Feb 16 U.S. urges Yemen's rebels to halt attack on central province By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has urged Yemen's rebels to halt their attack on the central province of Marib, warning against exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Feb 16 France passes anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims By Elaine Ganley, Associated Press The bill covers most aspects of French life but has been hotly contested by some Muslims, lawmakers and others who fear the state is intruding on essential freedoms and pointing a finger at Islam. Continue reading
Feb 16 Myanmar's Suu Kyi faces new charge as crackdown intensifies By Associated Press Police in Myanmar filed a new charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, in a move that may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial as part of an intensifying crackdown by authorities who… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Average daily COVID-19 infections in the U.S. fall below 100,000 In our news wrap Monday, average daily COVID-19 infections in the U.S. have fallen below 100,000 for the first time since November, fallout is growing in Republican ranks after the acquittal of former President Trump at his impeachment trial, pressure… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 7:58 China overhauls Hong Kong's education system amid ongoing crackdown By Divya Gopalan The Lunar New Year celebration has begun in China, but it comes as Hong Kong security forces continue to prosecute those swept up in a wave of arrests under the new national security law imposed by the mainland, including some… Continue watching
Feb 15 Pro-separatist win in Catalonia elections ripple throughout Spain By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press The separatist movement in Spain's northeast Catalonia has increased its power in a regional election despite years of frustrated ambitions to create a new Mediterranean nation. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kosovo's leftist opposition party gains landslide win By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. Continue reading
Feb 15 Turkey accuses U.S. of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Erdogan also took aim at a U.S. State Department statement which deplored the deaths but said the United States would condemn the deaths "in the strongest possible terms" if it is confirmed that they died at the hands of the… Continue reading
Feb 15 Luxury car brand Jaguar plans to go all-electric by 2025 By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Struggling luxury car brand Jaguar will be fully electric by 2025, the British company said Monday as it outlined a plan to phase out internal combustion engines. Continue reading
Feb 15 WHO approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use By Associated Press The move should allow the company's partners to ship millions of doses to countries worldwide as part of a U.N.-backed program to tame the pandemic. Continue reading