Aug 11 Watch 2:49 Challenger to Lukashenko flees Belarus amid post-election unrest By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran More than 2,000 people in Belarus have been detained in violent anti-government protests over Sunday’s disputed election. Amid the crackdown, the top opposition candidate on Tuesday was forced to flee the country and urge her supporters to stop the unrest. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:07 How deadly Beirut blasts pushed Lebanese to their breaking point By Jane Ferguson It has been one week since an earth-shattering explosion ripped through Beirut, killing at least 220 and injuring thousands more. Since then, Lebanese have experienced sadness, rage and recrimination, with many blaming the blast on decades of government corruption and… Continue watching
Aug 11 Severe flooding displaces scores of thousands in Somalia By Abdi Guled, Associated Press Severe flooding continues to displace thousands of people in Somalia. The government in recent days issued new warnings to communities living along the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. Continue reading
Aug 11 Virus surges make U.S. weak link in global economic recovery By David McHugh, Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, Associated Press China is up and running and Europe is bouncing back. Businesses that sell to the U.S are wondering and hoping when the U.S. economy will get back into the game. Continue reading
Aug 11 A week after blast, Beirut pauses to remember the dead By Andrea Rosa, Zeina Karam, Associated Press The shattered city of Beirut marked a week since the catastrophic explosion that killed at least 171 people, injured thousands and plunged Lebanon into a deeper political crisis. Continue reading
Aug 11 Israeli PM’s coalition government may collapse as budget deadline nears By Aron Heller, Associated Press When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival, Benny Gantz, agreed to form an "emergency" government in May after three bitter election campaigns, the goal was to stabilize Israeli politics in the face of a global pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 11 Global coronavirus cases top 20 million By Nicole Winfield, Elaine Kurtenbach, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil. Continue reading
Aug 11 Belarusian challenger leaves the country amid protests By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The top opposition candidate in Belarus' presidential vote, who refused to concede her defeat amid a massive police crackdown on protesters, said Tuesday she has left the country and is now in Lithuania. Continue reading
Aug 11 Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:06 How China is limiting freedom of the press in Hong Kong By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran China expanded its crackdown on Hong Kong Monday, arresting a prominent pro-democracy activist and media owner. Jimmy Lai was paraded through his newsroom in a move designed to silence the press in the semi-autonomous territory. And it comes as the… Continue watching