Sep 13 Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and pressure China with tariffs By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:34 NATO responds to Russia’s drone incursion with ‘Eastern Sentry’ defense plan By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 7:02 Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A Hong Kong court is set to deliver a verdict soon for democracy activist and media magnate Jimmy Lai, who has been detained for five years. He’s accused of sedition and collusion with foreign forces, but his supporters call the… Continue watching
Sep 12 WATCH: NATO leaders hold news conference in wake of Russian drone incursion By Claudia Ciobanu, Associated Press NATO said Friday it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. Continue reading
Sep 12 Rubio meets Qatar’s prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with 2 allies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is walking a delicate line between two major allies after Israel took its fight with Hamas to the Qatari capital, where leaders of the militant group had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in… Continue reading
Sep 12 Concern grows for safety of South Sudan opposition leader facing treason and other charges By Deng Machol, Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country's first vice president, effectively ending the transitional government of unity that forestalled a return to full-blown war. Continue reading
Sep 12 Japan’s imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims 80 years after atomic bombing By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The United States dropped a plutonium bomb on the southwestern city of Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, killing more than 70,000 people by the end of that year. Continue reading
Sep 12 Tropical Storm Mario forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast By Associated Press Mario was described as “mini” in the National Hurricane Center's morning advisory, but the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (64 kph). Continue reading
Sep 12 Nepal’s president appoints former chief justice as interim premier and first woman leader By Associated Press Violence over the past week left at least 51 people dead. Continue reading
Sep 12 Official says gangs killed dozens in small fishing village in Haiti’s latest massacre By Associated Press At least 42 people were killed in Labodrie, including a 4-year-old child and his family, said Joseph Louis Baptiste, a local government official. Continue reading