Nov 17 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil By Aamer Madhani, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America” even as Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate… Continue reading
Nov 17 Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure with large-scale missile and drone attack By Associated Press The attack came as fears are mounting about Moscow’s intentions to devastate Ukraine's power generation capacity ahead of the winter. Continue reading
Nov 17 Rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's chief spokesman, official says By Fadi Tawil, Bassem Mroue, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The latest in targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials considered a United States-led cease-fire proposal. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Biden meets with China's Xi for final time on sidelines of APEC summit By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration."… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Israel targets eastern and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people in Lebanon and Gaza, a patient in California is being treated for a new form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, prosecutors allege Sean “Diddy” Combs is… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 7:02 The future of U.S.-China relations after Biden's final meeting with Xi By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Harry Zahn President Biden met on Saturday for the third and final time during his term with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Their sit-down was on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
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