Nov 16 Watch 8:05 Report highlights disproportionate killings of Indigenous environmental activists By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara Leaders at the United Nations’ COP29 climate change summit are being pressed this year to address the rising threats to environmentalists and defenders of human rights. Ali Rogin looks at the challenges facing these activists around the world and speaks… Continue watching
Nov 16 Iranian official reportedly met with Elon Musk in an apparent effort ease tensions with Trump By Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut the federal government — on Monday in New York, according to a U.S. official briefed on the meeting… Continue reading
Nov 16 Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since October invasion, Lebanese media say By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The clashes and further Israeli bombardment came as Lebanese and Hezbollah officials study a draft proposal presented by the U.S. earlier this week on ending the war. Continue reading
Nov 16 Ten infants killed in fire that engulfed a hospital ward in northern India By Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India's Uttar Pradesh state. Forty-five babies were rescued and are receiving medical care, said Bimal Kumar Dubey, a local official. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Biden in Peru for APEC Summit, one of his final appearances on world stage In our news wrap Friday, all eyes on President Joe Biden as world leaders gather at the APEC Summit in Peru for one of his final appearances on the world stage, climate experts are calling for an urgent overhaul of… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 9:45 How 'donations' from the West are inundating Ghana with toxic waste By Fred de Sam Lazaro When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for a livelihood. Environmental groups… Continue watching
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden meets with Peru's President Boluarte at APEC summit in Lima By Associated Press During a one-on-one meeting with Peru’s President Dina Boluarte, Biden thanked her for the country’s efforts to counter drug trafficking and noted the $65 million the U.S. is giving Peru over the next five years intended to assist in that… Continue reading
Nov 15 German Chancellor Scholz spoke to Putin for first time in 2 years to push Ukraine peace talks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Biden meets with South Korean and Japanese leaders to discuss concerns about North Korea By Aamer Madhani, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea's “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.”… Continue reading
Nov 15 Tropical Storm Sara brings heavy rain as it moves along Honduran coast By Moisés Castillo, Associated Press Sustained rain fell in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, though there were no signs of serious flooding. Continue reading