Feb 11 Bolsonaro says he plans to return to Brazil in the coming weeks By Carla Bridi, Associated Press Former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday he intends to return to Brazil “in the following weeks.”… Continue reading
Feb 11 Trudeau ordered U.S. fighter jet to shoot down object over northern Canada By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over the Yukon, acting a day after the U.S. took similar action over Alaska. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 3:19 Deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria leaves millions without homes By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Sarah Clune Hartman The death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s powerful earthquake climbed over 28,000 Saturday night. Many of the dead were found under the rubble of collapsed buildings, and officials in Turkey are detaining building contractors they blame for shoddy… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 2:10 News Wrap: U.S. military searches for object shot down near Alaska In our news wrap Saturday, the U.S. military is searching for the remains of an unidentified object shot down off the coast of Alaska Friday, Trump’s legal team turned over more classified materials to federal investigators, and police in Raleigh,… Continue watching
Feb 11 Head of private Russian military group says war in Ukraine could drag on for years By Susie Blann, Associated Press The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities in response to alleged spy balloon incident By Associated Press The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing's aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. Continue reading
Feb 11 Survivors still being found as earthquake death toll tops 28,000 in Turkey, Syria By Justin Spike, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press, Abdelrahman Shaheen, Associated press Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins — one of them just 7 months old. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 6:43 Aid reaches remote regions in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll nears 24,000 By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Zeba Warsi, Shoshana Dubnow, Huseyin Aldemir Six days have passed since a catastrophic earthquake struck the Turkish-Syrian border region and nearly 24,000 people are confirmed dead. The focus is shifting to aiding the survivors in Turkey and the Idlib Province in Syria, but there have also… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Russia launches new wave of aerial attacks across Ukraine In our news wrap Friday, Russia launched a new wave of aerial attacks across Ukraine targeting cities and power facilities with missiles, bombers and drones, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy insisted that Russian athletes be barred from next year's Olympics in Paris… Continue watching
Feb 10 World's critical fisheries endangered by corrupt leaders By Fu Ting, Grace Ekpu, Helen Wieffering, Associated Press The waters off Indonesia's many islands and archipelagos had once teemed with lobster, but overfishing in recent decades decimated the crustacean’s population. Continue reading