Oct 07 CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The group will become one of fewer than a dozen mission centers operated by the CIA, with weekly director-level meetings intended to drive the agency's strategy toward China. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 10:54 Ethiopia’s ‘sophisticated campaign’ to withhold food, fuel and other aid from Tigray By Nick Schifrin Wednesday in the United Nations Security Council, the secretary general criticized the Ethiopian government for recently kicking out UN aid workers. He urged the government to allow aid to flow into the northern region of Tigray, where for nearly the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:44 Florida has a dengue problem. The solution may be more mosquitoes By Miles O'Brien In a major milestone, the World Health Organization endorsed widespread use of a vaccine aimed at stemming the effects of the parasitic disease malaria, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Miles O'Brien looks at efforts to tackle other diseases carried by mosquitoes… Continue watching
Oct 06 Boris Johnson brushes off UK woes, vows to transform economy By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves. None of that got a mention from Johnson as he brushed off Britain's economic bumps and said the country would emerge as a stronger, more dynamic nation. Continue reading
Oct 06 NATO expels 8 ‘undeclared’ Russian intelligence officers By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO said that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and halved the size of Moscow's team able to work at its headquarters. Continue reading
Oct 06 Coronavirus deaths in Russia surpass 900 a day for the first time By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press It's a record that comes amid the country's low vaccination rate and the government's reluctance to impose tough restrictions to control new cases. Continue reading
Oct 06 Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify By Huizhong Wu, David Rising, Associated Press China's People's Liberation Army flew 56 planes off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Monday, setting a new record and capping four days of sustained pressure involving 149 flights. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:55 Russia sees dialogue opportunity with Taliban decades after its own messy Afghanistan exit By Stuart Smith, Daria Bondarchuk As the United States continues to manage the fallout from its withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Moscow there's a sense of deja vu. Russia's departure after the Soviet war there led to a protracted period of chaos and civil war, which… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 3:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on the importance of creating a global health system By Priti Krishtel Priti Krishtel started her career working with low-income communities in India where she saw her clients suffering, and even dying, because they couldn't afford the lifesaving medicines they needed. Now, she is advocating for a more equitable healthcare system in… Continue watching
Oct 05 UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate change By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The report says 60 percent of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. Continue reading