Jul 08 Johnson confirms most British troops have left Afghanistan By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The prime minister declined to give details about the troop withdrawal, citing security reasons. But he said that "all British troops assigned to NATO's mission in Afghanistan are now returning home," adding that "most of our personnel have already left."… Continue reading
Jul 08 Jordan, Israel agree to water deal, more West Bank trade By Omar Akour, Associated Press Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Safadi called for renewed efforts to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading
Jul 08 Hungary activists vow to resist LGBTQ law By Justin Spike, Associated Press The law came into effect Thursday and prohibits the display of content depicting homosexuality or sex reassignment to minors. But critics say its goal is to marginalize and stigmatize the LGBTQ community. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end August 31 By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden is expected to give a policy speech Thursday about Afghanistan, as American troops plan to fully withdraw from the country by September 11. Continue reading
Jul 08 EU fines German car makers $1 billion over emission collusion By David McHugh, Raf Cassert, Associated Press The European Union has fined major German car manufacturers $1 billion because they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems. Continue reading
Jul 08 Fans are banned from the Tokyo Olympics By Mari Yamaguchi, Stephen Wade, Associated Press The ban came hours after a state of emergency in the capital starting from Monday, declared by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to contain rising COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Jul 08 Haiti’s future uncertain after brazen slaying of president By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Haiti is reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse followed by a reported gunbattle in which authorities said police killed four suspects in the murder, detained two others and freed three officers being held hostage. Continue reading
Jul 07 South Africa’s ex-leader turns himself in for prison term By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Zuma decided to hand himself over to authorities to obey the order from the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court, that he should serve a prison term for contempt of court. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 9:08 Who assassinated the Haitian president, and why? Here’s what we know so far By Yamiche Alcindor, Ali Rogin The president of Haiti was assassinated Wednesday morning in his home on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Jovenel Moise had been in office for four years. His wife, Martine, was wounded in the brazen attack. Yamiche Alcindor begins our… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: ‘Zero chance’ of finding the missing in Surfside alive, officials say In our news wrap Wednesday, officials said there was no chance of finding the people still missing in the Surfside rubble alive. Florida was spared major damage or any deaths from tropical storm Elsa. Three undercover police officers in Chicago… Continue watching