May 23 WATCH: Biden and Kenya’s Ruto affirm growing security partnership By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House announced Biden's intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, an acknowledgment of the growing security partnership between the countries. Continue reading
May 23 Pakistan heatwave sends hundreds to hospitals By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press This month, temperatures are likely to soar to 131 F, weather forecasters said. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Biden thanks Kenyan President Ruto for sending forces to Haiti at joint news conference By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The United States has agreed to contribute $300 million to a multinational force that will include 1,000 Kenyan police officers, but Biden argued that an American troop presence in Haiti would raise “all kinds of questions that can easily be… Continue reading
May 23 Deadly Russian missile attack hits Ukraine’s second-largest city By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Kyiv’s army is laboring to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. Continue reading
May 23 Iran begins burial ceremony for late President Raisi and other victims of helicopter crash By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran on Thursday prepared to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protégé of Iran's supreme leader. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: Norway, Ireland, Spain declare they will recognize a Palestinian state In our news wrap Wednesday, Norway, Ireland and Spain declared that they will formally recognize a Palestinian state, the families of 19 victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are suing nearly 100 state police officers for the botched… Continue watching
May 22 Former UK Post Office boss breaks down in inquiry over scandal that saw hundreds wrongly convicted By Pan Pylas, Associated Press More than 900 Post Office branch managers were wrongly convicted because of the Japanese company's faulty computer system, with some imprisoned and others forced into bankruptcy. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Biden welcomes Kenyan President Ruto as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden is set to designate the East African nation a major non-NATO ally as it prepares to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti as part of U.N.-led effort to address the security crisis there. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 6:22 Family of American held by Syria demands accountability after learning he died in custody By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has died in custody. Majd Kamalmaz was one of a half dozen Americans believed held by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, some of whom have… Continue watching
May 22 French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia amid unrest, calls for independence By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The president binned his previously announced schedule to make the journey of some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) himself, stung into action by the most severe violence to hit New Caledonia since the 1980s. Continue reading