FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 18:55:23 -0400
Title: Netanyahu vows Israel will continue Rafah operation after U.S. freezes bomb delivery
Description: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said his country would "stand alone if necessary," in response to President Biden's move to pause deliveries of some bombs to Israel. That decision has created a possible turning point in the U.S.-Israel relationship and the war in Gaza. Israel is poised to expand its operation in Rafah, a step the U.S. is warning Netanyahu not to take. Nick Schifrin reports.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 18:45:19 -0400
Title: Middle East experts discuss if U.S. weapons pause will change Israel's tactics in Gaza
Description: Will the Biden administration's holding up sending bombs to pressure Israel from launching a large-scale assault on Rafah have the desired effect? Nick Schifrin has views from Dennis Ross, who played leading roles in the Middle East peace process for more than 12 years, and Tom Malinowski, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights during the Obama administration.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 18:14:22 -0400
Title: Russia celebrates Victory Day as Putin reminds the world of nuclear ability
Description: Even though few World War II veterans are still alive 79 years after Berlin fell to the Red Army, the victory over Nazi Germany remains the most important symbol of the country's prowess.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 17:38:58 -0400
Title: Chad's military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
Description: Chad's military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of this week's presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 15:13:26 -0400
Title: Netanyahu says Israel 'will stand alone' if it has to after U.S. threatens halt in weapons delivery
Description: Israel says that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold in Gaza and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city, despite widespread international opposition due concerns over the more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are huddled in the city.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 14:55:28 -0400
Title: Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march against Israel's participation in Eurovision
Description: Chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" and "Israel is a terror state," the demonstrators set off smoke flares in the Palestinian colors during a noisy, peaceful rally to criticize Israel and call for a cease-fire.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 14:47:52 -0400
Title: Argentina labor unions stage 24-hour strike against libertarian government
Description: The 24-hour strike against Milei's contentious austerity measures threatens to bring the nation of 46 million to a standstill as banks and state agencies closed in protest.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 13:23:36 -0400
Title: WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Biden announces plan to withhold weapons delivery to Israel
Description: Biden acknowledged that "civilians have been killed in Gaza" by the type of heavy bombs that the U.S. has been supplying -- his first validation of what administration critics have been loudly protesting, even if he still stopped short of taking responsibility.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 13:05:50 -0400
Title: More civilians die in Myanmar's civil war as military uses brutal tactics against resistance gains
Description: There is pressure on all fronts from powerful militias drawn from Myanmar's ethnic minority groups and newer resistance forces. Troops are retaliating with air, naval and artillery strikes on hospitals and other facilities where the opposition could be sheltered or aided.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Thu, 09 May 2024 12:20:01 -0400
Title: Olympic flame's journey across France kicks off with torchbearers in Marseille
Description: The will be carried by about 10,000 bearers as it passes through more than 450 towns until the Games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. Former soccer player Basile Boli, who played with the Marseille team in the 1990s, kicked off Thursday's relay from the Notre Dame de la Garde basilica.