Jul 29 4 Hong Kong youths arrested under new security law By Associated Press Hong Kong police have made their first major arrests under a new national security law, detaining four young people on suspicion of inciting secession. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: U.S. to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,400 more to other countries By Associated Press The announcement is closely tied to the plan to increase the U.S. troop presence in Poland, a shift long-desired by Warsaw and Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Jul 29 Vatican allegedly hacked by China ahead of key talks By Associated Press The alleged attacks by a group called RedDelta began in May with an eye on September talks to renew a provisional agreement on bishop appointments, according to a report Tuesday by the U.S.-based Recorded Future, which tracks state-backed cyber attacks. Continue reading
Jul 29 Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts By Associated Press Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 8:40 Congo Basin's endangered wildlife find unlikely guardians in indigenous hunters By Monica Villamizar The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest and a unique array of biodiversity. But the ecosystem's remote location cannot protect it from the threat of poaching. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar and videographer Phil Caller traveled to the… Continue watching
Jul 28 AP report: Russia spreading virus disinformation, officials say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. government has identified two suspected Russian military intelligence operatives who it believes are helping direct the spread of disinformation through websites that have published extensively on the coronavirus pandemic, American politics and international affairs. Continue reading
Jul 28 Trump restricts immigration amid the pandemic. Critics see it as an excuse to push his own agenda By Candice Norwood The administration says the measures are meant to maintain public health during the pandemic and reserve jobs for American workers amid the economic crisis. Continue reading
Jul 28 Malaysian ex-Prime Minister given 12 years in jail for corruption scandal By Eileen Ng, Associated Press A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the state investment fund that brought… Continue reading
Jul 28 Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine By Dake Kang, Associated Press The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved. Continue reading
Jul 28 Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid U.S. tensions By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday. Continue reading