Sep 28 WATCH: Gen. Milley explains his calls with China over concerns about President Trump By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to "concerning intelligence" that China was worried about a U.S. attack. Continue reading
Sep 28 Japan to lift all coronavirus emergency steps nationwide By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually "in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the virus."… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: R&B star R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering, immoral acts across state lines A federal jury in New York found rhythm and blues star R. Kelly guilty of racketeering and crossing state lines for immoral acts. President Joe Biden defended giving booster shots for COVID-19 now that the Centers for Disease Control has… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:46 How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color By Amna Nawaz, Claire Mufson While Gabby Petito's death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year in the U.S. Native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average. In Wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:47 Germany’s deadlock election highlights voters’ generational divide By Malcolm Brabant Angela Merkel is staying on as interim German chancellor after the country’s election ended in virtual deadlock. Talks aimed at establishing a new coalition government are underway, but could take months. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin. Continue watching
Sep 27 U.K. mulls calling in army to help ease gas shortages at pumps By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The government says it has “no plans at the moment” to deploy troops. The haulage industry says the U.K. is short as many as 100,000 truckers, due to the coronavirus pandemic and an exodus of foreign workers following Brexit. Continue reading
Sep 27 NATO-led mission increases patrols on Kosovo-Serbia border By Zenel Zhinipotoku, Llazar Semini, Associated Press The NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo has increased its patrols on the border with Serbia in a bid to deescalate tensions between the two Balkan foes over a dispute about license plates. Continue reading
Sep 27 Israeli prime minister denounces Iran, ignores Palestinians in U.N. speech By Josef Federman, Associated Press In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Naftali Bennett accused the Iran of marching forward toward the development of a nuclear weapon and threatened to to act alone if the world does not take action. He made no… Continue reading
Sep 27 Yemen uses U.N. speech to call for more COVID-19 vaccines By Maggie Hyde, Associated Press In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the foreign minister said the roughly 1 million doses Yemen was given are not enough to vaccinate even the most vulnerable portions of its population. Continue reading
Sep 27 At U.N., turmoil in Haiti, Ethiopia draws global concern By Sally Ho, Associated Press Anticipation was high over the weekend for the world leaders speaking on behalf of some of the most unstable and unsettling current conflicts. Continue reading