Jun 23 European Union puts Ukraine on a path toward EU membership By Samuel Petrequin, Mike Corder, Associated Press Ukraine applied for membership less than a week after Moscow invaded on Feb. 24. The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid. Continue reading
Jun 23 Russian captures two villages as advance in Eastern Ukraine continues By John Leicester, David Keyton, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities say Russia's military captured two villages in eastern Ukraine and were vying for control of a key highway in a continued offensive on the frontline. Continue reading
Jun 23 WHO considers declaring growing monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency By Maria Cheng, Associated Press The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. Continue reading
Jun 23 Afghans search for survivors in aftermath of destructive earthquake By Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press Villagers rushed to bury the dead and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Fed Chair Powell defends aggressive rate hikes, admits recession is possible In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged to raise interest rates enough to douse inflation without sparking a recession, Russian artillery battered Kharkiv in Ukraine's northeast, Sri Lanka's prime minister declared his nation’s economy is in… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 6:59 Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan compounds humanitarian crisis By Amna Nawaz The Taliban leaders of Afghanistan are appealing for outside help after a devastating earthquake killed at least 1,000 people Wednesday and injured another 1,500. The quake struck in the eastern mountains near the Pakistan border. Officials warned the death toll… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 7:24 International Criminal Court prosecutor on the pursuit of justice for Russian war crimes By Nick Schifrin Attorney General Merrick Garland traveled to Ukraine this week to review U.S. efforts to help prosecute Russian war criminals. Ukrainian officials say they are examining more than 15,000 possible war crimes since Russia’s February invasion, while the U.S. and Europe… Continue watching
Jun 22 EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps in climate change fight By Associated Press European Union lawmakers are requiring deeper emission cuts from power plants, factories and planes in Europe while endorsing an unprecedented import tax to step up the fight against global warming. Continue reading
Jun 22 Heavy rainfall in South China floods cities, forces tens of thousands to evacuate By Associated Press Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern China, with more rain expected. Continue reading
Jun 22 Sri Lanka prime minister says economy 'has completely collapsed' By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka's prime minister says its debt-laden economy has "collapsed" after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity. Continue reading