Sep 06 Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press A court in Belarus has sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent in the wake of last year’s anti-government protests. Continue reading
Sep 05 Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government By Associated Press Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then ann… Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:56 In the wake of Afghanistan withdrawal, a U.S. veteran reflects on service there By PBS NewsHour Last week’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rapid takeover, and the ensuing death, chaos and confusion left many reeling. For some of the millions of U.S. service members who served there, the withdrawal has come with mixed feelings and worry… Continue watching
Sep 05 Taliban stop planes of evacuees from leaving but unclear why By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press At least four planes chartered to evacuate several hundred people seeking to escape the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan have been unable to leave the country for days, officials said Sunday, with conflicting accounts emerging about why they flights weren’t able… Continue reading
Sep 04 Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in the capital by Afghan women demanding equal rights from the new rulers. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Afghan women protest Taliban rule in Kabul, demand equal rights In our news wrap Friday, as the Taliban works to set up a new government, dozens of Afghan women protested near the Presidential Palace in Kabul to demand equal rights. President Joe Biden signed an executive order today directing the… Continue watching
Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… Continue reading
Sep 03 EU leader ‘deplores’ Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff By Associated Press EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Blinken says the U.S. will learn from lessons in Afghanistan By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is committed to looking at everything that's happened between the U.S. and Afghanistan diplomatically "from day one through the present, and to draw lessons from it."… Continue reading
Sep 03 Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assault By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press An activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable. Continue reading