Jul 14 IMF reaches preliminary deal with Pakistan on $6 billion bailout By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. The release of slightly over $1 billion had been held up this year over IMF concerns about Pakistan's compliance with the conditions of the bailout. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block In our news wrap Monday, The death toll rose to 31 in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, police in South Africa hunt for gunmen who killed 15 people, a contagious Covid mutation gains… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone to testify before Jan. 6 panel In our news wrap Wednesday, former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone agreed to testify Friday before the Jan. 6 committee, report details how a Uvalde police officer missed his chance to shoot the gunman, the FDA says U.S. pharmacists… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Russia bombards eastern Ukraine, seeks concessions on land In our news wrap Thursday, Russia insisted that Ukraine accept its demands on land as Russian fire pounded eastern Ukraine, the Biden administration called for a bloc of nations confronting Russian aggression to join in challenging China, China’s top diplomat… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 4:59 News Wrap: FDA acknowledges missteps in baby formula shortage News Wrap: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf acknowledged failings by his agency in the baby formula shortage, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would not trade land for peace with Russia, the U.S. and allies South Korea… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 5:13 New documentary explores forgotten wars happening around the world By Ali Rogin A new documentary aims to draw attention to the wars, fighting and atrocities happening around the world that are often under-covered or forgotten. Correspondent Ali Rogin sat down with French philosopher, journalist and author Bernard-Henri Lévy to discuss his film. Continue watching
May 18 Mozambique declares polio outbreak after identifying first wild case in 30 years By Associated Press Health authorities in Mozambique have declared a polio outbreak after confirming that a child in the country's northeastern Tete province had been paralyzed by the disease. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Philadelphia reinstates indoor mask mandate for COVID-19 In our news wrap Monday, Philadelphia becomes the first U.S. city to reinstate an indoor mask mandate for COVID, campaigning began in France for a presidential election runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, lawmakers in Pakistan chose opposition… Continue watching
Apr 11 Pakistani lawmakers elect Shahbaz Sharif as new premier By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Pakistan's newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, but his election will not guarantee a peaceful path forward — or solve the nation’s many economic problems, including high inflation and a… Continue reading
Apr 11 Pakistani lawmakers to elect new prime minister after Imran Khan ouster By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former cricket star whose conservative Islamist ideology and dogged independence characterized his three years and eight months in office, was ousted early Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Continue reading