Jan 17 Families mourn victims of Nepal plane crash as police investigate deadly crash By Anish Bhattarai, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Nepalese authorities are returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and are sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years. Continue reading
Jan 17 Ukrainian first lady urges foreign leaders to 'use influence' to stop Russia-Ukraine war By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukraine's first lady warned world leaders at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering that not all of them were using their influence as Russia's invasion leaves children dying and a world struggling with food insecurity. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: White House defends its delayed classified document disclosure By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House is brushing aside criticism of its fragmented disclosures about the discovery of classified documents and official records at President Joe Biden’s home and former office. Continue reading
Jan 17 China's population declines for 1st time in decades By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The reported decline is adding to pressure on leaders to keep the Chinese economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Black boxes found at Nepal plane crash site In our news wrap Monday, search teams in Nepal retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 69 people, President Biden marked this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 5:21 Russian strike kills dozens of civilians as Western nations pledge more aid to Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The death toll from a Russian strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40, with dozens still missing. The rescue efforts continue, but officials acknowledge little hope of finding anyone alive. It was one of the deadliest single… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:54 UN and EU call on Greece to stop prosecuting migrant rescue groups By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis The human rights arms of the United Nations and the European Union have called on Greece to stop criminalizing pro-refugee non-profit groups. Both the U.N. and E.U. say targeting humanitarian groups with prosecutions is having a chilling effect on the… Continue watching
Jan 16 Former Afghan female lawmaker mourned around the world after weekend slaying By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Mursal Nabizada was among the few female parliamentarians who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Continue reading
Jan 16 John Kerry says he backs appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28 climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects. Continue reading
Jan 16 War, climate among high priority topics at Davos meeting By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The World Economic Forum is back with its first winter meetup since 2020 in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos. Leaders are seeking to bridge political divisions in a divided world, buttress a hobbling economy and address concerns about a… Continue reading