Oct 05 Prolonged drought brings famine and fear to Somalia By Cara Anna, Associated Press Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember. More than 1 million have fled. A rare famine declaration could be made within weeks. Climate change and fallout from the war in Ukraine are in part… Continue reading
Oct 05 Asian Development Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan's Finance Ministry says the Asian Development Bank will provide $2.5 billion in aid to the impoverished flood-affected country, where climate-induced deluges of rain have killed nearly 1,700 people since-mid- June. Continue reading
Oct 05 South Korea suffers malfunction in missile test response to North Korea, panics local residents By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground during a drill with the United States that was a reprisal for North Korea’s launch a day earlier of a weapon that flew over Japan and… Continue reading
Oct 05 Putin finalizes annexation of Ukrainian regions as Russian forces struggle to maintain control By Adam Schreck, Associated Press In a defiant move, the Kremlin on Wednesday held the door open for further land grabs in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 05 OPEC+ makes sharp production cut to boost prices; gasoline costs may rise By David McHugh, Associated Press The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has decided to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices. Continue reading
Oct 04 Haiti reaches a breaking point as the economy tanks and violence soars By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Daily life in Haiti began to spin out of control last month just hours after Prime Minister Ariel Henry said fuel subsidies would be eliminated, causing prices to double. Continue reading
Oct 04 UK still backs Rwandan asylum-seeker deportations despite legal challenge By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Britain's immigration minister says people who arrive by unauthorized means should not be allowed to claim asylum in the U.K. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Musk agrees to buy Twitter, charges dropped in Flint water case In our news wrap Tuesday, Elon Musk reversed course and agreed to buy Twitter after months of legal battles, President Biden and Japan's prime minister discussed the next steps following North Korea's longest-ever ballistic missile test over Japan and a… Continue watching
Oct 04 How to help victims of Hurricane Ian in Cuba By Gabriel Pietrorazio In the week since Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cuba, leveling buildings and knocking out the island's electrical grid, protests have erupted in the streets over lingering power outages, resulting in food spoilage and further civil unrest. Ricardo Torres Pérez,… Continue reading
Oct 04 Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar By Jade le Deley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar. Continue reading