Jun 01 Explosion at Russian TNT plant injures 79 By Associated Press Russia's health ministry says 79 people have been injured in an explosion in a plant manufacturing TNT. Continue reading
Jun 01 Funeral for Congo's Etienne Tshisekedi, president's father By Associated Press A funeral Mass is being celebrated for Etienne Tshisekedi, the Congolese opposition icon whose son is now president of the sprawling Central African country. Continue reading
Jun 01 Defense chief calls out China on tech theft, South China Sea By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Saturday denounced China's efforts to steal technology from other nations and militarize man-made outposts in the South China Sea as a "toolkit of coercion," saying activities by Beijing the U.S. perceives as hostile… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Barr disagrees with Trump on treason and the FBI In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't think senior FBI officials committed treason when investigating the Trump campaign, despite President Trump’s repeated claims. Still, Barr said the investigation may have been “antithetical to the democratic… Continue watching
May 31 On eve of UK visit, Trump backs Boris Johnson and calls Meghan Markle 'nasty' By Associated Press President Donald Trump is wading into the United Kingdom's political maelstrom days before he is set to embark on his first state visit there, saying Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" prime minister and calling Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex,… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 7:26 How Uganda's former child soldiers try to heal from the scars of war By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman A community in Lamunu, Uganda, is struggling to return to normal after decades of violent conflict that displaced nearly 2 million people. The Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony, abducted 35,000 children and deployed them as soldiers in an… Continue watching
May 31 4 ways groups are making period care easier and more equitable By Courtney Vinopal From U.S. prisons to rural communities in India, activists and companies are working to improve feminine hygiene care for all. Continue reading
May 31 What Mexico has done to limit the tide of migrants By Maria Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Trump says Mexico "can easily fix" the problem of immigration to the U.S. Here's a look at what Mexico has done so far to stem the tide of migrants. Continue reading
May 31 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in separate events By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Israeli police shot and killed a 16-year-old near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, while in Jerusalem's Old City, an alleged Palestinian attacker was killed after stabbing and injuring two Israelis. Continue reading
May 31 President Obrador says Mexico won't react desperately to Trump's tariff threat By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration. Continue reading