Nov 22 More than 300 schoolchildren abducted in attack on Catholic school in Nigeria, authorities say By Associated Press A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. Continue reading
Nov 22 Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire’s latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five senior Hamas members were killed. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24… Continue reading
Nov 22 WATCH: Trump says U.S. peace plan not his final offer to Ukraine’s Zelenskyy By Associated Press Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Saturday, President Donald… Continue reading
Nov 22 Bolsonaro arrested over alleged plot to escape and avoid 27-year prison term in Brazil By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil's federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Continue reading
Nov 22 COP30 climate talks end in Brazil without roadmap to phase out fossil fuels By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Anton L. Delgado, Associated Press United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement Saturday to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to extreme weather’s wrath. But the agreement doesn’t include an explicit detailed map to… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 9:16 Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose… Continue watching
Nov 21 France will investigate Musk’s Grok after AI chatbot posted Holocaust denial claims By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: With new U.S. deal, Trump says that Zelenskyy is ‘going to have to accept something’ By Associated Press “We think we have a way of getting peace,” Trump said. “He’s going to have to approve it.”… Continue reading
Nov 21 Leaders arrive for historic G20 summit overshadowed by rift between South Africa and U.S. By Gerald Imray, Associated Press World leaders arrived Friday for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda. But the talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and… Continue reading
Nov 21 5 things to know as Zelenskyy faces growing pressures By Isobel Koshiw, Associated Press The president of Ukraine is facing a confluence of crises testing his ability to lead an increasingly weary nation nearly four years into a devastating full-scale invasion by Russia. Continue reading