Aug 11 Amid severe drought in Europe, wildfires spread and fish die off By Sylvie Corbet, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press More than 1,000 firefighters in France are struggling to contain a huge wildfire burning through pine forests. Continue reading
Aug 11 Almost six months into Ukraine invasion, Russia struggles to replenish its troops By Associated Press The Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization as Russia suffers military losses in its invasion of Ukraine which is nearing its sixth month. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Trump refuses to answer questions in civil investigation Wednesday on the NewsHour, former President Trump says he refused to answer questions in a civil investigation into his real estate dealings, inflation in the U.S. has eased with consumer prices up 8.5 percent in July from a year ago,… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 5:46 Iranian man charged for trying to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton By Nick Schifrin The U.S. Justice Department charged an Iranian national with plotting to kill John Bolton, who was national security adviser to President Trump. Federal officials say the suspect was a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, who allegedly tried to hire a… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:44 Patriotic tattoos become a liability for Ukrainians amid reports of Russian torture By Simon Ostrovsky, Dan Sagalyn Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, some Ukrainians got tattoos to show support for their country. But as the war drags on, those patriotic symbols have become a liability. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. Continue watching
Aug 10 WATCH: Nancy Pelosi defends trip to Taiwan By Associated Press Taiwan also defended Pelosi's actions saying such visits are routine and that China used her trip merely as a pretext to up its threats. Continue reading
Aug 10 European Union to stop Greek budget watch in formal end to financial crisis By Associated Press The move, on Aug. 20, will mark a formal end to a major crisis that threatened to see Greece ejected from the euro single currency group. Continue reading
Aug 10 China appears to wind down threatening wargames near Taiwan By Associated Press China has repeated military threats against Taiwan while appearing to wind down wargames near the self-governing island it claims as its own territory. Continue reading
Aug 10 Confirmed global COVID-19 deaths fall by 9 percent in past week as many countries scale back on surveillance, WHO says By Associated Press The World Health Organization says in its latest weekly pandemic report that the number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9 percent in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable. Continue reading
Aug 10 Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in massive Crimea airbase blasts By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukraine's air force says that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in massive explosions at an air base in Crimea amid speculation they were the result of a Ukrainian attack. Continue reading