Nation and World Politics
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Israeli strikes in central Gaza kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for monthsDec 31, 2023 8:31 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day aft...
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Russia launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after promising retaliation for Belgorod attackDec 31, 2023 8:30 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night, after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod earlier in the day...
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Moscow accuses Kyiv of shelling Russian border city following its own aerial assault against UkraineDec 30, 2023 8:12 am - Russian officials on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Russian border city of Belgorod, a day after an 18-hour aerial Russian barrage across Ukraine kille...
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Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to IsraelDec 30, 2023 8:09 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sal...
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Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militantsDec 30, 2023 8:07 am - BAGHDAD — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria Saturday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants, two members of Iraqi militia g...
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South Barrington joins suburbs cracking down on migrant busesDec 29, 2023 6:48 pm - With unscheduled deliveries of busloads of migrants who crossed into the U.S. in Texas becoming more common in the suburbs, South Barrington officials Thursday night took...
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Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?Dec 29, 2023 11:51 am - DENVER — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's Democratic secretary...
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How recent 'swatting' calls targeting officials may prompt heavier penalties for hoax police callsDec 29, 2023 3:49 pm - ATLANTA — A spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials in recent days could be setting the stage for stricter penalties against so-called swatti...
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Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and leftDec 29, 2023 3:45 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, ...
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023Dec 29, 2023 9:37 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...