World Jul 23 ‘The Russian legal system is a sham’: Alsu Kurmasheva’s family blasts her conviction Russian courts have convicted a string of journalists in recent days. Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual Russian-American citizen and journalist, was convicted and sentenced to six and a half years in prison for spreading "falsehoods about the Russian army." Her trial…
World Jul 19 Russian ‘sham trial’ and 16-year sentence for Gershkovich is appalling, WSJ publisher says After a rushed, secretive trial, a Russian court convicted American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a case the U.S. dismisses as a sham. The Wall Street Journal reporter was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. He is the…
World Jul 17 Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says A new report released by Human Rights Watch concludes that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Oct. 7 attacks last year. The report says fighters conducted a coordinated assault "designed to…
World Jul 11 German Chancellor Scholz on NATO’s future, supporting Ukraine and working with Biden The NATO summit in Washington is wrapping up after a week of sustaining and expanding support for Ukraine. Amna Nawaz spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about how NATO leaders are preparing to tackle some of the biggest geopolitical challenges…
World Jul 01 What’s next for France after far-right wins big in 1st round of snap elections France is closer than ever in its modern history to being governed by the far-right. Parliamentary elections are the country’s most consequential in decades and will have implications across Europe and for the United States. Nick Schifrin discussed the first…
World Jul 01 Hezbollah strikes on northern Israel raise fears that full-fledged war could be next A drone fired from Hezbollah injured 18 Israeli soldiers over the weekend. It's adding to fears that a full-fledged war could break out. More than 60,000 Israelis are still evacuated from the northern border with Lebanon and Secretary of State…
World Jun 21 India’s Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi’s election win Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce…
World Jun 18 More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces The U.S. said famine has likely descended in Sudan and warned attacks in the capital of the North Darfur region must stop. El Fasher was home to more than 800,000 internally displaced before it came under siege by rebel paramilitaries.
World Jun 13 Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine President Biden signed a defense pact with Ukraine on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Italy. The major industrialized powers also agreed on a plan to take Russian assets held in Europe and use that money to aid Ukraine…
World Jun 12 Israel and Hamas appear far from cease-fire agreement Israel and Hamas appear to be far from a cease-fire deal despite Hamas’ formal response to an Israeli-backed proposal. The U.S. said that Hamas had requested changes to the three-stage proposal and questioned whether Hamas was negotiating in good faith.