Oct 08 WATCH: Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to uphold international justice By Stefanie Dazio, Jamey Keaten, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace… Continue reading
Oct 08 New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture By Philip Marcelo, Michael R. Sisak, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The torture charges add to pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized from their Caracas home by the U.S. military in January to face drug trafficking charges in New York. Continue reading
Oct 08 Rubio says U.S. pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile' By Matthew Lee, Barry Hatton, Associated Press “People sometimes view this call to invest more in defense as a hostile thing,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “It is not a hostile thing.”… Continue reading
Oct 08 Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to… Continue reading
Oct 08 Russia's public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case By Associated Press In Thursday’s statement, Rospotrebnadzor rejected reports about a second person falling ill after coming into contact with the lab worker as fake. It didn’t offer any new information about the lab worker’s illness and death or reasons behind the sprawling… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:05 Why French students are leading massive protests across the country By William Denselow Protests are continuing in France, a day after more than 250,000 people took to the streets across the country to demand education reforms. Demonstrations began in mid-September, fueled by frustrations over classroom sizes and poor building conditions. Special correspondent William… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Lawyer says Christa Pike 'angry and confused' following botched execution In our news wrap Wednesday, Christa Pike's lawyers say she is "angry and confused" after regaining consciousness following her botched execution, a congressional candidate in Arizona says she was raped while trying to repair campaign signs and Tropical Storm Isaias… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:44 Oct. 7 survivor channels trauma into movement for new generation of Israeli leaders By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic Israel is marking the third anniversary of one of its darkest days. On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Israeli communities, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 more. Nick Schifrin reports on one survivor and his determination to create, out… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 8:25 Israeli and Palestinian fathers partner to bridge divides 3 years after Oct. 7 By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Three years after Oct. 7, two fathers are reaching across the gulf that divides Israelis and Palestinians. Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, who was shot, kidnapped and held hostage for nearly 500 days. Jaser Abu Moussa is… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen U.S. alliance in Greece By Matthew Lee, Derek Gatopoulos, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe… Continue reading