Oct 12 Watch 8:11 Lawmakers call for one-year block in arms sales to Saudi Arabia after oil production cut By Amna Nawaz Some U.S. lawmakers are reevaluating the relationship with Saudi Arabia after a cut in oil production that's pushing up gas prices. Representative Ro Khanna of California is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and is spearheading the House… Continue watching
Oct 12 United Nations demands Russia reverse ‘illegal’ annexations of Ukraine regions By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four Ukrainian regions and demand that Moscow immediately reverse its actions. Continue reading
Oct 12 Finland runs out of iodine pills after health officials warn of possible nuclear incidents due to Russia’s war in Ukraine By Associated Press The Finnish Health Ministry said Tuesday that "an accident at a nuclear power plant could release radioactive iodine into the environment, which could build up in the thyroid gland."… Continue reading
Oct 12 U.S. to pull visas of Haitian officials involved with criminal organizations, send humanitarian assistance By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Senior U.S. officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations. Continue reading
Oct 12 Here are this year’s 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year. Continue reading
Oct 12 Europe looks to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas By Krista Larson, Associated Press European leaders are turning to Africa for more natural gas as they try to replace Russian energy amid the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 12 477 pilot whales die, beached on remote New Zealand beaches By Nick Perry, Associated Press Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say. Continue reading
Oct 12 Protests and marches worldwide bring together Iranians living abroad By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: U.S. military officials say Ukraine has asked Western partners for air defense aid By Associated Press The request comes in light of Moscow's barrage of long-range strikes launched on major Ukrainian cities on Monday which killed 19 people. Continue reading
Oct 12 Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant loses external power again By Adam Schreck, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine's state nuclear operator says Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant to lose all external power for the second time in five days. Continue reading