Oct 09 Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 7:48 Why the Nobel Peace Prize was won by 2 journalists, and what that means for press freedom By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran The Nobel Committee often likes to make a statement when it awards the Nobel Peace Prize every year, and 2021 is no different. Two journalists, one from the Philippines, the other from Russia, were recipients — at a time when… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 8:50 Fiona Hill reflects on impeachment testimony, Trump presidency and opportunity in America By Judy Woodruff, Gretchen Frazee Russia expert Fiona Hill captured national attention two years ago when she testified during then-President Donald Trump's first impeachment hearing. Now she's out with a new book, "There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century." She… Continue watching
Oct 08 More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax By David McHugh, Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 08 The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Russia puts a film crew in space and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Russia launches a crew to film a movie in space for the first time, vaping rates among high schoolers plunged in 2021 and an all-female team leads the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,… Continue reading
Oct 08 Mexico returns 129 Haitian migrants to their homeland By Associated Press Mexico has sent another plane load of Haitian migrants back to their homeland on a flight carrying 129 people to Port au Prince. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Secretary Blinken, Mexico Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard give remarks By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States were at work Friday on building a new security framework for the bilateral relationship that they hope will govern how the two countries cooperate on a broad range of issues. Continue reading
Oct 08 Summer storms were a climate-change wake-up call for subways By Philip Marcelo, David Porter, Associated Press Transit officials and experts say this summer’s storms were the latest reminders that more needs to be done to prepare the East Coast’s vital transit systems in the face of more extreme and unpredictable weather caused by climate change. Continue reading
Oct 08 Deadly bombing at Afghanistan mosque kills worshippers during Friday prayers By Samya Kullab, Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press A Taliban police official says at least 100 people have been killed or wounded in a mosque explosion targeting Shiite Muslims in northern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Oct 08 Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. Continue reading