Oct 20 Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize By Raf Casert, Associated Press The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve agent last year and promptly arrested upon his return to Moscow from treatment in Germany and later imprisoned. Continue reading
Oct 20 New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region By Cara Anna, Associated Press Meanwhile, the United Nations tells The Associated Press it is slashing by more than half its Tigray presence as a government blockade halts humanitarian aid efforts and people die from lack of food. Continue reading
Oct 20 Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10 By Albert Aji, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The U.N.'s deputy regional humanitarian coordinator described as "shocking" reports of shelling that hit a market and roads near schools. Continue reading
Oct 20 Brazil Senate report to urge Bolsonaro be charged over pandemic By Débora Álvares, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Wednesday's report will call for Bolsonaro to be indicted on nine charges, from charlatanism and inciting crime all the way up to crime against humanity. Continue reading
Oct 20 Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as deaths soar By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. That brought the total death toll to 226,353, which is by far the highest in Europe. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Rahm Emanuel faces confirmation hearing for ambassador to Japan job By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Several liberal House lawmakers and activists complain that Emanuel's handling of the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times as he ran away from police, should have disqualified him for consideration for a coveted role. Continue reading
Oct 20 UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions By Jill Lawless, Associated Press he U.K. recorded almost 50,000 new infections in a single day this week, and cases have risen 16% from a week earlier. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:45 Many Jews fleeing Nazi rule spent years hiding in forests. A new book tells their stories By Ali Rogin During the early Nazi occupation of Europe, they forced more than a million Jews to live and work in ghettos. Most were killed in a brutal process called liquidation, or sent to concentration camps. Some 25,000 Jews escaped the ghettos… Continue watching
Oct 19 Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches By David McHugh, Colleen Barry, Joe McDonald, Tatiana Pollastri, Associated Press The world is facing energy crunch, as countries use more energy as they rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, straining gas, oil and other fuel supplies. Continue reading
Oct 19 UK terror-prevention program questioned after lawmaker slain By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized. Critics say the strategy is falling short and unfairly targets Muslim communities. Continue reading