Oct 28 Assange lawyer dismisses U.S. promises over extradition By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Assange's lawyer, Edward Fitzgerald, told Britain's High Court that the Australian was too mentally ill to be extradited to the United States to face trial. Continue reading
Oct 28 Facebook grilled by U.K. lawmakers making online safety rules By Associated Press Lawmakers pressed Facebook to provide its data to independent researchers who can look at how its products could be harmful. Facebook has said it has privacy concerns about how such data would be shared. Continue reading
Oct 28 U.N. calls on Sudan military to restore civilian government By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N.'s most powerful body also said it is ready "to support efforts to realize Sudan's democratic transition" and the peoples' aspirations "for an inclusive, peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future."… Continue reading
Oct 28 ‘There was no break – it was constant,’ investigation finds systemic torture of detainees by Myanmar’s military By Victoria Milko, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press An investigation by The Associated Press has found that the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way since its takeover of the government in February. Continue reading
Oct 28 Sudan military leader fires 6 diplomats who criticized coup By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A Sudanese military official says Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan has fired at least six ambassadors, including the country's envoys to the U.S., the European Union and France. Also fired were the Sudanese ambassadors to the U.N. mission in Geneva, Qatar, and… Continue reading
Oct 28 The world is facing ‘a moment of truth’ to address climate change, EU chief says By Associated Press "What we need is, first of all, leadership," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said before she heads to a weekend summit in Rome of the Group of 20 most developed nations. COP26 starts Sunday in Scotland. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:13 How Minnesota’s lack of teachers of color hurts students, and what reform could look like By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst… Continue watching
Oct 27 Biden calls China’s military actions near Taiwan ‘coercive’ By Eileen Ng, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press President Joe Biden has told leaders at the East Asia Summit that China's recent actions in the Taiwan Straits are "coercive" and undermined peace and stability in the region. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 7:51 Bolsonaro may face criminal charges for botching COVID response over ‘false dilemma’ By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran A Brazilian Senate committee investigating President Jair Bolsonaro submitted their findings to the country’s attorney general Wednesday. It recommended criminal charges for Bolsonaro's pandemic response. The inquiry is unprecedented and scathing, accusing a sitting head of state of crimes against… Continue watching
Oct 27 U.N. envoy says ‘civil war’ has spread throughout Myanmar By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The outgoing U.N. envoy for Myanmar says "civil war" has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta's leaders. Continue reading