Jul 09 Sri Lanka’s president to resign amid economic turmoil, official says By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Rajapaksa that parliamentary leaders had met and decided to request he leave office, and the president agreed. Continue reading
Jul 08 Assassination of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Friday's assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in one of the world's safest countries has stunned leaders and drawn condemnation. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 3:41 Assassination of Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe sends shock waves across the world By Phoebe Amoroso, Shoshana Dubnow Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down Friday during a stump speech for a legislative candidate he was supporting. Abe was Japan's prime minister two separate times, with his second stint lasting from 2012 until 2020, when he… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:38 Remembering the life and legacy of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Authorities in Japan said a 41-year-old man who formerly served in the Japanese Navy was responsible for the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead with a homemade gun in a nation that has largely eliminated… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims In our news wrap Friday, funerals and memorial services began for three of the seven victims killed in the July Fourth shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois, a wildfire in California's Yosemite National Park is raging out of control near… Continue watching
Jul 08 U.S. sending $400 million more in military aid to Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A senior defense official says the U.S. will send another $400 million in military equipment to Ukraine, including four more advanced rocket systems. Continue reading
Jul 08 Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA By Daniella Matar, Associated Press Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court. The pair were among soccer's most powerful figures before being embroiled in corruption investigations. Continue reading
Jul 08 Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas a day before a planned protest demanding the country's president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies. Continue reading
Jul 08 China demands U.S. end military ‘collusion’ with Taiwan By Associated Press China has demanded the U.S. cease military "collusion" with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two sides. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Biden visits CIA headquarters to mark agency’s 75th anniversary By Nomaan Merchant, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden will visit the CIA Friday at a time when his administration’s support for Ukraine has pushed the work of the normally secretive intelligence agencies into the limelight. Continue reading