Mar 10 Canada’s new leader has managed a financial crisis and Brexit, now will face Trump’s trade war By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Former central banker Mark Carney will become prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday in a landside vote with 85.9 percent support. Continue reading
Mar 10 North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s southwestern Hwanghae province. It called the weapons close-range but didn't say how far they flew. Continue reading
Mar 10 All crew members rescued after fuel tanker and cargo ship collide and catch fire in North Sea off Britain By Associated Press, Jill Lawless, Associated Press A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the American military in the North Sea, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. Continue reading
Mar 09 Mark Carney wins Liberal Party vote to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next prime minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him its leader Sunday as the country deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threat, and a federal election looms. Continue reading
Mar 09 Protests roil Romania’s capital after far-right Georgescu barred from presidential election redo By Stephen McGrath, Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press Chaos broke out in Romania's capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 5:33 Former ambassador discusses upcoming U.S.-Ukraine talks to end the war with Russia By John Yang Russia and Ukraine traded heavy drone strikes overnight into this morning, even as the U.S. and Ukraine prepare to talk about how to end the war. Secretary of State Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia Sunday night, where he’ll meet with… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Deadly clashes continue for fourth day in western Syria In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a man brandishing a gun near… Continue watching
Mar 09 Russian forces strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk by moving through gas pipeline By Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow claimed fresh gains in its push to recapture parts of the border… Continue reading
Mar 09 Israel cuts off its electricity supply to Gaza as ceasefire talks with Hamas remain in limbo By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people. It has sought to press Hamas to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire, while Hamas has pressed to start… Continue reading
Mar 08 Iran’s supreme leader rejects talks after Trump sends letter seeking new nuclear deal By Associated Press Speaking to a group of officials on Saturday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he rejects a push for talks by a “bullying government” because they would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its influence in the… Continue reading