Jan 18 At the World Economic Forum, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push against Russia By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told political leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supplies of Western weapons must come quicker than Russia's attacks. Continue reading
Jan 18 NATO warns of extended war in Ukraine, vows to be ready By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The alliance's deputy secretary general Mircea Geoana told military chiefs from across Europe on Wednesday that NATO nations must invest more in defense, ramp up military industrial manufacturing and harness new technologies to prepare for future wars. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks on Blinken's meeting with Turkey's foreign minister By Associated Press The United States and Turkey on Wednesday looked to brush aside differences that have strained relations for years but were unable to report progress in resolving disagreements over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have soured ties between… Continue reading
Jan 18 Nobel winner, journalist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion charges By Associated Press Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting. Continue reading
Jan 18 Church of England still forbids same-sex marriages in its churches By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The Church of England says it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time. Continue reading
Jan 18 At Davos, UN chief warns the world is in a 'sorry state' from climate change, Ukraine war By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The head of the United Nations says the world is in a "sorry state" because of myriad "interlinked" challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 18 Ukraine interior minister among at least 17 dead in helicopter crash By Malak Harb, Associated Press Authorities say Ukraine's interior minister has died in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including children. Continue reading
Jan 18 Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs globally, about 5 percent of workforce By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, as it joins other tech companies in a scaling back of their pandemic-era expansions. Continue reading
Jan 18 UK nurses walk out in new wave of strikes over pay By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Thousands of nurses in Britain have walked out in a new strike over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of industrial action that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s overburdened public health system. Continue reading
Jan 17 Scotland vows to challenge UK in court over gender recognition law veto By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Scotland's leader says she will take the British government to court over its decision to block a law that makes it easier for people in Scotland to change their gender on official documents. Continue reading