Feb 02 Problems mount in U.K. as Sunak hits 100th day as prime minister By Jill Lawless, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat. Continue reading
Feb 02 Putin marks anniversary of the battle of Stalingrad, justifies invasion of Ukraine By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad, and evoked the long and grueling fight as justification for the conflict in Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 02 Austria expels 4 Russian diplomats from Vienna By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement on Thursday that two diplomats the Russian Embassy had "engaged in acts incompatible with their diplomatic status."… Continue reading
Feb 02 Israel's attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in judicial system overhaul By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israel's attorney general says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must not be involved in an overhaul of the country's judicial system proposed by his government. Continue reading
Feb 02 U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation. Continue reading
Feb 02 Australia to remove British monarchy from new bank notes By Nick Perry, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. Continue reading
Feb 02 Israeli settler population in West Bank surpasses half a million By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press The milestone comes as Israel’s new government, made up of ultranationalist parties who oppose Palestinian statehood, has placed expanding settlements at the top of its priority list. Continue reading
Feb 02 Russian missiles target civilian areas as EU officials visit Kyiv By Susie Blann, Associated Press The latest strikes in Kramatorsk came as rescue crews searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building hit late Wednesday by a Russian missile that killed at least three people and wounded 21 others. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Fed raises interest rates by quarter point, says more hikes likely In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by just a quarter point and said more hikes are likely, a winter storm disrupted life across the southern U.S. for a third day, the FBI searched President Biden's… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 10:26 'We can't be fatigued about people dying': U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by… Continue watching