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President Joe Biden calls for a "path towards peace" as the Israel-Hamas war rages. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he "did not demand " Israel delay a ground incursion of Gaza in an effort to protect hostages and keep humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. "What I have indicated to [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] is that, if it's possible, to get these folks out safely that's what he should do. It's their decision. I did not demand it," Biden said. "Obviously, they're in jeopardy," Biden said of the hostages . "The question is whether or not there's any way of getting them out. If we can get them out, we should get them out." After weeks of bombing in Gaza, Biden reaffirmed Israel's right to defend itself by eliminating the threat posed by Hamas after it launched a terror attack on Oct. 7 -- while also stressing the need for Israel to limit civilian casualties and offer a "vision of wha...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may delay the timetable for shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations as the nation deals with crippling daily electricity blackouts JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa may delay shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power station s, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday, a move that could stem a crisis of daily electricity blackouts but would slow a shift to greener energy sources. South Africa is Africa's most developed economy but is experiencing rolling nationwide blackouts, sometimes for more than 10 hours a day, because of an electricity shortfall. The blackouts, which have become worse over the past year, have been deeply damaging to the economy and to the popularity of Ramaphosa's government ahead of national elections next year. Under the new plan, which Ramaphosa outlined only broadly in his weekly letter to the nation, South Africa will consider a delay in the decommissioning of some of...