Dec 23 Protesters block Paris subway on 19th day of pension strikes By Associated Press The government is negotiating with unions about the retirement reform, which President Emmanuel Macron has championed to keep the state pension system financially sustainable. Continue reading
Dec 23 Going west, migrants wander through Bosnia in Balkan winter By Associated Press In Bihac, migrants look for abandoned buildings or factories, or stay in the town's migrant center if they are lucky. Continue reading
Dec 23 Giuliani associates leveraged GOP access to get Ukraine gas deal By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The gas deal sought by Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman never came to pass. Continue reading
Dec 23 Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing By Abdullah al-Shihri, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The killing of Khashoggi stunned the international community and also many Saudi citizens. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 4:04 Emails offer new details on Ukraine military aid funding A request to freeze military aid to Ukraine was made less than two hours after President Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House email released this weekend shows. Meanwhile, days after his impeachment, Trump focuses… Continue watching
Dec 22 Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities. Continue reading
Dec 22 Race for Croatia’s presidency goes to runoff election By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Near-complete results from Croatia’s tight presidential election showed that the conservative incumbent will face a liberal former prime minister in a runoff vote after no candidate won an outright majority on Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 22 Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Syrian government forces pushed deeper in their offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold in the country’s northwest on Sunday, getting very close to a Turkish observation post in the area, opposition activists said. Continue reading
Dec 22 India’s leader defends new law as protests against it go on By Emily Schmall, Associated Press Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally for his Hindu nationalist party to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing the country into a “fear psychosis.” Twenty-three people have been killed in protests nationwide since the law was passed… Continue reading
Dec 22 Clashes erupt at Hong Kong rally to support China’s Uighurs By Associated Press Clashes broke out Sunday between Hong Kong police and protesters at a rally in support of China’s Uighur minority. China has been accused of a mass crackdown against Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, with reports of millions… Continue reading