Jul 16 Watch 6:25 Top Saudi diplomat discusses U.S. relations, human rights, oil production, Iran and Israel By Nick Schifrin, Kaisha Young, Emine Yücel President Biden finished his visit to the Middle East Saturday at a meeting of 10 regional leaders led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. The trip largely focused on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, but there was also talk… Continue watching
Jul 16 UN expresses concern about violence in Haiti By Associated Press The warning came hours after the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution renewing the mandate of a U.N. office in the troubled Caribbean nation and calling on all countries to stop the transfer of small arms, light weapons and… Continue reading
Jul 16 Mexico captures drug lord allegedly responsible for murder of DEA agent By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero was arrested for extradition to the U.S. and would be held at the maximum security Altiplano prison about 50 miles west of Mexico City. Continue reading
Jul 16 Wildfires rage across Europe amid record heatwave By Joseph Wilson, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change. Continue reading
Jul 16 Biden says U.S. ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East By Aamer Madhani, Aya Batrawy, Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile part of… Continue reading
Jul 16 North Macedonia parliament backs proposal for EU bid By Konstantin Testorides, Associated Press There were 68 votes in favor of the proposal in the 120-member chamber, with the leftist coalition, which has 61 seats, getting the backing of small ethnic Albanian parties. Opposition lawmakers left the chamber in protest, abstaining from the vote. Continue reading
Jul 16 Sri Lankan lawmakers begin process of replacing president By Krishan Francis, Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Parliament’s secretary general, Dhammika Dasanayake, said during a brief session on Saturday that nominations for the election of the new president will be heard on Tuesday and if there is more than one candidate, the lawmakers will vote on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 16 G20 finance meetings in Bali overshadowed by war in Ukraine By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press As G-20 host this year, Indonesia has sought to bridge divisions between G-20 members over Russia’s invasion, but enmity over the conflict was evident even as the finance ministers and central bank chiefs appeared to concur on the urgency of… Continue reading
Jul 16 Russian strikes target areas across Ukraine By Cara Anna, Associated Press Russia’s military campaign has been focusing on the Donbas, covering Donetsk and Luhansk, but Russian forces also have been pounding other parts of the country in a relentless push to wrest territory from Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: House Democrats approve two bills to restore abortion rights In our news wrap Friday, House Democrats approved two bills to restore abortion rights after the Roe reversal with support falling along party lines, thousands of Shiites descended on a Baghdad suburb in a show of protest against a political… Continue watching