Jun 08 Ukrainian forces still fighting for ‘every centimeter’ of Sievierodonetsk By Bernat Armangué, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian forces battling Russian troops in a key eastern city appeared on the cusp of retreat. But the regional governor insisted Wednesday they are still fighting “for every centimeter” of the city. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says inflation will remain high In our news wrap Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee inflation will remain high, the Department of Homeland Security warns of potential new threats from domestic extremists, the World Bank lowered its economic outlook, Russia says… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 8:07 Lebanon’s economic and humanitarian disasters leave citizens to fend for themselves By Leila Molana-Allen, Leena Saidi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda For the past several years, Lebanon has been in economic freefall. Its currency is close to worthless; its government is fractured and ineffective; there is almost no electric power, and there is less security. Lebanon's people are suffering. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 6:42 Vatican documents show secret back channel between Pope Pius XII and Hitler A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations. Historian… Continue watching
Jun 07 Dom Phillips, Indigenous expert and British writer, still missing in Brazil By David Biller, Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs expert remain missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon region and authorities say they are expanding search efforts. Continue reading
Jun 07 Report says ‘perpetual’ Israeli occupation of Palestinian areas is the root of tensions By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Investigators commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body say tensions between Palestinians and Israelis are underpinned by Israel's "perpetual occupation" of Palestinian areas with no apparent intention of ending it. Continue reading
Jun 07 Russia almost fully in control of Donbas province, now holds 20 percent of Ukraine By John Leicester, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia claims to have taken control of 97 percent of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine's Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. Continue reading
Jun 07 U.S., allies fly fighter jets over Korean Peninsula in show of force By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press he United States and its Asian allies have flown dozens of fighter jets over waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula in a show of force as their diplomats discussed a coordinated response to a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Former Proud Boys leader indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe In our news wrap Monday, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group was charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russian forces continued their campaign to break through Ukrainian lines, gunmen in Nigeria who killed at… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 6:34 British PM Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote after ‘flouting’ COVID rules British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of no confidence from the ruling Conservative Party. He has been under investigation for violating the very rules his administration wrote when he attended parties during the country's strict COVID pandemic restrictions. Continue watching