DAKAR, Senegal — Protestors took the streets in Senegal’s capital Saturday to keep the pressure on President Mack Sall to hold elections quickly. Hundreds of people walked and biked through downtown Dakar chanting “Macky dictator,” while others called for the release of imprisoned opposition figures. Sall issued a decree earlier this month to postpone the … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that further negotiations over a cease-fire to release hostages from Gaza were pointless given what he called Hamas’s “delusional demands,” which include Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and the release of Palestinians from Israeli prisons. These demands, he said, will mean Israel’s defeat. “Clearly, we will not agree to … Read more
Lebanon’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to pressure Israel and bring an end to its bloody war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has now entered its fifth month. Speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Abdallah Bou Habib stressed that establishing a pathway to peace was essential, and that … Read more
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The chorus of warnings is hard to ignore. International organizations, rights group advocates and even a growing number of Western … Read more
This Lunar New Year holiday season, China’s leaders are worried the kids aren’t all right. The ruling Communist Party already has its hands full with young Chinese who prefer to “lie flat” in the face of a slumping economy, “let it rot” rather than join the job-seeking rat race or “run” abroad to escape eroding … Read more
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Saturday expressed deep concern over reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than a million people have escaped the fighting. The EU’s top diplomat warned that conflict is likely to spread throughout … Read more
Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates victory against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev with teammates after the men’s singles final match on day 15 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2024. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP) A composed Jannik Sinner is ready for what comes next after winning a maiden Grand Slam title … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California, Nov. 15, 2023. Li Xueren | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Beijing sent dozens of military aircraft and naval ships toward Taiwan on Friday, the same day of a low-profile meeting between U.S. national security … Read more
Play video content Amy & T.J. Podcast Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes got to bickering about their love life on their podcast — where they talked about the “pressure” in their relationship … and boy was it awkward! The former ‘GMA3’ anchors-turned-lovers trotted out a new episode of “Amy & T.J.” Monday which was aptly … Read more
JERUSALEM — Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government’s seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on. A group representing families of the hostages said they had … Read more