Dec 07 Peru’s president dissolves Congress, lawmakers vote to replace him with VP By Associated Press Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections, beating lawmakers to the punch as they prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. Continue reading
Dec 07 Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Tigray following cease-fire with Ethiopia By Associated Press Basic services like electricity and telecoms have been restored to key parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the signing of a cease-fire deal a month ago, but most areas are still cut off from the world. Continue reading
Dec 07 Jewish Americans express alarm over expected Israeli government By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging far-right government on a collision course with Jews in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 07 China rolls back some anti-COVID measures following protests By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China has rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places. Continue reading
Dec 07 25 arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning armed coup By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Thousands of police officers carried out raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the government in an armed coup. Officials said 25 people were detained. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: Blinken and Austin hold news briefing with Australian counterparts By Associated Press The U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense met with their Australian counterparts in Washington on Tuesday to discuss strategic concerns including the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Congress honors police who defended U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 attack In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress paused to honor the police who defended the U.S. Capitol against the Jan. 6 assault, the suspect in a Colorado nightclub shooting was charged with murder and hate crimes, Chinese hackers have stolen at… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 10:16 Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner works to hold Russia accountable for atrocities For the third time in 24 hours on Tuesday a military base inside Russia was attacked. Moscow blamed Ukraine, but Kyiv isn’t commenting on the strikes. Yet the drive for accountability for Russian war crimes persists. Ukrainian human rights activist… Continue watching
Dec 06 Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández found guilty for fraud By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press A panel of judges in Argentina has found Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner guilty of corruption. Her sentence is 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from public office, although she's certain to appeal. Continue reading
Dec 06 Japan, Belgium to cooperate in semiconductor production, development By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan's chip industry has signed an agreement to collaborate with a Belgian research organization in developing next-generation chips for production in Japan. Continue reading