Oct 19 Putin orders martial law in annexed Ukrainian regions; launches mass evacuations By Hanna Arhirova, Sabra Ayres, Associated Press Russian forces have launched mass evacuations of civilians from one of the first major cities they seized in the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Workers on strike in France demand pay hike to keep up with inflation In our news wrap Tuesday, tens of thousands walked off their jobs in France striking for pay hikes to keep up with inflation, ongoing protests led by women and girls in Iran spread to a rock climber who did not… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 9:02 Russia attacks Ukraine’s power supply causing widespread blackouts By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Russian missile and drone strikes have knocked out nearly one-third of Ukraine's power plants in the last week, leaving people there in the dark and in the cold. Samuel Bendett, a Russia military analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses,… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:05 Photographer documents immigration and life inside detention facility By Laura Barrón-López, Henry Brannan, Maea Lenei Buhre U.S. authorities reported that there have been more than two million apprehensions at the southern border in the last year, a record high. Since 2018, photographer Pablo Allison has documented the human stories behind these statistics. Laura Barrón-López talked to… Continue watching
Oct 18 New Swedish prime minister presents a 3-party center-right government By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Incoming Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has vowed to set the country on a new course on immigration, criminal justice and energy policy as he presented a center-right coalition government led by his conservative Moderate Party. Continue reading
Oct 18 The COP27 climate conference kicks off in Egypt next month. Here’s what you need to know By Matt McDonald, The Conversation Almost 200 countries will come together in Egypt at the start of November for a “Conference of the Parties”, or COP27. Continue reading
Oct 18 More than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help during human smuggling operation By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Federal authorities say they are trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico during a human smuggling operation. The nationality of the migrants awaiting help on Mona Island on Tuesday wasn’t immediately known. Continue reading
Oct 18 North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night. Continue reading
Oct 18 EU faces battle to keep energy prices from tanking struggling economy By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further weaken their struggling economies and foment unrest. Continue reading
Oct 18 Small town in southern Mexico unexpectedly hosts thousands of migrants By María Verza, Associated Press Venezuelans and other migrants are struggling to come to terms with a new U.S. policy discouraging border crossings. And one small town in southern Mexico is unexpectedly playing host to thousands of migrants camped far from the U.S. border. Continue reading