Nov 16 Cholera overwhelms Haiti, experts warn outbreak could worsen as fuel blockade lifts By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti and experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after possible Ukraine missile lands in NATO territory By Associated Press State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel held a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, a day after possible Ukrainian missiles landed in Poland, killing two people. Continue reading
Nov 16 Boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims lands on Indonesian beach for 2nd day in a row By Yayan Zamzami, Associated Press Over 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a wooden boat have landed on an Indonesian beach, becoming the second group recently to arrive in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Secretary Austin, General Milley echo Polish assessment of missile strike By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press At the Pentagon, Austin said the U.S. has confidence in Poland's early assessment, but wants to let the investigation "play out." He also said that Russia bears responsibility for the incident because of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil's Lula pledges 'big fight' against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Nov 16 UK inflation climbs to 11.1 percent, 41-year high By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain's inflation rate rose to a 41-year high in October, fueling demands for the government to do more to ease the nation's cost-of-living crisis when it releases new tax and spending plans Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 16 Poland, NATO say missile strike that killed 2 wasn't a Russian attack By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press “Ukraine’s defense was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory," said Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden says it's 'unlikely' the missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press But the president pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden calls 'emergency' meeting of NATO leaders after reports of Russian missile hitting Poland By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden called an "emergency" meeting of G7 and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a "Russian-made" missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 8:03 Deadly explosion reported in Poland as Russia unleashed missile barrage on Ukraine The U.S. and western allies said they’re looking into reports of an explosion in NATO-member Poland. It happened as Russia conducted missile strikes across Ukraine. Local Polish media reported the explosion at a grain facility in an eastern village about… Continue watching