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Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse

By Associated Press

The Mexico City government hired Norwegian certification firm DNV to find the causes of the deadly accident. Tuesday's final report arrived at similar conclusions as the firm's preliminary report in June.

Much of Africa is struggling with vaccine access. Should Western nations rethink boosters?

As western countries discuss the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters, millions around the world are still waiting for their first shot. COVID has killed 200,000 people across Africa, which has nearly 8 million confirmed cases. While South Africa is on…

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Biden seeking additional funds for Hurricane Ida victims, Afghan resettlement

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters. It also is seeking $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan.

For countries with few vaccine doses, fighting COVID-19 is ‘a race from behind’

By Laura Santhanam

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare wide disparities in health care between countries on issues like vaccines and raised calls for more resource-sharing to save lives.

U.S.-built databases, biometric data a potential tool of the Taliban

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

The nobly stated goal was to promote law and order and government accountability, and to modernize a war-ravaged land. But in the Taliban's lightning seizure of power, most of that digital apparatus fell into the hands of an unreliable ruler.

Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime

By María Verza, Associated Press

The decision will immediately only affect that state on the Texas border, but court President Arturo Zaldívar says it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases.

Environmental groups call for postponement of climate talks

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Campaigners said Tuesday that organizers hadn't done enough to ensure broad participation in the event by providing access to vaccines and defraying the rising cost of travel for people from developing nations, many of which are subject to British government…

Pope, patriarch and Canterbury abbot issue climate appeal

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The world’s top Christian leaders have issued a joint appeal for delegates at the upcoming climate summit to “listen to the cry of the Earth” and make sacrifices to save the planet.

Vatican won’t say if women can vote in 2023 church meeting

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

For years, women activists and even nuns have pressed to be able to vote at Synod of Bishops meetings, which gather the Catholic hierarchy to Rome to discuss pressing issues facing the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church.

Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members

By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

The Taliban announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support.