Mar 19 Palestinians say West Bank protester killed by Israeli fire By Associated Press The ministry says the man died after being shot in the head on Friday in the village of Beit Dagan, near the northern city of Nablus. Continue reading
Mar 19 U.S. prosecutors say Honduras president took bribes in 2019 By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press U.S. prosecutors say Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes from a drug trafficker as recently as 2019 — not just when he was running for office, as they earlier alleged. Continue reading
Mar 19 AstraZeneca vaccinations resume in Europe after blood clot scare By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Countries across Europe are resuming vaccinations with the AstraZeneca shot, as leaders seek to reassure their populations it is safe following brief suspensions that cast doubt on the vaccine. Continue reading
Mar 19 U.S. House condemns Myanmar coup, urges freeing of detainees By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The U.S. Congress was signaling its "steadfast support for the Burmese people, their democratically elected leaders in detention, and the future of a democratic Burma," Connolly said in a statement. Continue reading
Mar 19 Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup By Anne D'Innocenzio, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed — or worse arrested and killed for participating in protests. Continue reading
Mar 18 U.S., China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden By Matthew Lee, Mark Thiessen, Associated Press In unusually pointed remarks for a staid diplomatic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi took aim at each other's country's policies at the start of two days of talks in Alaska… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: U.S. to send 4 million COVID vaccines to Mexico, Canada In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. will send a combined 4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine to Mexico and Canada, the European Union’s drug regulatory agency said the vaccine does not pose a significant threat of blood clots,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 6:12 As America's longest war wages on, is there hope for peace? By Nick Schifrin Today in Moscow, the U.S. and half a dozen other countries are holding a summit on the best way to end the war in Afghanistan, launched by the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. President Joe Biden recently said it would… Continue watching
Mar 18 Biden plans to send COVID-19 shots to Mexico, Canada By Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 18 Suu Kyi payments claimed as Myanmar junta raises pressure By Associated Press The military has already tried to implicate Suu Kyi in corruption, alleging she was given $600,000 plus gold bars by a political ally. Continue reading