Feb 07 Paris mayor says Russia won't have a team at 2024 Olympics if Ukraine invasion continues By Associated Press Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says no Russian team should not be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 07 Germany, Denmark and Netherlands to give Ukraine Leopard 1 tanks By Susie Blann, Associated Press Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands say they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks. Continue reading
Feb 07 Russia hits civilian areas, boosts offensive as invasion anniversary nears By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian shelling damaged buildings in Ukraine, local officials said Tuesday. Military analysts also expressed skepticism about the brewing Moscow offensive around the anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 07 Earthquake aid pours into Turkey and Syria in race to find survivors By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 8:33 Thousands dead in Turkey and Syria after 7.8 magnitude earthquake By Geoff Bennett, Cai Pigliucci Swaths of southern Turkey and northern Syria are in ruins after a powerful earthquake ripped through the region. At least 3,400 are dead, more than 13,000 more injured and tens of thousands are homeless. The pre-dawn quake hit with a… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:25 What China is trying to accomplish with repeated incursions into U.S. airspace By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. sent divers to salvage what they believe is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down this weekend off the South Carolina coast. Chinese officials claim it was a civilian weather balloon that went off course. The Pentagon… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 10:52 Women in Afghanistan find ways to make their voices heard under Taliban oppression By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi It's been more than a year since the Taliban banned teenage girls in Afghanistan from school. Women there can't attend college, aren't allowed to work with aid groups or go to amusement parks. We’ve been speaking to young girls whose… Continue watching
Feb 06 Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over ID status change By Zen Soo, Kanis Leung, Associated Press Hong Kong's top court has ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards. Continue reading
Feb 06 How to help victims of the 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria By Christopher Thomas Thousands of buildings were destroyed in the shaking, trapping people in the rubble; thousands of victims have been confirmed dead overall in both countries. Continue reading