Sep 15 Death toll rises across Central Europe as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Several Central European nations have already been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, while Slovakia and Hungary might come next, as a result of a low pressure system from northern Italy dumping record rainfall in… Continue reading
Sep 14 Tropical Storm Ileana makes landfall on Mexico’s Sinaloa coast a day after lashing Los Cabos By Associated Press The tropical storm formed Thursday off Mexico's Pacific coast and was packing winds of of 40 mph as it moved ashore Saturday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 3:35 News Wrap: Turkish-American woman killed in West Bank buried in her hometown In our news wrap Saturday, a funeral was held in Turkey for the Turkish-American woman killed by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Israeli airstrikes hammered central and southern Gaza, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 206 prisoners of war, a… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 3:32 Palestinian babies born outside of Gaza remain separated from their parents by war A group of parents in Gaza have described heartbreak as they remain separated from their babies who were born prematurely in Jerusalem just over a year ago. They needed specialized care in Israel, and were supposed to be reunited with… Continue watching
Sep 14 American activist killed by Israeli gunfire is buried in Turkey as Israel continues strikes on Gaza By Andrew Wilks, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. Continue reading
Sep 14 North Korea provides glimpse of secretive uranium-enrichment facility visited by Kim Jong Un By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press During a visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and the facility producing weapons-grade nuclear materials, Kim expressed “great satisfaction repeatedly over the wonderful technical force of the nuclear power field” held by North Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency… Continue reading
Sep 14 China is raising its retirement age in response to aging workforce and declining population By Huizhong Wu, Emily Wang, Associated Press The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs. The current retirement age is 60 for men… Continue reading
Sep 14 Iran says it has successfully launched another satellite into orbit By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:48 Biden and British PM consider allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons in Russia By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Leaders of Ukraine’s two most important allies are meeting in Washington. President Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have many topics on their agenda, but there is particular attention on coordinating support for Ukraine and allowing Kyiv to use… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 7:09 UK army chief warns nation could lose next conflict without military reforms By Malcolm Brabant The United Kingdom faces problems with its defense posture amid Britain's budget troubles. The British Army’s new chief warned it could lose its next conflict unless it increases its fighting power. But as special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports, military leaders… Continue watching