Steve Karesh

Israel strikes inside Syria. The president of South Korea is impeached and more than a dozen African countries elected new leaders this year. Right-wing ideologies are resurgent in Europe. Trump’s pick to lead the FCC has taken aim at big tech. Plus, the role of social media in discussing the news.

Israel has taken over a buffer zone on its border with Syria. The growing violence against women and girls in Kenya. What Donald Trump should expect from North Korea, and a look back on the year between India and China. Plus, President Joe Biden granted clemency to 37 federal death row inmates

Christians in Israel celebrate a somber Christmas. Ukrainians mark Christmas with prayers for peace, and the Vatican was filled with excitement on Christmas Eve as Pope Francis unlocked the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. Plus, a Christmas barnacle in Spain faces an uncertain future.

Hamas says that Israeli airstrikes killed 5 journalists, Israel says the men were Islamic Jihad militants disguised as members of the press. Some experts say the plane crash in Kazakhstan was caused by Russian anti-aircraft weapons. Plus, a look at the man Donald Trump would like to see lead the FBI

A South Korean court approved an arrest warrant for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. A look at the new regional politics of the Middle East, the U.S. president-elect's pick for U.S. attorney general and winter in Ukraine. Plus, Jimmy Carter, remembered by his fellow Americans.

President Joe Biden to visit New Orleans on Monday as the investigation into the New Year’s Day attack continues. More turmoil in South Korea. Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grow more intense. Plus, a look at the effort to make the U.S. government smaller and more efficient.

Progress is being made in a deal between Israel and Hamas. A look at the latest on the fires in Los Angeles and an increase in antisemitism in Australia. President-elect Donald Trump will try to balance free speech with the need to keep big tech accountable. Plus, a report from Sudan’s civil war.

Despite a potential deal, Israel plans to stay in parts of Gaza. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department goes before the Senate. The latest on the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, and a heavy metal singing school.

Concern is mounting as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a meeting of the Israeli Cabinet to approve the deal. A look at the career of J.D. Vance as the Trump/Vance administration prepares to take control on Monday, plus a look at the presidential inauguration and what to expect.

President Trump wasted no time in enacting his conservative “America First” agenda upon returning to the White House on Monday. He signed dozens of executive orders that will impact many aspects of life in America, from transgender rights to immigration and from energy policy to federal employment.