Oct 11 Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in North Darfur, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A shelling and drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a shelter in a besieged city in the Darfur region, killing at least 53 people, a doctors’ group said Saturday. The onslaught was the latest in Sudan's more than two-year… Continue reading
Oct 11 North Korea displays new long-range missile at military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military’s most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in coming weeks. Continue reading
Oct 10 ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Duterte, citing flight risk By Molly Quell, Associated Press Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for trial and could use his freedom to intimidate witnesses. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:05 Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities as ceasefire takes effect By Geoff Bennett, Nick Schifrin, Solveig Rennan For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from… Continue watching
Oct 10 Macron reappoints newly resigned PM Lecornu amid France’s political crisis By Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country's political deadlock. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth By Kostya Manenkov, Christopher Rugaber, Mike Corder, David McHugh, Associated Press Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older companies in the dust. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports By Josh Boak, Didi Tang, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea and threatened additional tariffs after China restricted exports of rare earths needed… Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: 8 children displaced by war are reunited with their families through talks with Putin, Melania Trump says By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Russia taking Ukrainian children out of their country so that they can be raised as Russian. Continue reading
Oct 10 Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts, despite failure to win Nobel prize By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press “There have been cases where the committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to people who have done nothing for peace,” Putin said. “A person comes, good or bad, and (gets it) in a month, in two months, boom. For… Continue reading
Oct 10 Second earthquake follows deadly quake off southern Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday with the first 7.4 magnitude temblor killing at least six people, setting off landslides and prompting evacuations of coastal areas nearby because of a… Continue reading