Sep 09 Funeral held for American activist reportedly shot dead by Israeli troops during West Bank protest By Imad Isseid, Associated Press The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces. Continue reading
Sep 09 A bus was swept away by a flood in a storm in Vietnam, raising the death toll to at least 64 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press Elsewhere, a steel bridge collapsed, leaving 13 people missing. Continue reading
Sep 09 Kate, princess of Wales, says she’ll return to light program of public engagements By Associated Press The 42-year-old wife of Prince William is expected to undertake a light program of engagements until the end of the year. Continue reading
Sep 09 Israeli strikes in Syria kill 14, wound 40, Syrian state media says By Albert Aji, Associated Press Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of war-torn Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations. Continue reading
Sep 08 Paris bids farewell to its sporting summer at the 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France. Continue reading
Sep 08 Italy’s Jannik Sinner wins U.S. Open men’s final just weeks after doping exoneration By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press “This title, for me, means so much,” Sinner said, “because the last period of my career was really not easy.”… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Three Israelis fatally shot at bridge crossing between West Bank and Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, a Jordanian gunman killed three Israelis at a West Bank border crossing, the mother of the teen suspect in last week’s Georgia school shooting said she called the school to warn of an “emergency,” Ukraine… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 5:28 ‘Enormous’ profits from avocado exports drive deforestation, water shortages in Mexico By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson Demand in the United States for one popular food is driving deforestation in Mexico. Daniel Wilkinson, senior policy adviser at Climate Rights International, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss the environmental and human costs of skyrocketing avocado sales and what can… Continue watching
Sep 08 Algerian President Tebboune declared winner of presidential election for second term By Associated Press In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country's independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune had won 94 percent of the vote, far outpacing his challengers Islamist Abdelali Hassani Cherif, who received only 3… Continue reading
Sep 08 Venezuelan opposition candidate González flees country for political asylum in Spain By Jorge Rueda, Joshua Goodman, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González fled into exile in Spain on Sunday after being granted asylum there, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. Continue reading