Aug 06 Survivors of Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel. Over 10 months later, more than 3,000 wounded Lebanese are on a… Continue reading
Aug 06 Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50% By Josh Boak, Rajesh Roy, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The tariffs would go into effect 21 days after the signing of the order, meaning that both India and Russia might have time to negotiate with the administration on the import taxes. Continue reading
Aug 06 Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline, the Kremlin says By Associated Press The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff. A meeting between Putin and Witkoff lasted about three hours Wednesday. Neither side gave an immediate readout of the talks. … Continue reading
Aug 06 China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak with wide range of measures as thousands fall ill By Associated Press The government is using mosquito nets and disinfection, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 7:05 Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and 'a broken man,' cousin says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:25 Can Trump deliver on his energy export promises? Expert weighs in By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant With new tariffs set to take effect on Friday, President Trump continued to battle and negotiate with several countries. He has said the new purchase of U.S. energy is a key to some of the biggest deals struck so far. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:07 Bangladesh faces political unrest and uncertainty a year after leader's resignation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster One year ago, a popular uprising in Bangladesh led to the deposal of its long-serving prime minister. It came as the country faces multiple long-term challenges related to climate change, public health and now, political instability and the threat of… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 9:07 'The Devil Reached Toward the Sky' documents motivation and development of the atomic bomb By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ultimately led to the end of World War II. The motivation and secrecy surrounding its development… Continue watching
Aug 05 Palestinian women on hunger strike demand Israel return body of activist killed in West Bank settler clash By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Dozens of Bedouin women are on a hunger strike to call for Israeli authorities to release the body of a beloved community leader killed during a clash with a Jewish settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank last week. Continue reading
Aug 05 Using the internet in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and dangerous By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and YouTube is increasingly difficult due to extensive online censorship. Continue reading