Nov 08 Zelenskyy willing to talk with Russia — on Ukraine’s terms By Andrew Meldrum, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press While that support has garnered strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, a growing conservative opposition could complicate that next year if Republicans take control of the House. Continue reading
Nov 08 Nicole strengthens to tropical storm, moves toward Bahamas and Florida coastline By Freida Frisaro, Julie Walker, Associated Press Subtropical Storm Nicole began strengthening and transitioning into a tropical storm as it churns toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline. Jack Bevin, a senior forecaster at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, says Nicole could become a "full-blown tropical… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 3:49 News Wrap: Air defense system to help shoot down Russian missiles now in place in Ukraine In our news wrap Monday, a Russian businessman with ties to Putin confirmed his organization has interfered in past U.S. elections and will again, a new U.S. air defense system is now in place in Ukraine to help shoot down… Continue watching
Nov 07 New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys By Cara Anna, Associated Press A new round of talks has begun between Ethiopia's government and Tigray representatives to work out military and other details of last week's signing of a "permanent" cessation of hostilities in a conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:21 Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Global leaders are meeting at a pivotal conference in Egypt to discuss climate change, but human rights are overshadowing the beginning of the COP27 summit. The family of one of Egypt's most prominent political prisoners could die in detention within… Continue watching
Nov 07 Putin-connected businessman admits interference in U.S. elections By Associated Press Kremlin-connected entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years. Continue reading
Nov 07 Qatar’s ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts from climate experts By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press For years, Qatar promised something else to distinguish this World Cup from the rest: It would be ‘carbon-neutral,' or have a negligible overall impact on the climate. Continue reading
Nov 07 North Korea confirms recent exercises were practice to attack South Korea, U.S. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea’s military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and U.S. targets. Continue reading
Nov 07 Power being partially restored in Russian-occupied Kherson following civilian evacuation By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they have called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on power lines. Continue reading
Nov 07 COP27 begins as world leaders up urgency of climate crisis By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator," the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish."… Continue reading