Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Russia can be stopped but Kyiv badly needs more air defense systems
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ukraine has shown the world that Russia’s military can be stopped, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday as he began a visit to the Baltic nations in search of more help for his country against the Kremlin’s larger and better-supplied forces in the 22-month-old invasion.
South Africa tells top UN court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as landmark case begins
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a case that strikes at the heart of Israel’s national identity, South Africa formally accused the country of committing genocide against Palestinians and pleaded Thursday with the United Nations’ top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza.
Kremlin foe Navalny, smiling and joking, appears in court via video link from an Arctic prison
TALLINN, Estonia — A smiling and joking Alexei Navalny appeared in court Wednesday via video link from the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence, the first time the Russian opposition leader has been shown on camera since his transfer to the remote prison.
Somali extremists kill 1 person and capture 5 others from UN helicopter after its emergency landing
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Fighters with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said.
South Korea’s parliament passes landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the country’s international image.
South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the same area.
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake
WAJIMA, Japan — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.
Blinken says Turkey is committed to a ‘positive’ role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push
CHANIA, Greece — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more.
Raucous British fans put on a show at the world darts championship
LONDON — Luke Littler, a 16-year-old on debut at the World Darts Championship, came within one match of winning the sport’s biggest prize and a jackpot of 500,000 pounds ($630,000).
Nation & world news – at a glance – for Saturday, January 6, 2024
Justices to decide whether Trump is eligible for Colorado ballot
Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy
Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders.
Israeli defense minister lays out vision for next steps of Gaza war ahead of Blinken visit
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s defense minister on Thursday laid out his vision for the next phase of the war in Gaza, describing how Israeli forces would shift to an apparently scaled-down ” new combat approach” in northern Gaza, while continuing to fight Hamas in the south of the territory “for as long as necessary.”
Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
WASHINGTON — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action.
Nation & world news – at a glance – for Friday, January 5, 2024
Trump received millions from foreign governments as president, report finds
South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autograph
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck Tuesday by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to kill the politician during his visit to the southeastern city of Busan, police said.
Nation & world news – at a glance – for Wednesday, December 3, 2024
Menendez faces a new accusation: Aiding the Qatari government
Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
MEXICO CITY— Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States.
Shelling kills 21 in Russian city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine
Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 21 people, including three children, local officials reported.
South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands— South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks — the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.”
Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave.