Nov 16 Iran’s foreign minister says there is no uranium enrichment at any nuclear facility in the country By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran’s foreign minister said Sunday that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country, trying to signal to the West that it remains open to potential negotiations over its atomic program. Continue reading
Nov 16 U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela By Ben Finley, Associated Press The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration's drug enforcement campaign in South America. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 9:05 How sanctions imposed by Trump are taking a toll on the International Criminal Court By Gerald Kalokwera and Kira Kay, Jason Maloney, The Bureau for International Reporting The International Criminal Court, or ICC, only intervenes when national courts can't or won't prosecute crimes like genocide and crimes against humanity. But after the Trump administration sanctioned several members of the court this year, Americans trying to prosecute some… Continue watching
Nov 15 Syrians and EU officials hold rare open meeting in Damascus By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Saturday's meetings came nearly a year after the fall of the 54-year Assad family rule in Syria in a stunning offensive by insurgent groups in early December. Continue reading
Nov 15 Thousands of climate protesters march on COP30 By Michael D. Regan Protesters earlier this week twice disrupted the talks by surrounding the venue, including an incident Tuesday where two security guards suffered minor injuries. Continue reading
Nov 15 Rebels tied to Islamic State kill 17 in Congo hospital attack By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Associated Press Authorities say the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, carried out the attack in the village of Byambwe on Friday night. The local administrator says 11 women, including breastfeeding mothers, were brutally slaughtered. Continue reading
Nov 15 Heavy winter rains batter Gaza, destroying makeshift shelters By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Residents attempted to dig trenches to keep the water from flooding their tents, as rain dripped through tears in tarpaulins and makeshift shelters. The intermittent bursts soaked families' scant belongings. Strong winds can also topple tents and hamper attempts to… Continue reading
Nov 14 Pakistan arrests 4 suspects in connection to deadly blast outside Islamabad court By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan on Friday announced the arrest of four militants over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing outside a district court in the capital, a breakthrough in an investigation launched after the attack killed 12 people and wounded 28 others. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Russia pummels Kyiv in barrage of drones and missiles as it makes gains in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks, and the diplomatic path… Continue watching
Nov 14 Judge finds BHP Group liable in dam collapse that led to Brazil’s worst environmental disaster By Brian Melley, Associated Press A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. Continue reading