Jul 13 School building collapse in Nigeria caused deaths of 22 students, officials say By Dyepkazah Shibayan, Associated Press A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 13 Rescuers recover first body from 2 buses swept into river in Nepal by a landslide By Binaj Gurubcharya, Associated Press Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses carrying more than 50 people, pushing them into a raging river a day earlier, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 13 Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military commander kills at least 90 in southern Gaza, officials say By Mohamed Jahjouh, Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Continue reading
Jul 12 More than 50 bus passengers swept by landslide into Nepalese river By Binaj Gurubcharya, Associated Press Three survivors apparently swam to safety, but rescuers by late morning had not found any trace of the buses, which likely were submerged and swept downstream in the Trishuli River. Continue reading
Jul 12 European Union says blue checks on Elon Musk’s X are deceptive, breach social media laws By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Commission outlined on Friday the preliminary findings from its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act. Continue reading
Jul 12 Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press Dozens of bodies collected throughout Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighborhood arrived at Al-Ahli Hospital on Friday morning while civil defense workers said they continued to unearth the dead from destroyed streets and buildings. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: NATO leaders discuss Ukraine membership at final day of summit In our news wrap Thursday, NATO leaders spent the final day of their summit discussing the state of the alliance and Ukraine's goal of becoming a member, Israel said its negotiating team is heading to Cairo for continued talks for… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 14:18 German Chancellor Scholz on NATO’s future, supporting Ukraine and working with Biden By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi The NATO summit in Washington is wrapping up after a week of sustaining and expanding support for Ukraine. Amna Nawaz spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about how NATO leaders are preparing to tackle some of the biggest geopolitical challenges… Continue watching
Jul 11 WATCH: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks Biden to lift U.S. limits on striking Russian military targets By Ellen Knickmeyer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday embraced the support of allies who have provided substantial new aid and a path to joining NATO, even as he emphatically pushed for the help to arrive faster and for restrictions to be lifted on the use of… Continue reading
Jul 11 French unions threaten strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government By Associated Press A union leader called for mass strikes to pressure President Macron into “respecting" election result and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government. Continue reading