Dec 22 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Alex Padilla is tapped to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat In our news wrap Tuesday, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is tapped to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, the E.U.'s executive body calls for an end to travel bans aimed at confining a… Continue watching
Dec 22 U.S. adds more sanctions on Syria, targeting President Assad’s in-laws By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the United States is intent on "holding accountable the Assad regime for the atrocities it has committed against its own people."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Thousands protest in Armenia, demand the prime minister’s resignation By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The opposition in Armenia is ramping up the pressure on the nation's prime minister to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Dec 22 Kushner joins Israelis on landmark visit to Morocco By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner led a delegation from Israel to Morocco on Tuesday on the first known direct flight since the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic ties earlier this month as part of a series of… Continue reading
Dec 22 EU recommends against nonessential travel to the UK By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The European Union recommended Tuesday that all 27 member countries should discourage all nonessential travel to and from the United Kingdom until further notice. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 5:35 Brutal war between Azerbaijan, Armenia makes peace a hard bargain Just over a month ago, Armenia lost control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in a short-lived and brutal war with Azerbaijan. But while Armenian forces have handed these territories back to Azerbaijan it may be a long time before civilians return… Continue watching
Dec 21 U.S. nuclear submarine transits waterway near Iran amid tensions By Associated Press The USS Georgia submarine, accompanied by two other warships, passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passageway through which a fifth of the world's oil supplies travel. Continue reading
Dec 21 EU drug regulator approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine By Aleksandar Furtula, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The move Monday raises hopes that the 27 nations in the European Union bloc can begin giving the shots shortly after Christmas. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has unsealed charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Continue reading
Dec 21 As concern mounts, new virus strain in UK interrupts travel across Europe By Pan Pylas, Associated Press A growing number of countries are halting air travel from the U.K., while France has banned trucks from the country for a period of 48 hours while the new variant is assessed. Continue reading