Hamas released a video Wednesday appearing to show one of its Israeli hostages delivering an address in captivity. In the video, a man identifies himself as Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin before delivering a long statement clearly crafted by Hamas, which has long been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel. The video may give … Read more
Moscow — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed in Russia on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent over … Read more
Relief in Ukraine as U.S. Senate approves $61 billion aid package The U.S. Senate approved a $61 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday night, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign the legislation into law on Wednesday. The overall package, which including aid for Israel and Taiwan is worth $95 billion, … Read more
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy thanks Denmark and Britain for military support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seen on April 18 at the presidential palace during a meeting with German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked the Danish and British governments for their support amid Russia’s … Read more
Tel Aviv — Israeli leaders have lashed out at the prospect that the Biden administration may cut off aid to one of the Jewish state’s army battalions over accusations that it’s committed human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. According to a report by Axios, sanctions against the Israeli army’s ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion … Read more
Russia claims second gain in two days in Ukraine’s Donetsk region A man wearing military uniform with a Z letter, a tactical insignia of Russian troops in Ukraine, makes a selfie photo at Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 13, 2023. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images … Read more
4/21: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News House passes aid bill, some Republicans call for speaker’s ouster; How climate change could impact forests Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here … Read more
Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Anderson, who chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his bestselling 1993 memoir Den of Lions, … Read more
Berlin — German authorities say they have arrested two people suspected of spying for Russia. The suspects, identified as German-Russian nationals, are accused of scouting targets for potential attacks, including U.S. military facilities in Germany, the Federal Public Prosecutor General for Karlsruhe said in a statement released Thursday. The arrests, made by police in the Bavarian … Read more
World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province.Israeli officials made no public comment on the attack and Iranian officials played down its significance.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Israeli micro-drones … Read more
