Oct 14 Watch 7:52 Chinese President Xi tightens grip on authority amid fears of a return to one-man politics By Patrick Fok China is holding its most important political meeting in decades. The Communist Party’s 20th National Congress will see a shake-up of the country’s leadership but the top job is all but secured with President Xi Jinping to remain at the… Continue watching
Oct 14 Putin to call up army reservists over two weeks to fight in Ukraine By Sabra Ayres, Associated Press Russian nationalists have criticized the Kremlin's handling of the war, increasing pressure on Putin to do more to turn the tide in Russia’s favor. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Supreme Court refuses Trump request in Mar-a-Lago documents case In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused former President Trump's request for an independent arbiter to examine classified White House documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Labor Department turned in another tough report on inflation… Continue watching
Oct 13 Ukraine allies promise more air defense as Russia hits cities By Sabra Ayres, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskky said Thursday such systems would "protect our sky from the terror of Russia" and help end the war. Continue reading
Oct 13 How Moscow takes Ukrainian children and makes them Russians By Sarah El Deeb, Anastasiia Shvets, Elizaveta Tilna, Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has found that Russia’s strategy to take Ukrainian orphans and bring them up as Russian is well underway. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin calls out Russia's 'nuclear saber rattling' By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday called "nuclear saber rattling" by Russia "irresponsible and reckless rhetoric."… Continue reading
Oct 13 Ukraine hit by Russian strikes using Iranian killer drones By Sabra Ayres, Associated Press The president's office in Ukraine says Russia's forces used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to attack the Kyiv and Odesa regions as Moscow continued to punish the country for a truck bomb attack on a bridge to Russia-annexed Crimea. 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 United Nations demands Russia reverse 'illegal' annexations of Ukraine regions By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions. Continue reading
Oct 12 Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia's war in Ukraine By Associated Press The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."… Continue reading