Mar 06 Watch 5:58 Thousands flee war-torn Ethiopia as Tigray crisis escalates By PBS NewsHour More than 60,000 Ethiopians from the northern war-torn Tigray region have fled to Sudan and several thousands are struggling to access basic needs like electricity, water and medical help as the military conflict between the government and Tigray People’s Liberation… Continue watching
Mar 06 Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action By Associated Press Protests were reported Saturday morning in the country's biggest city, Yangon, where stun grenades and tear gas were used against demonstrators. On Wednesday, 18 people were reported killed there. Continue reading
Mar 06 Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and a Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute… Continue reading
Mar 06 Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence By Nicole Winfield, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric Saturday, and together they delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence in a country still reeling from… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: Rep. Swalwell files lawsuit against Trump and his allies over Capitol attack In our news wrap Friday, House impeachment manager and California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against former President Trump and several of his allies for inciting the Capitol insurrection, a new CDC study sheds light on how mask… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 4:25 Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to Iraq amid violent threats and a deadly virus By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin, Courtney Vinopal It was a pilgrimage never seen before, in the face of violent threats and a deadly virus. Pope Francis arrived on Friday in Baghdad for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Mar 05 Protesters defy Myanmar security forces as U.N. action urged By Associated Press The escalation of violence has put pressure on the world community to act to restrain the junta, which seized power on Feb. 1 by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Continue reading
Mar 05 E.U., U.S. agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute By Raf Casert, Associated Press In a sign of goodwill to rebuild trans-Atlantic relations, the European Union and the United States have decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute. Continue reading
Mar 05 Greek militant on hunger strike suffers kidney failure By Associated Press A hospital in central Greece says a far-left militant convicted of 11 murders is in critical condition after suffering kidney failure following 56 days of hunger strike. Continue reading
Mar 05 Biden signals support to replace war power authority By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday signaled support to replace decades-old authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East. Continue reading