Jan 13 Millions of Afghans are on 'verge of death,' U.N. chief warns By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to fund the U.N.'s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan's frozen assets, and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse. Continue reading
Jan 13 Queen removes Prince Andrew's military roles, patronages amid sexual assault lawsuit By Associated Press More than 150 navy and army veterans had written to the queen asking her to strip Andrew of all his military ranks and titles after a U.S. judge said Wednesday a sex assault lawsuit against Andrew could go ahead. Continue reading
Jan 13 Landmark conviction of senior Syrian official for crimes against humanity hailed by United Nations By Christoph Noelting, Frank Jordans, Associated Press A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Continue reading
Jan 13 Russia raises negotiation stakes with possibility of military deployment to Cuba, Venezuela By Vladimir Isachenkov, Emily Schultheis, Associated Press A senior Russian diplomat has refused to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the United States mount. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 3:35 Britain's prime minister under fire for hosting party during COVID lockdown By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life. He was forced to apologize to Parliament Wednesday after it was revealed he attended a cocktail party in the garden of his official residence at the height of the… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 9:18 U.S., NATO meet with Russia over massive troop buildup at Ukraine border By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. and its NATO allies met with Russian officials Wednesday in Brussels as part of a whirlwind week of diplomacy across Europe, sparked by a massive Russian troop buildup on its border with Ukraine. The crisis comes as questions… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 8:21 Syrian official faces war crime charges for overseeing brutal prison torture By Adithya Sambamurthy and Luna Watfa, REVEAL On Thursday in a German courtroom, a verdict will be rendered in the world's first trial against a high-ranking former officer in the Syrian regime for crimes against humanity. Anwar Ruslan was in charge of interrogations in a government prison… Continue watching
Jan 12 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said Wednesday its leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful flight test of a hypersonic missile he claimed would remarkably increase the country’s nuclear “war deterrent.”… Continue reading
Jan 12 Judge allows Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew to continue By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge has given the green light to a lawsuit against Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17. Continue reading
Jan 12 U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for attending garden party during country's lockdown By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain's first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. Continue reading