Sep 21 Key points from Vladimir Putin's call-up speech By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another grave warning to the West after his country's military suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on holding Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine By Associated Press Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber subcommittee Chair William R. Keating said he hoped the hearing would help bring attention to the issue and "help bring Russian war criminals to justice."… Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Iran's president insists that his country was serious about reviving a deal to put curbs on its nuclear program but questioned whether it could trust America's commitment to any eventual accord. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Wednesday that Russia’s decision to mobilize some reservists showed that Moscow isn’t serious about negotiating an end to its nearly seven-month-long war. Continue reading
Sep 21 Iranian protests continue, sparked by death of young woman arrested for violating dress code By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Protests have erupted across Iran in recent days after a 22-year-old woman died while being held by the morality police for violating the country's strictly enforced Islamic dress code. Continue reading
Sep 21 Putin orders partial call-up of reservists, first since World War II By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia, effective immediately. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: President Biden addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the international body with its war in Ukraine as he summoned nations around the globe to stand firm in backing the… Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: 2022 United Nations General Assembly - Day 2 By Ted Anthony, Associated Press The head of the U.N. had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 5:04 Calls for reform in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona leaves entire island without power By William Brangham, Lizz Bolaji Parts of the northern Caribbean washed away as heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Fiona bombarded islands. The storm hit the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday and may grow stronger as it heads to Bermuda. Puerto Rico saw some of… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the… Continue watching