Jun 29 Watch 5:49 Pandemic conditions fuel rise in migrants braving the Darien Gap Last year, the PBS NewsHour brought you stories of migrants traveling through one of the world's most lawless and dangerous places: the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle expanse along the border of Colombia and Panama. Special correspondent Nadja Drost, videographer… Continue watching
Jun 29 Brazil redeploying troops to Amazon rainforest, bans most fires By Débora Álvares, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree to dispatch soldiers to the Amazon in a bid to curb surging deforestation, just two months after withdrawing troops from the region. Continue reading
Jun 29 France legalizes IVF for lesbians and single women By Associated Press The new law will expand access to fertility treatments such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF), now reserved in France for infertile heterosexual couples only. Continue reading
Jun 29 Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press Soldiers from Eritrea have withdrawn from three key towns in Ethiopia's Tigray region a day after Tigray fighters took control of the regional capital. Continue reading
Jun 29 U.S. to leave Bagram after nearly 20 years By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press In just a matter of days, the last U.S. soldiers will depart the Bagram Airfield base. Once the Americans are gone, the Afghan military will take over Bagram as part of its continuing fight against the Taliban. Continue reading
Jun 29 South African court orders ex-president to jail for contempt By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Blinken says Syria, Iraq airstrikes meant to ‘deter future action’ In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria and Iraq. President Joe Biden welcomed outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to… Continue watching
Jun 28 WATCH: Biden tells Israel’s outgoing president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White House. Continue reading
Jun 28 Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia's government has declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict and as hundreds of thousands of people face the world's worst famine crisis in a decade. Continue reading
Jun 28 Polish church report lists sex abuse of over 300 children By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's Catholic Church lists 292 clergymen who are alleged to have abused over 300 boys and girls from 1958 through 2020. Continue reading