Oct 20 European Union leaders head into energy summit with divisive views By Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union leaders head into a two-day summit with opposing views over if and how the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its strategy to choke off… Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: U.K. Prime Minister Truss resigns after tumultuous 6-week term By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She has bowed to the inevitable after a tumultuous term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. Continue reading
Oct 19 U.S. announces sanctions, criminal charges against network providing technology to Russian military By Eric Tucker, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New York City opens temporary housing site for migrants In our news wrap Wednesday, New York opened a temporary housing site for migrants, competitive rock climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Iran after competing abroad without a mandatory headscarf and British Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized for causing economic turmoil… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 4:55 Russians who fled to avoid fighting in Ukraine reflect on their new lives By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in parts of occupied Ukraine. Putin has said his military mobilization is nearing completion, but hundreds of thousands of Russians have already fled rather than be drafted. In Istanbul, we found Russians… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 7:12 Severe drought and Russia's war in Ukraine intensify hunger and poverty in Chad By Willem Marx A dire humanitarian emergency is grappling the people of Chad, where severe drought and the war in Ukraine have led to soaring food prices. The country already suffers one of the highest hunger levels in the world with more than… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 11:21 Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the current state of the Middle East Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new memoir, "Bibi: My Story" is out this week. He joined Judy Woodruff to talk about the book and discussed the current state of the Middle East. Continue watching
Oct 19 Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West complicated by Russia's use of Iranian drones By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week are complicating Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West. Continue reading
Oct 19 Ukraine accuses Iran of violating UN ban on transferring drones By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya invited U.N. experts to visit the country to inspect Iranian-origin drones being used by Russia against civilian targets. Continue reading
Oct 19 Insurers withdraw from fossil fuel projects amid climate change fears By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Environmental campaigners are welcoming moves by insurance companies to exclude coverage for fossil fuel projects because of climate change. More than a dozen groups that track the industry say more than half of top insurers have adopted policies against coal,… Continue reading