Apr 06 As avian flu spreads, North American zoos take precautions to protect birds By Josh Funk, Associated Press Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Continue reading
Apr 06 Global COVID cases drop for second consecutive week, WHO says By Associated Press The World Health Organization reports that the number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week. Continue reading
Apr 06 Israeli lawmaker quits parliament, breaking government majority By Associated Press An Israeli lawmaker has quit the government's wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: Attorney General Garland announces charges against Russian oligarch By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has charged a Russian oligarch with sanctions violations and has taken down a cybercrime operation controlled by a Russian military intelligence agency. Continue reading
Apr 06 Amid horror in Bucha, Russia relies on propaganda and disinformation By Amanda Seitz, Arijeta Lajka, Associated Press As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax. Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Army Gen. Mark Milley urges more U.S. troops be stationed in eastern Europe By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The top U.S. military officer says the United States should look at the development of more bases in Eastern Europe to protect against Russian aggression. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:07 Russian retreat from areas around Kyiv reveals ‘pattern of apparent war crimes’ By Simon Ostrovsky, Yegor Troyanovsky, Alexis Cox As the world responds to apparent Russian atrocities in Ukraine, more evidence of the civilian toll is emerging near the city of Bucha. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and videographer Yegor Troyanovsky report from the town of Borodyanka, where the destruction… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 4:16 As Russian forces redeploy intense fighting shifts to Ukraine’s south By Volodymyr Solohub As Russian forces redeploy to Ukraine's east and south, pitched battles are being fought near the city of Zaporizhya, which has become a refuge for Ukrainians escaping the horrors of Russian attacks on Mariupol and other southern cities. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 9:45 U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield on the atrocities uncovered in Ukraine The atrocities apparently committed by Russia in Ukraine echoed in the halls of the United Nations Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a condemnation of the world body, and the UN Security Council in particular, where Russia sits as a… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 8:49 Hundreds of thousands of stateless people are living in legal limbo in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Conflicts, wars, and other geopolitical crises around the world have left millions of people without a country. They are called “the stateless," and their plight is finally being recognized by the Biden administration. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching