Jan 14 UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine By Sylvia Hui, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks. Continue reading
Jan 14 Greta Thunberg joins climate activists protesting coal mine expansion in Germany By Philipp Jenne, Associated Press Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. Continue reading
Jan 14 Iran hangs former deputy defense minister, drawing international condemnation By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defense ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence. Continue reading
Jan 14 China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in hospitals since December By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data, and said the “emergency peak" of its latest surge appears to have passed. Continue reading
Jan 13 Brazil Supreme Court authorizes probe of Bolsonaro for Jan. 8 riot By David Biller, Carla Bridi, Associated Press The Brazilian prosecutor-general's office has asked the Supreme Court to include former president Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation of who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Treasury Secretary says U.S. will hit debt limit next week In our news wrap Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the federal government will hit its debt limit next Thursday, Russia’s defense ministry issued a new claim that a small town in eastern Ukraine has fallen after weeks… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 9:59 U.S. and Japan boost cooperation as Marines adapt controversial plan to counter China By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn At the White House, President Biden welcomed the prime minister of Japan as he ended a tour of top industrial and military allies. Japan, like many nations in Asia and beyond, is wary of a rising China. The two leaders… Continue watching
Jan 13 NATO to send surveillance planes to Romania to monitor Russian activity By Associated Press NATO plans to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions and to "monitor Russian military activity" within the military alliance's territory. Continue reading
Jan 13 Rifts in Russian military command seen amid fierce Ukraine fighting By Associated Press As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow. Continue reading
Jan 13 WATCH: U.S. fully committed to U.S.-Japan alliance, Biden tells PM Kishida By Associated Press "We're modernizing our military alliance, building on Japan's historic increase in defense spending and new national security strategy," President Joe Biden said in remarks before reporters in the Oval Office. Continue reading