Sep 24 West works to deepen Russia sanctions after Putin escalates threats to Ukraine By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lorne Cook, Associated Press How do American leaders and their allies intend to respond if President Vladimir Putin seeks to escalate his way out of a bad situation on Ukraine’s battlefields, and makes good on renewed threats of annexing territory or even using nuclear weapons?… Continue reading
Sep 24 Russian police arrest hundreds at mobilization protests in major cities By Associated Press Russian police moved quickly Saturday to disperse peaceful protests against President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization order, arresting hundreds, including some children, in scores of cities across the vast country. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Russian foreign minister defends war in Ukraine as world opinion turns against Putin By Associated Press, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the… Continue reading
Sep 24 On Canadian coast, Fiona knocks out power and sweeps houses into the sea By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces Saturday as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Continue reading
Sep 23 Russian men leave country, fearing call to fight in Ukraine By Khalil Hamra, Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:14 Russia stages sham referenda in Ukraine as U.N. says it finds new evidence of war crimes By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In an escalation of the war, Moscow launched what the U.S. and others call illegal referenda in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United Nations said it has found new evidence of war crimes and many Russians appear to… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 12:59 Brooks and Tumulty on Putin's war in Ukraine and the state of Republican politics By PBS NewsHour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:39 A look at the literary legacy of Hilary Mantel By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Hilary Mantel died Thursday at age 70 near her home in Exeter, England. She authored 17 books, but it was her trilogy of historical fiction based on the life of Thomas Cromwell and King Henry VIII that brought her worldwide… Continue watching
Sep 23 UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating recession worries By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The British pound has went on its biggest one-day drop in 2 1/2 years after the U.K.'s new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending. It's sparked concerns that increased public borrowing will worsen the nation's cost-of-living crisis. Continue reading