Dec 13 New Zealand passes lifetime ban on youth buying cigarettes By Nick Perry, Associated Press New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. Continue reading
Dec 13 Putin ditches annual news conference amid Ukraine setbacks By Associated Press Putin typically uses the year-end ritual to polish his image, answering a wide range of questions on domestic and foreign policy to demonstrate his grip on details and give the semblance of openness. Continue reading
Dec 13 International allies meet, pledge more aid to get Ukraine through winter By Sylvie Corbet, Inna Varenytsia, John Leicester, Associated Press Dozens of countries and international organizations threw their weight and more than 1 billion euros (dollars) in aid pledges behind an urgent new push Tuesday to keep Ukraine powered, fed, warm and moving amid the onset of winter. Continue reading
Dec 13 European Union’s parliament credibility under threat amid corruption scandal By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union’s parliament was reeling Tuesday, its credibility under threat, as a corruption and bribery scandal. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Suspect in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 appears in U.S. court In our news wrap Monday, a prime suspect in the 1988 Pan Am bombing appeared before a federal magistrate in Washington, a winter storm pushed east today after pummeling northern California and Nevada, Iran executed a second prisoner for alleged… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:11 Hostage negotiator recounts Brittney Griner’s first moments after release from Russia By Amna Nawaz Brittney Griner is readjusting to life at home after her nearly ten-month ordeal in Russia. Roger Carstens, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs in the Biden administration, played a pivotal role in securing her release. He joined Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:49 Increasing number of people in United Kingdom go hungry because of price spikes By Malcolm Brabant A winter of discontent is coming for the United Kingdom. Monday, the first in what will be weeks of nationwide strikes across professions began in protest of the skyrocketing living costs. Now, a bleak winter forces many to decide whether… Continue watching
Dec 12 G7 establishes global club to fight climate change By Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies have created an open and international climate club in which countries are to cooperate in the fight against global warming. Continue reading
Dec 12 Peru’s new president proposes to move up elections amid protests By Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peru’s new president has given in to protesters demands, announcing in a nationally televised address a proposal to move up elections. Continue reading
Dec 12 European nations shift focus on weathering a potential energy shortage next year By Courtney Bonnell, Associated Press Russia cut most natural gas to Europe amid the war in Ukraine, but EU countries largely have been able to fill gas storage for the heating season by tapping new supplies, saving energy and benefiting from mild weather. Continue reading