelis. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 15:22 Fears of bigger war grow as Israel-Hamas fighting continues after surprise attack By Leila Molana-Allen, Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Ali Schmitz Fighting between Israelis and Palestinians continues as airstrikes and artillery pound Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel. Among the dead are 14 Americans killed by Hamas and an unknown number are being held hostage by militants. Special Correspondent Leila… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 5:19 Survivors of Hamas assault on music fest describe horrors and how they made it out alive By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow One of the most notorious incidents of this weekend’s Hamas attack on Israel was one of its first. Gunmen killed more than 250 people and took an unknown number of hostages during an assault on an all-night music festival in… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Gershkovich loses appeal to be released while awaiting trial in Russia In our news wrap Tuesday, American journalist Evan Gershkovich lost an appeal to be released while he awaits trial on sham espionage charges in Russia, searchers in Afghanistan scaled back the hunt for survivors of Saturday's devastating earthquake and police… Continue watching
Oct 10 U.S. senators see a glimmer of hope for opening talks with China over the fentanyl crisis By Associated Press A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America. Continue reading
Oct 10 Biden's hopes for establishing Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of the new war By Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians is threatening to delay or derail a country-by-country diplomatic push by the United States to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Continue reading
Oct 10 What is Hamas? What to know about its origins, leaders and funding By Kali Robinson, Council on Foreign Relations The Palestinian militant group has struggled to govern Gaza and remains committed to violently resisting Israel. Its surprise attack against Israel in 2023 threatens a wider conflagration in the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 10 Several more people arrested in Germany over a far-right plot to launch a coup and kidnap a minister By Associated Press Authorities say several more people suspected of being involved in planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the German health minister have been arrested in raids in a number of regions. Continue reading