Jul 21 Bangladesh's top court lowers government jobs quota in response to deadly unrest By Julhas Alam, Al Emrun Garjon, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a quota that reserved 30 percent of government jobs for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971. Ruling on an appeal, the… Continue reading
Jul 21 Chinese, Philippine diplomats reach agreement aiming to end clashes at South China Sea shoal By Jim Gomez, Associated Press China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Democrats continue turning up the heat on Biden to drop out In our news wrap Saturday, Biden remains in isolation with COVID while the list of Democrats calling for him to exit the race grows longer, airports and hospitals are still trying to get systems fully online after Friday’s global tech… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:11 What to know about the growing normalization of Syria's dictator in the Middle East By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn For 14 years, the authoritarian regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has waged a bloody war against the Syrian people, killing and displacing millions. Other Arab states and the West had shunned Syria in response, making it a pariah. But… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 5:40 Why more migrants are attempting a life-threatening Pacific Ocean route to enter the U.S. 2023 was one of the deadliest years on record for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border. Experts say tougher enforcement is pushing migrants to take more dangerous risks, like using the Pacific Ocean to try to reach San Diego from… Continue watching
Jul 20 Bangladesh enforces curfew with order to 'shoot on sight' after weeks of protests turned deadly By Julhas Alam, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs. Continue reading
Jul 20 Faulty CrowdStrike update took down 8.5 million Windows computers around the globe By David Koenig, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain. Continue reading
Jul 20 Israel responds to Houthi drone attack with airstrikes in Yemen, officials say By Ahmed Al-Haj, Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery, Associated Press The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Top UN court says Israel's rule over Palestinian territories 'unlawful' In our news wrap Friday, the top U.N. court says Israel's rule over occupied Palestinian territories is "unlawful," Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an Iranian-made drone that hit Tel-Aviv, the government of Bangladesh announced a nationwide curfew as student protests… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 5:48 Russian 'sham trial' and 16-year sentence for Gershkovich is appalling, WSJ publisher says By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi After a rushed, secretive trial, a Russian court convicted American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a case the U.S. dismisses as a sham. The Wall Street Journal reporter was sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. He is the… Continue watching