Sep 16 Yoshihide Suga named Japan’s prime minister, succeeding Abe By Associated Press Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man. Continue reading
Sep 16 Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected By Associated Press The global economy is expected to rebound and grow by 5 percent next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 3:08 The shared interests and concerns that led to Israel’s normalization with Bahrain and UAE By Nick Schifrin The first Arab-Israeli agreement in 25 years was signed Tuesday on the White House South Lawn, as Israel normalized relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign ministers from Bahrain and… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 12:42 Kushner on ‘historic’ Middle East agreement, Trump’s pandemic response Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Trump as well as his son-in-law, played an instrumental role in negotiating the normalization of Israel’s relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. What does it mean for the Middle East more… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 11:06 The hopes, fears and reality as schools open worldwide After months of distance learning, students around the world are returning to the classroom -- even though many countries are bracing themselves for a second wave of coronavirus infections. What does the pandemic mean for children, parents and teachers this… Continue watching
Sep 15 U.N. experts decry continued abuse as Syria’s war grinds on By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N.-backed investigators have pointed to signs that Syria's government continues to perpetrate rape, torture and murder as the country's nine-year conflict grinds on. Continue reading
Sep 15 U.N. demands all countries enforce U.N. arms embargo on Libya By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated U.N. arms embargo on Libya and withdraw all mercenaries from the North African nation. Continue reading
Sep 15 World Trade Organization rules U.S. tariffs on China are illegal By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods worth more than $200 billion are illegal. Continue reading
Sep 15 The home of Rosa Parks is displayed in Italy as U.S. race tensions rise By Nicole Winfield, Gregorio Borgia, Associated Press The run-down, paint-chipped Detroit house where U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy. As racial tensions seethe across the Atlantic, the exhibition of the home has taken on… Continue reading
Sep 15 World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, U.N. report finds By Christina Larson, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new U.N. biodiversity report card highlights the decline over the past 10 years in fragile ecosystems such as coral reefs and tropical forests. Continue reading