Aug 18 Amazon continues to burn in 2020 despite promises to save it By Mauricio Savarese, David Biller, Associated Press This year’s burning season could determine whether Bolsonaro, an avid supporter of bringing more farming and ranching to the Amazon, is willing and able to halt the fires. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 5:04 Mostly bipartisan Senate Intel Committee report on Russia highlights Manafort’s role The Senate Intelligence Committee has released the fifth and final report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. It concludes that the 2016 Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia posed a grave national counterintelligence threat but offers no determination on… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Soldiers in Mali detain president in apparent coup attempt In our news wrap Tuesday, soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister in an apparent coup attempt. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has faced growing unrest over a long-running Islamist insurgency. In the capital of Bamako, armed men… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:31 Conviction in Hariri case increases pressure on Hezbollah By Jane Ferguson A special international tribunal has found a Hezbollah agent guilty of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in a deadly blast 15 years ago. Although the decision doesn’t implicate Hezbollah explicitly, it comes at a tense moment for the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Officials say Israel, Sudan close to peace agreement By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel and Sudan on Tuesday said they are close to reaching a peace agreement — setting the stage for a possible second dramatic diplomatic breakthrough for Israel with its Arab neighbors in a matter of days. Continue reading
Aug 18 U.S. intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press U.S. authorities say customs officials intercepted a Venezuela-bound private jet in south Florida loaded with 82 firearms and 63,000 rounds of ammunition. Continue reading
Aug 18 Mali’s president and prime minister held by mutinous troops By Baba Ahmed, Krista Larson, Associated Press Mutinous soldiers detained Mali's president and prime minister Tuesday after several months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's ouster. Continue reading
Aug 18 Belarus president remains defiant as strikes widen By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press More workers in Belarus have joined a widening strike to push for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after an Aug. 9 election that the opposition says was rigged. Continue reading
Aug 17 Indigenous protesters in Brazil demand COVID-19 protection By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Dozens of Indigenous people have blocked a major highway in Brazil's Amazon to pressure the government for help in protecting them from COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 17 Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The U.S. government is imposing another round of restrictions on tech giant Huawei as President Donald Trump renews accusations the Chinese company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying. Continue reading