World Jul 28 Israel’s leader claims no one in Gaza is starving. Data and witnesses disagree Here’s what we know as the World Health Organization says 63 of the 74 malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza this year have occurred this month. Those included 24 children under the age of 5.
World Jun 23 Fears of a wider regional conflict increase following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites The world grappled Sunday with the United States inserting itself into Israel's war by attacking Iranian nuclear sites, an operation that raised urgent questions about what remained of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond.
World Jun 22 WATCH: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting after U.S. strikes on Iran Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, told an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council that the U.S. "decided to destroy diplomacy,” and that the Iranian military will decide the “timing, nature and scale” of the country's "proportionate response.”…
World May 21 What to know about South Sudan, where U.S. apparently sent migrants on deportation flight The U.S. is being asked to explain why it appears to be deporting migrants from as far away as Vietnam and Cuba to South Sudan, a chaotic country that's once again in danger of collapsing into civil war.
World May 07 What to know about Rwanda’s talks with the U.S. about taking in third-country deportees Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain's rejected asylum-seekers in a plan that collapsed last year. Now Rwanda says it is talking with the Trump administration about a similar idea – and it might find more success.
Nation Dec 02 Great Lakes region hit with new round of heavy snow with more possible this week Parts of the Great Lakes region are seeing new snow and face the prospect of even more this week after U.S. travelers battled harsh weather to get home after Thanksgiving.
Nation Dec 01 Heavy snow, bitter temperatures keep parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Officials in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the heavy lake-effect snow has produced “treacherous” conditions that are causing even snowplows to get stuck as they work around the clock to try to clear city roads.
World Dec 02 Israeli offensive moves south in Gaza, driving up death toll a day after truce with Hamas ends Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll even as the United States and others urged it to do more…
Politics Sep 06 African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global carbon tax on fossil fuels The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport.
Politics Sep 05 Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off Kenya's president says the continent of more than 1.3 billion people is losing 5 percent to 15 percent of its GDP growth every year to the impacts of climate change.