2 Navy SEALs who went missing off Somalia's coast are dead, the U.S. military saysJanuary 21, 2024 8:33 PMBy Emma Bowman After a 10-day search, the SEALs have not been found and their status is now deceased, U.S. Central Command said. They went missing during a U.S. operation to seize weapons headed for the Houthis.
Palestinian death toll passes 25,000 as Israel announces the death of another hostageJanuary 21, 2024 2:12 PMBy The Associated PressSince the war started on Oct. 7, 25,105 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, while another 62,681 have been wounded, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said.
At least 25 were killed in the shelling of a market in Russian-occupied UkraineJanuary 21, 2024 9:34 AMBy The Associated PressRussian-installed authorities in Donetsk said that the shells had been fired by the Ukrainian military and called it a "terrorist attack."
As Houthi attacks on ships escalate, experts look to COVID supply chain lessonsJanuary 20, 2024 6:27 AMBy Scott Neuman Shipping experts hope lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal disruption in 2021 and Somali pirate attacks more than a decade ago will mitigate widespread problems this time.
Play5min 02secReflecting on one year of the Welcome Corps and the future of refugee resettlementJanuary 19, 2024 3:45 PMBy Tom Crann and Matt AlvarezOne year ago today, President Joe Biden initiated a new sponsorship program called Welcome Corps that allows everyday people to sponsor individuals seeking refuge in the U.S. We talk to two Minnesotans involved in the program.
Play2min 34secIsraeli protesters demand Gaza cease-fire in rare anti-war march through Tel AvivJanuary 19, 2024 3:30 PMBy Aya Batrawy Civil rights lawyers pushed back against a crackdown on protests, securing permission to hold a rally to stop the war in Gaza.
Sudan war and Somalia's tension with Ethiopia could threaten Horn of Africa's stabilityJanuary 19, 2024 8:05 AMBy The Associated PressThe African Union, European Union, and United States called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and constructive dialogue between warring factions in Sudan, as well as an end to tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over the breakaway region Somaliland.
War in Gaza drove them from their homes. Now, many Palestinians can't even find tentsJanuary 19, 2024 4:00 AMBy Becky Sullivan , Anas Baba , and Abu Bakr Bashir Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza, many living without sanitation, adequate food or water. Now, tents and materials to make shelters are in short supply, and prices are soaring.
Hastings City Council urges cease-fire, humanitarian aid in GazaJanuary 18, 2024 2:08 PMBy Dan GundersonThe Hastings City Council unanimously supported a resolution this week calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and increased humanitarian need for the people affected by war there.
Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenarioJanuary 18, 2024 11:54 AMBy The Associated PressThe announcement on Thursday exposed the deep divisions that have emerged between the close allies three months into Israel’s war against Gaza’s Hamas rulers.