Sep 30 North Korea fires 4th round of missile tests in 1 week By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters. It's the fourth round of weapons launches this week that are seen as a response to military drills among its rivals. Continue reading
Sep 30 Amid rising seas, island nations push for legal protection By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Associated Press There is already evidence of loss of islands. Between 1947 and 2014, six smaller islands in the Pacific archipelago of the Solomon Islands completely vanished, according to a paper published in Environment Research Letters in 2016. Continue reading
Sep 30 Kuwait vote shakes up parliament amid political gridlock By Associated Press Voters in Kuwait have chosen to shake up their parliament, sending conservative Islamist figures and two women to the assembly in the Gulf Arab nation's second election in less than two years. Continue reading
Sep 30 U.S. hits Russia with new sanctions as tensions over Ukraine soar By Fatima Hussein, Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials said Friday they would support any effort by Ukraine to retake the annexed territories by force, setting the stage for further hostilities. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 9:11 Putin vows to defend illegally seized regions in Ukraine by 'all available means' By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply escalated the war in Ukraine Friday, signing treaties to illegally annex four regions and vowing to defend the newly seized territory by "all available means." It all happened at the same time as one of… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 8:33 What's at stake as Brazilians prepare to vote in highly divisive presidential election By Jane Ferguson, Eric O'Connor Brazilians go to the polls Sunday in a hotly contested election that has drawn the world's attention. Will voters reelect right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro? Or, return the twice-elected former president known to everyone as "Lula" to power? In partnership with… Continue watching
Sep 30 Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:05 Ukrainian artists who cannot return home form new community in U.S. By Emily Compton, WTCI PBS The humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine extends far beyond its borders. Days before the war started in February, two Ukrainian artists boarded a plane for Tennessee to exhibit their work and teach workshops. Seven months later, they… Continue watching
Sep 30 Burkina Faso army officers declare countercoup By Sam Mednick, Arsene Kabore, Associated Press In a statement carried Friday night, their spokesman declared that Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was no longer in control of the country. Continue reading