Jul 05 NATO signs off on Sweden and Finland’s membership bids By Raf Casert, Associated Press The 30 NATO allies have signed off on the protocols needed for Sweden and Finland to become members. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Akron declares state of emergency after police killing of unarmed Black man In our news wrap Monday, Akron, Ohio, declared a state of emergency amid protests over the police killing of Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man. Also, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner appealed directly to President Biden for her release from… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 9:56 Students worldwide suffer education setbacks from pandemic school closures By Mary Triny Mena, Rebecca Bundhun, Manoj Gaikwad, Isabel Nakirya, Andreina Fermin One of the major consequences of the coronavirus is that children around the world have been unable to attend schools to learn and are too poor to have computers and thus can't learn remotely. This is especially a problem in… Continue watching
Jul 04 Copenhagen mall shooting not likely terror-related, authorities say By Jan M. Olsen, Karl Ritter, Associated Press Police say a gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random. They all but ruled out that Sunday's attack was related to terrorism. Continue reading
Jul 04 Al Jazeera broadcaster killed in West Bank was shot from Israeli military positions, U.S. officials say By Eileen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press U.S. officials say they have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that there was "no reason to believe" her shooting was intentional. Continue reading
Jul 04 Search continues for a dozen hikers in Italian glacier avalanche, but rain hampering efforts By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Heavy rain was hampering the search in Italy for those unaccounted for — perhaps as many 15 — a day after an enormous chunk of an Alpine glacier broke off and slammed into hikers. Italian state TV said a body… Continue reading
Jul 04 Putin declares victory in eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 1:55 Russia claims control of Lysychansk, a pivotal city in eastern Ukraine By Lisa Desjardins, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young Russia on Sunday claimed full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, though Ukrainian President Zelenskyy insisted fierce fighting there is not over yet. The city is the last major Ukrainian stronghold in the Luhansk province. If Lysychansk is… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Akron police fatally shot unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, authorities say In our news wrap Sunday, authorities in Akron, Ohio say 25-year-old Black man Jayland Walker was unarmed when police fatally shot him last week, police in Copenhagen, Denmark say several people are dead after a mall shooting, at least five… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:19 Global rescue effort tries to help Afghanistan’s female judges escape the Taliban regime By Christopher Booker Following the American invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the country saw sweeping reforms, including in its courts, with the appointment of more than 250 female judges. But with the withdrawal of U.S. forces last August and the Taliban takeover, the… Continue watching