Jan 13 WATCH: U.S., Japan sign space cooperation agreement By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The meeting and signing ceremony capped a weeklong tour for Kishida that took him to five European and North American capitals for talks on his effort to beef up Japan's security in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean… Continue reading
Jan 13 Russia says it took town of Soledar, but Ukraine denies its capture By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russia claims that its forces have captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin. Continue reading
Jan 13 Suspect formally charged for assassinating Japan's Abe By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press A Japanese court says prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with murder. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: U.S. joins UK in decrying planned execution in Iran By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States echoed Great Britain in calling for a halt to the execution of Ali Reza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national and former senior defense official in Iran. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:28 News Wrap: Air travel back to normal day after FAA outage In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. air travel returned to close to normal after a government computer system broke down and grounded all flights for a time, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, reports significant damage from a large tornado that… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 7:45 Iranians protesting regime refuse to back down despite threats of arrest and execution By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi The anti-regime protests in Iran have been quieter in major cities following an intense crackdown. Students and activists are vowing to continue their resistance, and have shared details of brutal abuse and torture. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports. A warning:… Continue watching
Jan 12 Taliban ban on women workers hurts humanitarian aid for Afghans By Riazat Butt, Associated Press Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive. Continue reading
Jan 12 Protests against Peru's government spread with new clashes in Cusco By David Pereda, Associated Press Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco. Continue reading
Jan 12 House votes to prevent China from buying oil from U.S. reserves By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Republican-controlled House has voted to block oil from the country's emergency stockpile from going to China. Continue reading
Jan 12 Russia seeks important victory in eastern Ukraine, paying heavy cost By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russia says its forces are edging closer to capturing a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading