Aug 11 A week after blast, Beirut pauses to remember the dead By Andrea Rosa, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The shattered city of Beirut marked a week since the catastrophic explosion that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands and plunged Lebanon into a deeper political crisis. Continue reading
Aug 11 Israeli PM’s coalition government may collapse as budget deadline nears By Aron Heller, Associated Press When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to form an "emergency" government in May after three bitter election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 11 Global coronavirus cases top 20 million By Nicole Winfield, Elaine Kurtenbach, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil. Continue reading
Aug 11 Belarusian challenger leaves the country amid protests By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential vote, who refused to concede her defeat amid a massive police crackdown on protesters, said Tuesday she has left the country and is now in Lithuania. Continue reading
Aug 11 Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:06 How China is limiting freedom of the press in Hong Kong By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran China expanded its crackdown on Hong Kong Monday, arresting a prominent pro-democracy activist and media owner. Jimmy Lai was paraded through his newsroom in a move designed to silence the press in the semi-autonomous territory. And it comes as the… Continue watching
Aug 10 Extreme poverty rises and a generation sees future slip away By Elias Meseret, Cara Anna, Associated Press Decades of progress in one of modern history's greatest achievements, the fight against extreme poverty, are now in danger. Continue reading
Aug 10 Belarus’ ruler quashes opposition protest after vote By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Dozens were injured and thousands detained hours after Sunday's vote, when police brutally broke up mostly young protesters with tear gas, water cannons and flash-bang grenades and beat them with truncheons. Continue reading
Aug 10 Lebanese PM steps down in wake of Beirut explosion, protests By Associated Press In a brief televised speech after three of his ministers resigned, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that he is taking “a step back” so he can stand with the people “and fight the battle for change alongside them.”… Continue reading
Aug 10 Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigns over Beirut blast By Associated Press The minister, Hamad Hassan, spoke with reporters at the end of a Cabinet meeting on Monday, which came after two days of demonstrations over the weekend that saw clashes with security forces firing tear gas at protesters. Continue reading