Dec 02 UK politicians trade blame over London knife attack By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn paused Monday to honor the two people killed in the London Bridge attack, then went back to trading blame for the security failings that allowed a man… Continue reading
Dec 02 NATO under friendly fire as leaders ready for London summit By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO leaders will gather in London on Tuesday as the world’s biggest military alliance, marking its 70th birthday, battles with one of the most confounding of adversaries: Itself. Continue reading
Dec 01 Toll at least 21 after Mexico cartel attack near US border By Associated Press Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, bringing the death toll to at least 21. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 4:35 Leaked docs give inside view of China’s mass detention camps Last month, hundreds of documents obtained by The New York Times gave an inside view of China’s growing indoctrination camps. In the country’s northwestern region, Uighurs and other Muslim minorities have been detained for ideological transformation, isolated from the outside… Continue watching
Dec 01 Iraqi parliament accepts prime minister’s resignation By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press The path to replacing Adel Abdul-Mahdi was clouded with legal questions that one lawmaker described as a “black hole in the constitution,” which does not clearly spell out the next step. Continue reading
Dec 01 UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change By Aritz Parra, Frank Jordans, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”… Continue reading
Dec 01 London attack victims took part in program with prisoners By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The two fatalities were identified as Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25. Continue reading
Dec 01 Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas By Eileen Ng, Associated Press In the largest of three rallies, demonstrators chanted “Five demands, not one less” and “Disband the police force” as they marched. Continue reading
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump’s Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading
Nov 30 Italian coast guard divers recover 7 bodies of migrants By Associated Press Italian coast guard divers on Saturday recovered the bodies of seven people in the sea off a tiny island where a boat crowded with migrants capsized a week earlier. Continue reading