Dec 14 Watch 6:31 The impact of Morocco's historic run at the World Cup By John Yang After an impressive run, Morocco’s journey to the World Cup championship came to a close after its match against France, a country that shares a complicated history with the North African nation. Sports journalist Shireen Ahmed joined John Yang to… Continue watching
Dec 14 Peru's new government declares national emergency, suspends rights of 'personal security and freedom' By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Peru's new government has declared a 30-day national emergency amid violent protests following the ouster of President Pedro Castillo. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Biden tells African leaders the U.S. is 'all in' on the continent By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press On Wednesday he described billions in promised government funding and private business investment to help the growing continent in health, infrastructure, business and technology. Continue reading
Dec 14 Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war By Cara Anna, Associated Press Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict. Continue reading
Dec 14 China will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID cases after dropping mass testing requirements By Dake Kang, Associated Press China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become "impossible" to track with mass testing no longer required. Continue reading
Dec 14 Air defense system thwarts Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine says By Hanna Arhirova, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities say they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region as their air defense system intercepted and destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones. Continue reading
Dec 14 Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel, killing 4 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press A small boat laden with migrants capsized in darkness in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four people and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: Labor Department report shows inflation is slowing In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. economy is giving fresh hope that the worst of inflation may have passed, stocks surged on the inflation news then eased back to wait for Wednesday's interest rate decision, a French court convicted… Continue watching
Dec 13 BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp By Hyung-Jin Kim, Juwon Park, Associated Press Six other members of BTS, the world's biggest boy band, are to join the military over the next few years. The band's management agency has said the group will reconvene around 2025. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 7:04 Brittney Griner's agent on the basketball star's recovery after release from Russia By Stephanie Sy Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is finally back in the U.S., but after 294 days of being detained in Russia, her reintegration into American life is far from over. One person who worked around the clock to bring Griner… Continue watching