Jun 22 Watch 8:31 CIA officer reflects on long career in new memoir 'By All Means Available' By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The CIA and the Defense Department are two of the U.S. government's largest agencies that carry out secret paramilitary and military operations around the world. Michael Vickers had a key role in both and stepped out of the shadows to… Continue watching
Jun 22 Israel demolishes alleged Palestinian attacker's home in latest move in occupied West Bank By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press It was the latest military operation in the increasingly volatile occupied West Bank, which has been gripped by surging violence. Continue reading
Jun 22 Biden defends calling China's Xi a 'dictator' By Ellen Knickmeyer, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press China's government earlier Thursday registered a formal protest of his remarks. Continue reading
Jun 22 5 people on the missing Titanic expedition submersible believed to be dead, company says By Associated Press OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday said its pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost.”… Continue reading
Jun 22 Here's what to know about India's ties with Russia By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India considers Russia a time-tested ally. But that partnership has become fraught since Moscow started developing closer ties with India’s main rival, China, because of the war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Jun 22 The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the U.S. Coast Guard says By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, Associated Press Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which had been missing for several days. Continue reading
Jun 22 Moscow court denies U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal to be released By Associated Press The Wall Street Journal reporter must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August. Continue reading
Jun 21 Parents take on struggle for transgender rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Poland has been ranked as the worst country in the European Union for LGBTQ+ rights. The situation is especially fraught for transgender people, with low levels of acceptance even by many parents and suicides. Continue reading
Jun 21 Millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as international aid is paused after massive theft By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:31 More ships, equipment joining search for missing sub after reports of banging noises By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Eliot Barnhart, Shoshana Dubnow The search for the missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean intensified Wednesday. The day began with a surprise, reports of banging noises detected by sonar. The U.S. Coast Guard said it is still treating the mission as a search… Continue watching