Aug 24 Police in Belarus detain several opposition activists By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The police actions signal authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s determination to stifle massive post-election demonstrations that have entered their third week. Continue reading
Aug 24 German hospital says poisoning signs found in Russian opposition leader By David Rising, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press The Charité hospital said in a statement Monday that the team of doctors who have been examining Alexei Navalny since he was admitted Saturday have found the presence of "cholinesterase inhibitors" in his system. Cholinesterase inhibitors are a broad range… Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:44 As Beirut rebuilds, trust in government is low By Leila Molana-Allen The explosion at the Port of Beirut on August 4th has resulted in deep human suffering and massive destruction to the Lebanese capital. But local volunteers asking for direct aid say it has also revealed a deeper and more devastating… Continue watching
Aug 23 Israel’s Netanyahu accepts compromise, avoids election By Josef Federman, Associated Press Netanyahu and his rival and coalition partner, Benny Gantz, had faced a Monday night deadline to agree on a budget. Otherwise, the government would have collapsed and automatically triggered a new vote. Continue reading
Aug 23 India’s virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south By Associated Press India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 9:16 The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso Over 100,000 people die every year from snakebites, and another 450,000 suffer life-altering injuries. The World Health Organization has labeled snakebites an epidemic, and reports that only half of the anti-venom needed globally is currently being produced. Special correspondent Benedict… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Firefighters still battling multiple blazes in California In our news wrap Friday, the plague of wildfires across California has now claimed six lives and forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. Some 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, pleading with residents to get out of harm’s… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:35 After Beirut blast, Lebanese must turn to each other to avoid crisis By Jane Ferguson It has been nearly three weeks since an enormous explosion at Beirut’s port tore through the city. With Lebanon already suffering from food scarcity, economic collapse and the coronavirus pandemic, the blast turned a grim situation to dire crisis. In… Continue watching
Aug 21 Tripoli and rival parliament announce Libya cease-fire By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Libya’s U.N.-supported government has announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte in an initiative supported by the rival parliament in the country’s east. Continue reading
Aug 21 Hundreds march in Mali to celebrate military coup against former president By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The people that gathered Friday in Bamako's central Independence Square are mainly supporters of Mali's opposition coalition who had demonstrated since June for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down from power. Continue reading