World Sep 01 U.N. report details possible crimes against humanity by China against Muslim Uyghurs The U.N. released a report accusing the Chinese government of possibly committing crimes against humanity against minority Muslim Uyghurs. The report reiterated much of what the U.S. and independent researchers have said about Beijing’s campaign, but it was the first…
World Aug 31 World leaders remember Mikhail Gorbachev following his death In Russia and around the world, Mikhail Gorbachev was remembered on Wednesday. The last leader of the Soviet Union died Tuesday at 91, and his passing brought sharply different reactions. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Aug 31 Millions of flood victims in Pakistan now at risk of waterborne disease The World Health Organization warned that millions of Pakistanis affected by historic floods are now at risk of waterborne disease. Areas in central and southern Pakistan are still underwater and 70,000 more homes have been damaged, adding to the one…
World Aug 30 Pakistan, U.N. seek international aid amid catastrophic flooding that displaced millions The United Nations is calling for $160 million in emergency funding to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic flooding. The disaster has killed more than 1,160 people, displaced millions, destroyed roads and crops and left one-third of the country, an area…
World Aug 29 Fighting in southern Ukraine raises concerns over nuclear plant occupied by Russian forces Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive to retake territory in the south currently occupied by Russian invaders. Fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised concerns that the facility could be damaged in the crossfire. Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear…
World Aug 25 Afghanistan's former President Ashraf Ghani on the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover Last August, the Taliban swept into Kabul after conquering the country at a torrid pace. Afghan security forces did not resist, the American withdrawal was thrown into further chaos, and the Afghan government dissolved in hours. Ashraf Ghani, the country's…
World Aug 24 Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live…
World Aug 23 IAEA chief discusses an Iran nuclear deal, fighting near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant Fear of a nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine has been rising as fighting around Europe's largest nuclear power plant has intensified. This as the U.S., Europe, and Iran are at a critical moment in their negotiations to re-enter an agreement over…
World Aug 22 World Food Program warns of a looming global catastrophe Much of East Africa and other areas of the world are now facing food shortages in part due to climate change and Russia’s war with Ukraine. This comes as the World Food Program is experiencing funding shortages amid the prospect…
World Aug 18 Grain shipments increase out of Ukraine, potentially helping to ease global food prices President Zelensky on Thursday hosted Turkey's President Erdogan and the UN Secretary-General Guterres, both architects of a deal last month that allows Ukraine to export food amid the war and a global food shortage. But has that UN-brokered deal been…