Mar 08 As war in Ukraine rages, 6-month battle for Bakhmut takes center stage By Associated Press Bakhmut has been the focus of a Russian attacks for six months in the war's longest and bloodiest battle. Continue reading
Mar 08 Taiwan blames Chinese ships for cut internet cables By Huizhong Wu, Johnson Lai, Associated Press Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month. Continue reading
Mar 08 World marks International Women's Day with art, protests By Ciarán Giles, Associated Press People around the world are demonstrating, attending conferences and enjoying artistic events to mark International Women's Day. Continue reading
Mar 07 A timeline of the Iraq War By Zachary Laub, Kevin Lizarazo, Jeremy Sherlick, Council on Foreign Relations In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. In the years since, there have been over 4,700 U.S. and allied troop deaths, and more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed. Meanwhile, questions linger over Iraq’s fractious political situation. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Fed indicates robust economy, inflation could drive more rate hikes In our news wrap Tuesday, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said high inflation and a robust economy may mean more interest rate hikes, Mexican officials confirmed two kidnapped Americans have been found dead, President Biden proposed raising taxes on those… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:20 An Iraqi-American photojournalist's Brief But Spectacular take on refugees By Melissa Williams When he was a child, artist and photographer Wesaam Al-Badry's family fled his home country of Iraq at the onset of the Gulf War. That experience has sculpted much of his work, which focuses on capturing human struggle with dignity… Continue watching
Mar 07 Delegation from Hungary supports Sweden's NATO application By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A parliamentary delegation from Hungary says it supports Sweden's NATO membership bid after meeting the speaker of the Swedish parliament to iron out what Hungary's governing party has called "political disputes."… Continue reading
Mar 07 At least 6 Palestinians killed during raid in occupied West Bank By Majdi Mohammed, Isabel Debre, Associated Press The Israeli army raided the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, leading to a gunbattle that killed at least six Palestinians and wounded a dozen others. Continue reading
Mar 07 Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul divides Israeli military By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press A contentious judicial overhaul plan that has divided Israel is also tearing at what Israeli Jews see as the country's main unifying force: the military. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as spokesman Ned Price announces plans to step down By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Price will take a job working directly with Secretary of State Antony Blinken later this month, the State Department said Tuesday, and will be replaced in the interim by his deputy, Vedant Patel, until a successor is named. Continue reading