Jan 21 Canada, U.S. and allies discuss aid for Haiti By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says immediate action is needed to fix the security situation in Haiti and he says additional aid is a central topic of a virtual conference that includes officials from Canada, the United States and France. Continue reading
Jan 21 Former Israeli general turned lawmaker speaks out on settler violence against Palestinians By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Yair Golan began his military service in the West Bank, protecting Jewish settlements. Now a legislator with the dovish Meretz party, he has repeatedly spoken out against settler violence against Palestinians — a rare critical voice in a society where… Continue reading
Jan 21 Florida man charged with human smuggling as four people found dead at Canada-U.S. border By Associated Press The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota says 47-year-old Steve Shand has been charged with human smuggling after seven Indian nationals were found in the U.S. and the discovery of four bodies. Continue reading
Jan 21 Saudi-led airstrike killed 70 people, Yemeni rebels say By Jon Gambrell, Maad Al-Zikry, Associated Press The health minister in the Houthi government, which controls Yemen's north and the capital of Sanaa, says 70 detainees were killed and scores wounded but that he expects the number to rise since many were seriously hurt. Continue reading
Jan 21 Biden has first formal talks with Japanese PM Kishida to discuss North Korea and China concerns By Aamer Madhani, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have held their first formal talks as they face fresh concerns about North Korea's nuclear program and China's growing military assertiveness. Continue reading
Jan 21 U.S. and Russia aim to calm tensions over Ukraine crisis By Matthew Lee, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The United States and Russia sought to lower the temperature in a standoff over Ukraine, even as they reported no breakthroughs in high-level talks aimed at preventing a feared Russian invasion. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 10:02 Why NATO countries can't agree on how to respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin President Joe Biden on Thursday cleaned up comments he made a day earlier, to say any Russian incursion into Ukraine would lead to a severe and unified response by the United States and its allies. In Berlin, Secretary of State… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 6:06 New report exposes former pope's inaction on child sexual abuse By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris A tough new report finds the retired Pope Benedict failed to deal adequately with sexual abuse cases when he was the leader of a German diocese decades ago. Stephanie Sy has the latest on these revelations and how they reflect… Continue watching
Jan 20 WATCH: 'Any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion," says Biden By Matthew Lee, Frank Jordans, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden says any Russian troop movements across Ukraine's border would constitute an invasion, saying that Moscow would "pay a heavy price" for such an action. Continue reading
Jan 20 Communication restored in Tonga 5 days after volcanic eruption By David Rising, Associated Press As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives livestreamed images of the billowing clouds of ash, gas and steam emerged from beneath the depths. Then darkness. Continue reading