Feb 13 Russian troops advance on eastern Ukrainian city, fortify defenses in south By Samya Kullab, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukraine's presidential office says fierce battles are raging outside Bakhmut as Russian forces are pushing their advance on the eastern city with heavy shelling and infantry attacks. Continue reading
Feb 13 Rescues wind down in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press While stories of near-miraculous rescues have flooded the airwaves in recent days, tens of thousands of dead have been found during the same period. Continue reading
Feb 12 New report says companies' climate targets are misleading to the public By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments. Continue reading
Feb 12 Catholic bishop's 26-year prison sentence in Nicaragua draws concern from Pope By Associated Press Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government, had been sentenced to 26 years in prison in the latest move against the Catholic Church and government… Continue reading
Feb 12 After earthquake, residents of war-torn Syria struggle to get aid and rebuild By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the U.N. has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:04 Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria By Jane Ferguson, Jorgen Samso, Huseyin Aldemir, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The death toll from last week's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is now above 33,000, as rescue teams recover more and more bodies from beneath the rubble. Officials say the number of dead will very likely grow much higher. As… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 2:22 News Wrap: U.S. takes down unidentified object over Lake Huron In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. military shot down a flying object over Lake Huron — the fourth to enter North American airspace in the past two weeks, a tropical cyclone is bearing down on New Zealand’s northern islands,… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:06 Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sarah Clune Hartman The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria have left more than 5 million people without homes, compounding the region's humanitarian disaster. Ayham Taha, of the international humanitarian organization CARE, joins John Yang from southeastern Turkey to discuss what survivors need… Continue watching
Feb 12 Russia continues to shell Ukrainian cities amid grinding offensive push in Donbas By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. Continue reading
Feb 12 Nikos Christoulides elected president of Cyprus in runoff vote By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday. His rival, veteran diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis, conceded defeat. Continue reading