Oct 04 U.S. announces new $625 million military aid package for Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. announced its providing an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes additional advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country's military gain momentum in its war with Russia. Continue reading
Oct 04 Russian troops pull back from annexed territory amid Ukrainian counteroffensive By Adam Schreck, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Over the weekend, Russian troops pulled back from Lyman, a strategic eastern city that the Russians had used as a key logistics and transport hub, to avoid being encircled by Ukrainian forces. Continue reading
Oct 04 Stadium gates too small for escape in crush that killed 125 in Indonesia, police say By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape, police investigators said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 03 N. Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan By Associated Press North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear diplomacy. Continue reading
Oct 03 Poland demands $1.3 trillion in World War II reparations from Germany By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's foreign minister has signed an official note to Germany requesting some $1.3 trillion in reparations for the damage incurred by occupying Nazi Germans during World War II. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: At least 125 killed in stampede in Indonesia, Ukrainian forces gain ground In our news wrap Monday, an Indonesian police chief and nine other elite officers were removed from their posts for their role in a stampede at a soccer match that killed at least 125 people, Wall Street kicked off the… Continue watching
Oct 03 UN chief says the world is in 'life-or-death struggle' for survival By Edith M. Lederer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press He accused the world's 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at "an all-time high and rising."… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:36 Brazil's presidential election heads to second round as candidates fail to win majority By Jane Ferguson Four more weeks of a bruising campaign began in Brazil after none of the candidates won 50 percent of the vote in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polls that showed him losing badly against… Continue watching
Oct 03 Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast By Fernando Llano, Associated Press Hurricane Orlene made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan on Monday before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression over land. Continue reading
Oct 03 Russian court sets Brittney Griner's appeal date for Oct. 25 By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press She was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Continue reading