Nov 02 Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13 By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said. Continue reading
Nov 02 Hong Kong chaos sees tear gas, attack on Chinese news agency By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Anti-government protesters attacked the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time Saturday after chaos broke out downtown, with police firing tear gas and demonstrators hurling gasoline bombs as the pro-democracy movement approached the five-month… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: October jobs numbers exceed expectations, despite GM strike In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. turned in better-than-expected October economic numbers. The Labor Department reports that employers added a net 128,000 jobs last month, and figures for August and September were revised upward. Also, former Texas Congressman Beto… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 6:03 Ukraine is fighting a war — and an internal battle against corruption By Nick Schifrin Ukraine, battling Russian-backed separatists, is the only European country at war. The conflict has killed 13,000 people, displaced millions and pushed tensions between Russia and the West close to Cold War levels. It has also strained a society and government… Continue watching
Nov 01 Reports: U.S. launches review of China-owned video app TikTok By Associated Press The reports Friday from Reuters,The New York Times and others said that the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews acquisitions by foreign firms, has opened an inquiry into TikTok owner ByteDance's 2017 acquisition of a… Continue reading
Nov 01 Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The square and the wide boulevards leading into it were packed with flag-waving protesters, as security forces reinforced barricades on two bridges leading to the heavily-fortified Green Zone, the seat of government. Continue reading
Nov 01 Turkey and Russia begin joint patrols in northeast Syria By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Turkey's defense ministry tweeted on Friday that the patrols started in al-Darbasiyah region, with Turkish and Russian troops, armored vehicles and drones. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Striking Chicago teachers to return to work after making a deal In our news wrap Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union will return to work after the city agreed to make up five of the 11 days missed due to the strike. Mayor Lori Lightfoot celebrated the outcome as “the right thing”… Continue watching
Oct 31 Iraq president bows to protesters and calls for new voting law By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said he is prepared to resign once political leaders agree on a replacement. Continue reading
Oct 31 Islamic State group names successor to al-Baghdadi By Associated Press The group identified the new leader as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi in audio released Thursday. Continue reading