Jun 16 Watch 5:04 What’s behind North Korea’s latest act of aggression On Tuesday, North Korea blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office, a symbol of a rare rapprochement in 2018 with South Korea. The move comes as North Korean rhetoric grows increasingly hostile. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Jeongmin Kim of… Continue watching
Jun 16 African nations seek scrutiny of U.S. and others over racism By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The European Union and some Western nations appealed Tuesday for more time to discuss a resolution drafted for the U.N.’s top human rights body that seeks international scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent in response to the… Continue reading
Jun 16 Venezuela Supreme Court orders takeover of 2 major political parties By Associated Press Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, on Tuesday ordered the takeover of two of the nation's most powerful political parties opposed to the socialist government ahead of parliamentary elections expected this year. Continue reading
Jun 16 U.S. offers muted concern over press freedom after journalists convicted in Philippines By Matthew Lee, Associated Press A one-sentence State Department statement titled “On Press Freedom in the Philippines” and released on Tuesday nearly 48 hours after a Manila court pronounced the convictions may raise new questions about the U.S. commitment to supporting press freedom abroad. Continue reading
Jun 16 Drug dexamethasone provides first evidence of improving COVID-19 survival By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. Continue reading
Jun 16 India says 20 soldiers killed in standoff with Chinese troops By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The Indian Army late Tuesday night raised the death toll in a clash with Chinese troops on a disputed Himalayan border from three to 20 Indian soldiers. The army also said in a statement that the two sides “have disengaged”… Continue reading
Jun 16 North Korea blows up inter-Korean office, raising tensions By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on… Continue reading
Jun 16 Beijing expands lockdowns as cases top 100 in new outbreak By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Chinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that appeared to have largely contained the… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: FDA revokes approval for hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdrew emergency approval for hospitals to use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. The FDA said the malaria drug is unlikely to be effective against the coronavirus. Meanwhile, infections continue to… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 4:21 Paul Whelan and Maria Ressa, Americans held abroad, convicted in controversial trials By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran Two Americans held overseas have been convicted in controversial court cases. In Russia, former Marine Paul Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in prison after a trial the U.S. ambassador to Russia called “a mockery of justice.” In the Philippines,… Continue watching