Dec 06 Watch 5:36 Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims By Nick Schifrin, Lachlan Hyatt, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Romania’s constitutional court threw out the results of the election’s first round and delayed the second round. The sitting government says there was a vast influence effort by a foreign actor to boost the candidacy of a candidate dubbed as… Continue watching
Dec 06 PHOTOS: What to expect from Notre Dame’s reopening By John Leicester, Associated Press This weekend, a succession of ceremonies will breathe life back into the iconic cathedral and celebrate its recovery from a devastating fire in 2019. Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump picks former Sen. David Perdue to be ambassador to China By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated that the U.S. needed to build a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from… Continue reading
Dec 06 Iran is poised to ‘quite dramatically’ increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA chief says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The successful rocket launch comes as Iran's nuclear program now enriches uranium at 60 percent, a short, technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90 percent. Continue reading
Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania’s first round of presidential voting By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok… Continue reading
Dec 05 South Korea’s ruling party chief signals support for suspending Yoon’s presidential powers By Associated Press The comments by People Power Party leader Han Dong-hun on Friday suggest that his party would change its earlier opposition to the impeachment of President Yoon over his imposition of martial law this week. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:28 Syrian rebels capture city of Hama, dealing another serious blow to Assad government By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Rebels dealt another blow to the Syrian government by capturing a city in the center of the country. Opposition forces took control of Hama, one of the few cities that remained largely under government control since the civil war started… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Macron vows to stay in office after French PM’s ouster In our news wrap Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term after his prime minister was ousted, the manhunt continues for the suspect who stalked and killed United Healthcare CEO… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 9:19 Family of Palestinian chef killed in Israeli drone strike says he was targeted By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi In North Gaza, Mahmod Almadhoun, fed the famished. They called him Chef Mahmoud for running a soup kitchen for the most vulnerable. He opened a school with a sign on the roof in Hebrew and English reading, "Please don’t bomb."… Continue watching
Dec 05 French president Macron vows to stay in office after prime minister resigns By Tom Nouvian, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press In his address to the nation on Thursday, Macron came out fighting, laying blame at the door of his opponents on the far right for bringing down the government of Michel Barnier. Continue reading