Nov 17 Watch 5:24 What we know about tennis star Peng Shuai and China's censorship of the #MeToo movement By Stephanie Sy, Layla Quran One of China’s biggest sports stars, tennis champion Peng Shuai, appeared to publicly accuse a former top government official of sexual assault. As Stephanie Sy explains, there are now new questions about what happened, and the broader issue of the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Canada dispatching military personnel to assist with British Columbia floods By Associated Press Military helicopters already helped evacuate about 300 people from one highway where people were trapped in their cars overnight Monday following a mudslide. Continue reading
Nov 17 Flooding devastates parts of U.S. Northwest, Canada By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Officials in the small city of Sumas, Washington, near the Canada border called the flood damage devastating. Across the border, authorities say the body of a woman was recovered from a landslide northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia, and two others… Continue reading
Nov 17 Belarus moves some migrants camped in the cold at Polish border to heated building By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The migrants, mostly from the Middle East, have been stuck at the border since Nov. 8. Most are fleeing conflict or despair at home and want to reach Germany or other western European countries. Continue reading
Nov 17 Air pollution prompts school closures as India capital considers lockdown By Sheikh Saaliq, Shonal Ganguly, Associated Press The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India's heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70% of the country's power. Continue reading
Nov 17 Hate speech trial begins in France for far-right pundit By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Eric Zemmour, who has two prior hate speech convictions, is being tried on charges of “public insult” and “incitement to hatred or violence” against a group of people due to their ethnic, national, racial or religious origin. Continue reading
Nov 17 Tennis star Osaka expresses concern in post: Where is Peng Shuai? By Associated Press Peng wrote in a lengthy social media post earlier this month that a former vice premier had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals. Continue reading
Nov 17 Blinken seeks to cool regional crises with stop in Kenya By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a lengthy, private meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top officials, Blinken hailed Kenya’s role in seeking to ease the conflict in Ethiopia and as an example of a vibrant, inclusive democracy. Continue reading
Nov 17 U.S. offering funding to increase COVID-19 vaccines internationally By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration believes the boosted capacity of COVID-19 shots will help ease a global shortage of doses, particularly in lower- and middle-income nations, stopping preventable death and limiting the development of potentially new, more dangerous variants of the virus. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 8:09 Nuclear weapons, Taiwan and other key issues addressed on Biden-Xi call By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping held their most significant talks yet Monday night, and discussed everything from Taiwan to trade, and even nuclear weapons. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching