May 17 Brazil to host 2027 Women’s World Cup, a first for South America By Lerpong Amsa-Ngiam, Associated Press Brazil will host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after a vote of FIFA’s full membership chose the South American bid over a joint proposal from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Continue reading
May 17 Putin says Russia has no plans to capture Ukraine’s Kharkiv, wants a buffer zone By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Putin’s comments on a trip to China were his first on the offensive launched on May 10, which opened a new front in the war and displaced thousands of Ukrainians within few days. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: U.S. military finishes work on floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military finished work on a floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, the House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to force the transfer of bombs to Israel, authorities in Slovakia said… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 8:24 Outgoing UN humanitarian chief on handling one of the worst years for global crises By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The U.N. warns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more acute. In southern Gaza, a quarter of the population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity and in northern Gaza, nearly one in three children are severely malnourished. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 6:17 American families working to evacuate Gaza child facing rare medical disorder By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Among the families caught in the war between Israel and Hamas is the Abu Zaiter family. Three-year-old Julia suffers from alternating hemiplegia, or AHC, an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness, seizures and paralysis. Several families with children… Continue watching
May 16 Fico assassination attempt stokes fears of violence and uncertainty in June EU elections By Raf Casert, Associated Press The sheer violence of five shots targeted at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico merely for doing his job had a whole continent worried ahead of the June 6-9 polls. Continue reading
May 16 Human Rights Watch pushes Thai authorities to stop expelling dissident refugees By Grant Peck, Associated Press A leading international human rights organization has urged the Thai government to stop forcing political dissidents who fled to Thailand for safety to return to authoritarian home countries, where they may face torture, persecution or death. Continue reading
May 16 Georgia’s president says she’ll veto a controversial media law passed by parliament By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press In an interview with The Associated Press, she harshly criticized the ruling Georgian Deam party for pushing the bill that also is widely seen as a threat to Georgia’s aspirations to join the European Union. Continue reading
May 16 Wildfire risk eases near Canada’s oil sands hub By Suman Naishadham, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada is entering a new fire season after last year’s record number of wildfires sent choking smoke across parts of the U.S. and forced more than 235,000 Canadians to evacuate their communities. Continue reading
May 16 China and Russia stress partnership as Moscow presses offensive in Ukraine By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press At their summit, Putin and Xi reaffirmed a “no-limits” alliance that has grown deeper as both countries face deepening tensions with the West. Continue reading