Associated Press
An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for Gaza, even as fighting rages
May 19, 2024 1:30 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country's closest ally over postwar plans for Gaza, even as the war with Hamas shows no sign of ending.
EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation
May 19, 2024 1:22 am
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past
May 19, 2024 1:07 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the exodus of some 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were forced from what is now Israel when the state was created in 1948.
Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
May 19, 2024 12:57 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel's three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza, a decision that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies.
Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops
May 19, 2024 12:47 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine's second-largest city.