Israeli government divisions burst into open as ministers ‘fight’ over post-war plans
Middle East
January 6, 2024
Israeli government divisions burst into open as ministers ‘fight’ over post-war plans
Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet…
Japan runway collision raises fresh questions about airplane evacuations
World
January 6, 2024
Japan runway collision raises fresh questions about airplane evacuations
CNN — Passengers in a plane crash find themselves elbow-to-elbow with strangers in the dark encountering a life-or-death challenge: Squeeze…
Famine in Gaza ‘around the corner,’ as people face ‘highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,’ UN relief chief says
Middle East
January 6, 2024
Famine in Gaza ‘around the corner,’ as people face ‘highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,’ UN relief chief says
CNN — Famine is “around the corner” as people in Gaza face the “highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,”…
Children among 14 killed in strike on residence near Khan Younis, Gaza health ministry says
Middle East
January 4, 2024
Children among 14 killed in strike on residence near Khan Younis, Gaza health ministry says
Fourteen people were killed Thursday morning in a strike on Al-Mawasi on the coast of Gaza, west of Khan Younis,…
Education Department official resigns over Biden administration’s approach to Israel-Hamas war
Middle East
January 4, 2024
Education Department official resigns over Biden administration’s approach to Israel-Hamas war
CNN — A Department of Education political appointee resigned on Wednesday, citing in a letter the Biden administration’s handling of…
Ukraine and Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since beginning of the war
World
January 4, 2024
Ukraine and Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since beginning of the war
CNN — Ukraine and Russia have exchanged over 200 prisoners of war in what Kyiv called the largest prisoner swap between the two…
Trump’s appeals on ballot access raise existential constitutional arguments
World
January 4, 2024
Trump’s appeals on ballot access raise existential constitutional arguments
CNN — Ex-President Donald Trump is one of America’s most frivolous litigants, whose suits over business disputes and false claims…
Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed, naming Prince Andrew and former President Clinton
World
January 4, 2024
Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed, naming Prince Andrew and former President Clinton
CNN — Hundreds of pages of unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released…
US doubles down on assessment Hamas used Gaza hospital as command hub
Middle East
January 4, 2024
US doubles down on assessment Hamas used Gaza hospital as command hub
CNN — The US doubled down on its assessment that Hamas and other Gaza militants used the enclave’s largest hospital complex as…
Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash, air traffic control transcript suggests
World
January 4, 2024
Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash, air traffic control transcript suggests
Tokyo CNN — A Japanese coast guard aircraft which was struck by a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport…