Sep 11 Thousands protest after Greek refugee camp burns down By Iliana Mier, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Thousands of refugees and migrants left without shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp have held a brief protest demanding to be allowed to leave. Continue reading
Sep 11 Wreckage smolders after second fire erupts in Beirut’s port By Associated Press It wasn’t clear what caused the raging fire that broke out Thursday afternoon and covered the city with dark smoke and toxic fumes for hours, as fire fighters and army helicopters struggled to bring it under control. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Fire erupts at Beirut port a month after blast In our news wrap Thursday, a huge fire erupted at the port in Beirut, Lebanon, a month after a catastrophic explosion there that killed 190 people and injured 6,500. Black smoke billowed over the port’s ruins. The military said the… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 8:00 Jane Fonda on taking action to address ‘dire’ climate crisis Jane Fonda is a Hollywood icon, with her Academy Award-winning acting career spanning decades. But she is also famous for her political activism. In a new book, Fonda describes her passion and protests advocating for stronger action on climate change. Continue watching
Sep 10 Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The announcement on Thursday came in a statement from the Taliban in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, and also in a statement from Qatar's foreign ministry. Continue reading
Sep 10 Top Belarus activist says authorities threatened to kill her By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Maria Kolesnikova said that agents of Belarus' state security committee put a bag on her head and drove her to the border with Ukraine before she fought her removal from Belarus and was jailed. Continue reading
Sep 10 Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of U.S. election interference By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The criminal charges accuse the Russian national of stealing American identities to open fraudulent banking accounts and promote messaging aimed at undermining confidence in the political system. Continue reading
Sep 10 Mexico president regrets protester killing, wants justice By Associated Press Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he regrets the killing of a woman and the wounding of her husband in a clash with National Guard troops over water in the northern state of Chihuahua. Continue reading
Sep 10 Politics complicate Israeli virus response ahead of holidays By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press With the coronavirus pandemic raging and the Jewish High Holidays approaching, Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself caught between his ultra-Orthodox partners and the need to drive down surging infection rates. Continue reading
Sep 10 Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion By Zeina Karam, Associated Press A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last month's massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people. Continue reading