Nov 11 Afghanistan sends delegation to U.N. climate talks for 1st time since Taliban’s return to power By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Matuil Haq Khalis, who's head of the country’s environment protection agency, told The Associated Press that Afghanistan needs international support to deal with extreme weather like erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and flash floods. Continue reading
Nov 11 Haiti’s main airport shuts down amid gang violence surge, U.S. embassy says By Associated Press Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over the direction of a country facing a surge of… Continue reading
Nov 11 China building nuclear reactor to power new aircraft carrier, images and documents indicate By David Rising, Didi Tang, Associated Press For the first time, a group of U.S. researchers has concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers. Continue reading
Nov 11 Russian drone and ballistic missile attack kills at least 6 civilians in Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Officials say Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile have smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Continue reading
Nov 11 Kremlin denies report Putin and Trump spoke about Ukraine war last week By Associated Press The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. Continue reading
Nov 11 COP29 opens with calls for a path away from the climate ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press COP29 got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt… Continue reading
Nov 11 Trump chooses Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Stefanik serves as House Republican Conference Chair and has long been one of Trump's most loyal allies in the House. Continue reading
Nov 10 What to expect as the UN’s COP29 climate change summit begins in Azerbaijan By Alice C. Hill, Priyanka Mahat, Council on Foreign Relations The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change. Continue reading
Nov 10 Haiti replaces its prime minister amid tumultuous democratic transition process By Evens Sanon, Associated Press A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a degree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the job. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Israeli strike on house in northern Gaza kills at least 17 people In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit Lebanon and northern Gaza with more deadly airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Cuba days after Hurricane Rafael pummeled the island, Trump was declared the winner of the… Continue watching