Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 5:51 How the OPEC Plus production cuts will impact the economy and Russia’s war in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz Oil-producing countries including Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to cut production by a significant 2 million barrels a day to boost prices. The move is being seen as a big setback to the Biden administration before the midterms and something… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 3:51 Ukrainian forces continue counteroffensive as Putin lays false claim to more land By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The war in Ukraine is grinding towards winter more than seven months after Russia invaded. Even as Vladimir Putin lays false claim to more Ukrainian land, Ukraine's forces continue their counteroffensive across the east and south. But the cost in… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 10:07 Despite high gun ownership, Scandinavia remains largely free of firearm violence By Malcolm Brabant Survivors of Norway’s deadliest massacre are urging the United States to tighten up gun laws to put an end to school shootings. In Sweden, sporadic gang-fueled gun crime just helped install a far-right party in power. Both countries have relatively… Continue watching
Oct 06 Russia hits Ukraine apartments with missiles, detains refugees at border By Adam Schreck, Associated Press Russian missile attacks have hit apartments in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least seven people, with at least five other missing. Continue reading
Oct 06 Waters receded in Pakistan’s worst-flooded province by 50 percent, foreign minister says By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan’s foreign minister on Thursday said that about 50 percent of the water has receded in the country’s worst-hit southern Sindh province, raising hopes that farmers will be able to sow wheat in a first step toward returning to a… Continue reading
Oct 06 Fleeing military service, 2 Russians seek asylum on remote Alaska island By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 06 What to know about the Iran protests By Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations The death of Mahsa Amini has sparked large-scale protests in Iran. But President Raisi’s speech at the UN General Assembly signals that the regime is not likely to soften its stance toward the Iranian people nor toward the West. Continue reading
Oct 06 U.S. to begin screening travelers from Uganda for Ebola By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration says the United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading. Continue reading
Oct 06 Russia calls for UN to secretly vote on condemnation of Ukraine annexation By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Russia is calling for a secret ballot vote next week on a Western-backed resolution that would condemn its proclaimed annexation of part of four Ukrainian regions. Continue reading