Apr 17 North Korea tests tactical weapon designed for strengthening nuclear capability By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The 13th weapons test this year came amid concerns that North Korea may soon conduct an even larger provocation. Continue reading
Apr 17 Ukrainian forces hold out in key port of Mariupol as Russia calls for surrender By Adam Schreck, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press The Russian military estimated that about 2,500 Ukrainian fighters holding out at a hulking steel plant with a warren of underground passageways provided the last pocket of resistance in Mariupol. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: More than 220,000 migrants arrived at U.S.-Mexico border in March In our news wrap Saturday, more than 220,000 migrants arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in March, setting a 22-year high. Also, nearly 5,000 people are under evacuation orders as a massive wildfire rages across New Mexico, former head of the… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 2:50 Russian forces regroup in the east, leaving destruction in their path By Ali Rogin, Matt Loffman, Tommy Walters As more Ukrainians return to their homes, and embassies in the war-torn country reopen, the threat from Russia remains. Ukrainian authorities on Saturday announced more than 900 civilian bodies have been found in the capital region alone. Ali Rogin reports… Continue watching
Apr 16 Ukrainian mayor, lawmakers attend Vatican Easter vigil By Associated Press Francis did not refer directly to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but he has called for an Easter truce in order to reach a negotiated peace. Continue reading
Apr 16 North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends massive parade celebrating his grandfather's birth By Associated Press State media images showed Kim waving from a balcony looking over Kim Il Sung Square, which is named after his grandfather, as huge columns of people carrying red plastic flowers and floats with political slogans marched below. Continue reading
Apr 16 Biden to hold May summit with Southeast Asian leaders By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The May 12-13 gathering is meant to demonstrate the United States' commitment to being a partner with countries in the region. Continue reading
Apr 16 Macron courts voters in Marseille ahead of presidential runoff By Associated Press Voters in the multicultural southern French Mediterranean city — one which has often been associated with racism and gang violence -- favored hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon against the centrist Macron in the April 10 first round of voting that knocked… Continue reading
Apr 16 Dozens of migrants presumed dead as boat capsizes off Libyan coast, UN says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least 35 people dead or presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said Saturday. The shipwreck took place Friday off the western Libyan city of Sabratha, a… Continue reading
Apr 16 Ukraine war far from over as Russia renews strikes in Kyiv By Adam Schreck, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Stung by the loss of its Black Sea flagship and indignant over alleged Ukrainian aggression on Russian territory, Russia’s military command had warned a day earlier of renewed missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital. Officials in Moscow said they were targeting… Continue reading