Jul 01 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Barrage of Russian missiles kills 21 in southern Ukraine In our news wrap Friday, Russian missiles pounded a coastal town in southern Ukraine killing at least 21 people including two children, the trial for U.S. women's basketball star Brittney Griner began outside Moscow, at least 19 people in northeastern… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 6:07 China’s president visits Hong Kong 25 years after the end of British rule By Richard Kimber, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to lead official celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the territory’s handover from Britain to China. Over the last three years, Hong Kong’s authorities now say it marks the start of a brighter… Continue watching
Jul 01 Germany, Nigeria to sign accord to return Benin Bronze sculptures By Associated Press Germany is set to sign an agreement with Nigeria that paves the way for the return of important sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa in the late 19th century. Continue reading
Jul 01 Thousands rally in Sudan a day after 9 people were killed during protests By Associated Press The United States and others have condemned the violence in this east African country which has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup upended its fragile transition to democracy. Continue reading
Jul 01 Inflation hits record 8.6 percent for 19 countries using the euro By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge increase in energy costs fueled partly by Russia's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 01 How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world on abortion rights By Council on Foreign Relations The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost 50 years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?… Continue reading
Jul 01 African officials treating monkeypox spread as an emergency, call for equitable vaccine distribution By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here as an emergency and call on rich countries to share the world's limited supply of vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ancient but small in number, Zoroastrians confront depletion of their faith By David Crary, Associated Press About 1,200 Zoroastrians from 16 countries will be assessing their faith's prospects during the four-day World Zoroastrian Congress that is opening in New York City. Continue reading
Jul 01 At least 19 killed in Ukraine’s Odesa region by Russian missile attack By Francesca Ebel, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. Video of the pre-dawn Friday attack showed the charred remains of buildings… Continue reading
Jul 01 China’s Xi Jinping counters criticisms on 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return By Zen Soo, Associated Press China's leader Xi Jinping has marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a speech that emphasized Beijing's control over the former British colony under its vision of "one country, two systems." He countered criticism that the political and… Continue reading