Aug 21 2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a China-imposed national security law that has effectively crushed the city’s previously… Continue reading
Aug 21 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The attack took place at the Brinell School in the city of Fagersta, northwest of the capital, Stockholm, while classes were in session, with about 400 to 500 students, officials said. Continue reading
Aug 21 U.S.-South Korea military drill wraps up early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump had earlier abruptly ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise just before it began Monday. Trump cited what he described as a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South… Continue reading
Aug 20 Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine, which was effective in past outbreaks By Associated Press WHO said in a statement that while it’s not known whether Ervebo may protect against the Bundibugyo virus, “early laboratory and animal data suggest it may provide some protection.”… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 6:13 News Wrap: USS Abraham Lincoln heading home after 9-month deployment In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. military says the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home following a roughly nine-month deployment and reports of poor living conditions, storms and at least one tornado tore through parts of Germany overnight and China… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 6:28 War crimes are part of Russia's strategy in Ukraine, retired U.S. Army colonel says By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Sophia Bailly Ukraine says Russia launched several missiles and an estimated 168 drones, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring more than 40 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on allies to replenish the country’s stockpile of patriot interceptors. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 9:47 5 years after the U.S. left, Afghan allies reflect on life under Taliban rule By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor, Hena Takal, Amalia Huot-Marchand We're beginning a series of stories on Afghanistan 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks and the start of the American war there. In our first report, we have a look at the lives of three people and their families… Continue watching
Aug 20 Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Everything from iPhones and solar panels to fuel and anesthetics are also brought into the tiny coastal territory illegally. Israel restricts quantities of some goods and bans others outright. Continue reading
Aug 20 Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru's southern Andes, USGS says By Associated Press The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho, in the Parinacochas province of the Ayacucho region. Continue reading
Aug 20 North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to… Continue reading