Mar 23 United Nations warns many millions die without clean water or sanitation By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press A lack of drinking water and healthy sanitation infrastructure around the world is dire and getting worse, United Nations experts warned in a report issued Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 23 Taiwan recalls Honduran ambassador as country establishes diplomatic ties with China By Associated Press Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties with China. Continue reading
Mar 23 Finnish president signs required laws to let country enter NATO By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The Finnish president has formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 23 EU leaders approve fast-track plan to send Ukraine artillery ammunition By Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the next 12 months to help the country counter Russia’s invasion forces. Continue reading
Mar 23 1 million march in France, unions call for more pension protests during King Charles III visit By Sylvie Corbet, Alex Turnbull, Associated Press The announcement follows record turnout in Thursday's protest march in Paris against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Continue reading
Mar 23 Zelenskyy visits front-line as Ukraine gears up for counteroffensive By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Ukraine's president has made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia's invasion. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a trip on Thursday to the southern Kherson region which was mostly retaken from the Kremlin's… Continue reading
Mar 23 What is the uranium-based ammunition the UK is sending to Ukraine? By Tara Copp, Associated Press Russia has issued a full-throated warning that the West risks further escalation in Ukraine after the British government announced it's providing depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: Russian missiles slam residential targets across Ukraine In our news wrap Wednesday, Russian missiles and drones slammed into residential and other targets across Ukraine, South Korea’s military says North Korea test-fired multiple cruise missiles into the sea, the head of Norfolk Southern faced calls for tougher regulations… Continue watching
Mar 22 UN rights chief calls Uganda anti-gay bill 'deeply troubling' By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The U.N.'s top human rights official is urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties for some homosexual offenses, including death and life imprisonment. Continue reading
Mar 22 What it means to be Iraqi, 20 years after the U.S. invasion By Yasmeen Sami Alamiri The 2003 invasion of Iraq is a memory forever etched in the minds of millions of Iraqis who were living in and outside the country at the time. Years of war, followed by continued instability in the country, has cost… Continue reading