Nov 15 Israel swears in new right-wing parliament By Eleanor H. Reich, Associated Press The surging popularity of a far-right alliance once on the fringes of Israeli society helped propel Netanyahu's political comeback even as he stands trial on corruption charges. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden asks for more than $37 billion in Ukraine emergency aid By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $37 billion in aid to Ukraine. The funding request comes as lawmakers begin their post-election session. Continue reading
Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world's top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 15 Russian air strikes cause widespread blackouts in Ukraine, cross into NATO-member Poland By John Leicester, Associated Press A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova. Continue reading
Nov 15 Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says By Dan Ikpoyi, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The upward trend threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind, as governments struggle to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth and food insecurity becomes an even more urgent problem. Continue reading
Nov 15 World leaders set to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine at G-20 summit By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Leaders of the world's largest economies remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine but appear prepared to convey a strong message from most condemning the war. Continue reading
Nov 15 Indonesia signs $20 billion renewable energy bill at G-20 summit By Niniek Karmini, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major economies that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy. Continue reading
Nov 15 Russian missile strikes cause power blackouts across Ukraine By John Leicester, Associated Press The strikes followed days of euphoria in Ukraine sparked by one of its biggest military successes in the nearly nine-month war — the retaking last week of the southern city of Kherson. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: CIA director meets with Russian counterpart In our news wrap Monday, CIA Director William Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to convey the consequences if Moscow were to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, police arrested a Syrian woman suspected of carrying out the bombing… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 10:26 Biden meets with Chinese president amid heightened tensions between superpowers By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden and Chinese President Xi held their first in-person meeting as the U.S. and China increasingly confront each other over technology, Taiwan and human rights. The two sides did not agree to step back from their respective positions but… Continue watching