Dec 09 Watch 5:49 Explosive investigative report says U.S. government misled public on war in Afghanistan In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years. Continue watching
Dec 09 Saudi Arabia’s deficit widens to $49 billion ahead of Aramco sale By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Saudi government aims to generate billions of dollars from the partial sale this week of state oil company, Aramco. Continue reading
Dec 09 Too much of a Greta thing? 16-year-old activist urges focus on others By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press “Our stories have been told over and over again,” Thunberg said, explaining why she and prominent German activist Luisa Neubauer would be handing over the stage at the U.N. climate meeting in Madrid to other young activists. Continue reading
Dec 09 Putin and Zelensky agree to revive peace talks at 1st meeting By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatists. Continue reading
Dec 09 At least 43 people die after fire in illegal factory in India By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press Tens of thousands of such spaces have been closed in a drive spurred by a decades-old court case, but a Delhi Municipal Corporation census counted more than 30,000 illegal factories last year. Continue reading
Dec 09 North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ over tweets about Kim Jong Un By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A senior North Korean official said in a statement that his country wouldn’t cave in to U.S. pressure because it has nothing to lose and accused the Trump administration of attempting to buy time ahead of an end-of-year deadline set… Continue reading
Dec 09 Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics over doping By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Russian athletes will be allowed to compete in major events only if they are not implicated in positive doping tests or their data was not manipulated. Continue reading
Dec 09 5 dead, dozens missing in New Zealand volcano eruption By Mark Baker, Nick Perry, Associated Press Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 9:30 Ukraine, Russia prepare for peace talks after years of war By Simon Ostrovsky After nearly six years of war, the Ukrainian and Russian presidents are preparing to meet this week for the first time. The historic peace talks come as impeachment hearings continue in the U.S. Simon Ostrovsky reports from the frontlines of… Continue watching
Dec 08 America’s influence, once so dominant, waning under Trump By Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, America’s global influence is waning. Continue reading