Oct 27 Israel approves some 3,000 new settler homes according to settlement monitor By Ilan Ben Zion, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The decision by a government committee comes a day after the Biden administration issued its strongest condemnation yet of the proposed construction. Continue reading
Oct 27 UN uses dinosaur to deliver ‘save your species’ message to warn of global warming effects By Associated Press The United Nations is summoning an unusual "witness" to testify to the dangers of burning fossil fuels that stoke global warming. Continue reading
Oct 27 Gen. Milley calls Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Chinese test was first reported by the Financial Times newspaper, which said the hypersonic missile was capable of carrying a nuclear payload. Continue reading
Oct 27 Facebook watched as Trump ignited hate, leaked documents say By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:57 One Afghan refugee on her ‘desperate hope’ for her homeland, life in the U.S. By Nick Schifrin Thousands of Afghan refugees are now in the process of settling into American life following their evacuation from Afghanistan when the Taliban took control of the country in August. Those refugees are mostly scattered among eight military bases around the… Continue watching
Oct 26 Poland plans ‘radical’ strengthening of its military By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that the legislation is aimed at "radically" strengthening the military as the European Union nation faces migration pressure from its eastern neighbor Belarus. Continue reading
Oct 26 Biden announces $100 million spending at ASEAN summit By Associated Press Biden made the announcement at a virtual summit with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 26 Brazil senators to vote on urging charges for Bolsonaro By Débora Álvares, Associated Press A Brazilian Senate committee is voting Tuesday on a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions that allegedly added to the world's second-highest death toll. Continue reading
Oct 26 Majority in U.S. concerned about climate change, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds By Ellen Knickmeyer, Emily Swanson, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press In all, 59 percent of Americans said the Earth's warming was very or extremely important to them as an issue, up from 49 percent in 2018. Continue reading
Oct 26 150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department says the arrests are connected to a 10-month investigation between federal law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europol in Europe. Continue reading