Nov 25 European officials rush to help Ukrainians keep heat and lights on By John Leicester, Associated Press European officials are scrambling to help Ukraine stay warm and keep functioning through the bitter winter months, pledging Friday to send more support that will mitigate the Russian military’s efforts to turn off the heat and lights. Continue reading
Oct 22 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Giorgia Meloni, whose political party with neo-fascist roots secured the most votes in Italy's national election last month, was sworn in Saturday as the country's first far-right premier since the end of World War II… Continue reading
Oct 16 British Prime Minister Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in six weeks on the job By Jill Lawless, Associated Press In just six weeks, the prime minister’s libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Parkland jury deliberates Cruz sentence, new protests sweep Iran In our news wrap Wednesday, a jury in Florida starts deliberating on whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death, seven more people were killed in Ukraine as Russia fired missiles and artillery rounds into major cities… Continue watching
Oct 12 Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas By Krista Larson, Associated Press European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 9:12 Dozens of Russian missiles strike civilian targets in Ukrainian cities By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In one of the largest attacks across Ukraine since the beginning of the war, dozens of Russian missiles struck civilian targets in many cities. Ukraine says at least 14 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. The Kremlin called… Continue watching
Oct 09 Pope decries modern-day treatment of migrants as he declares 2 new saints By Colleen Barry, Luigi Navarra, Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday denounced Europe’s indifference toward migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea as he elevated to sainthood an Italian bishop and Italian-born missionary whose work and life paths illustrated the difficulties faced by 19th-century Italian… Continue reading
Oct 05 Climate change made global summer droughts 20 times more likely By Drew Costley, Associated Press Widespread drought that dried up large parts of Europe, the United States and China this past summer was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: European Union says it will retaliate against attacks on energy networks In our news wrap Wednesday, the European Union says it will retaliate against attacks on its energy networks after explosions damaged two pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Palestinian authorities say Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and wounded more than 40… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S. Continue watching