Nov 17 U.K. to ban gasoline car sales by 2030 as part of green plan By Associated Press Boris Johnson made the pledge as part of plans for a “green industrial revolution” that he claims could create up to 250,000 jobs in energy, transport and technology. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:12 McMaster: U.S. has 'partnered with the Taliban against the Afghan government' The United States is moving to reduce its troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia over the next two months. As national security adviser to President Trump, retired Lt. General H.R. McMaster was at the center of the administration’s military decisions. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 6:33 A year after virus appeared, Wuhan tells China's pandemic story By Patrick Fok The first known case of infection from the novel coronavirus was recorded one year ago, in China’s Hubei province. The city of Wuhan was infamous the world over as the original virus epicenter, seeing more than half of China’s reported… Continue watching
Nov 17 Peru awaits new president's swearing in with cautious hope By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peruvians were returning to their daily lives as the South American nation prepared to swear in its third president in the span of a week. Continue reading
Nov 17 Armenians return to Nagorno-Karabakh after cease-fire with Azerbaijan By Associated Press The Moscow-brokered truce called for territorial concessions in favor of Azerbaijan and left many Armenians bitter, but allowed some of those who fled from the violence to return to their homes. Continue reading
Nov 17 Ethiopia's prime minister vows 'final and crucial' offensive in Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia's prime minister on Tuesday declared "the final and crucial" military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country's rebellious northern Tigray region. Continue reading
Nov 17 NATO chief warns of high price if troops leave Afghanistan By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, its chief warned Tuesday after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw a significant number of American troops from the conflict-ravaged country in the coming… Continue reading
Nov 17 Hurricane Iota lands in Nicaragua, dealing 2nd blow in 2 weeks By Gabriela Selser, Associated Press In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier. Continue reading
Nov 16 Peru's Congress selects lawmaker from centrist party as new leader By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday in favor of Francisco Sagasti, an engineer from the centrist Purple Party, as the legislature's president. Continue reading
Nov 16 Armenia's foreign minister resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truce By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The separatist region lies within Azerbaijan but has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia since a separatist war there ended in 1994. Continue reading