Jul 06 Where Putin stands on using nuclear weapons to win Russia's war in Ukraine By Associated Press As the war in Ukraine turned slowly in Moscow's favor this summer, Putin declared he doesn’t need nuclear weapons to achieve his goals. But he also says it's wrong for the West to assume that Russia will never use them. Continue reading
Jul 06 Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with tons of garbage. Cleanup will likely take years By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Thousands in northern Ukraine lose power after Russian drone attack In our news wrap Saturday, Iran has a new president-elect after a runoff vote, Russian drone attacks hit a vital energy facility in northern Ukraine, Hamas dropped a key demand in cease-fire negotiations with Israel, Trump is distancing himself from… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:49 Iran just elected its first reformist president in two decades. What's next? By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian will ascend to the Iranian presidency in a delicate moment for the Islamic Republic, both on the world stage and within its borders. He faces a government still largely controlled by hard-line clerics, tension with the West… Continue watching
Jul 06 Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength as it crosses Gulf of Mexico en route to Texas By Juan A. Lozano, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Texas officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 06 Here are the first tasks new U.K. leader Keir Starmer must tackle as prime minister By Jill Lawless, Associated Press New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election campaign, the center-left politician must get straight to work assembling his government, tackling a mountain of domestic problems and putting his stamp on the U.K.’s relations… Continue reading
Jul 06 Hamas clears path for possible cease-fire after dropping key demand of Israel, officials say By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war, a Hamas official and an Egyptian official said… Continue reading
Jul 06 Reformist Pezeshkian elected president of Iran in runoff vote, defeating hard-liner Jalili By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Pezeshkian's win still sees Iran at a delicate moment, with tensions high in the Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war, Iran's advancing nuclear program, and a looming election in the United States that could put any chance of a detente between Tehran… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Beryl weakens to tropical storm as it cuts across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Beryl weakened to a Tropical Storm as it cut across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed the state's abortion protections, Donald Trump's lawyers asked a judge to pause the classified documents case… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:43 The challenges Keir Starmer faces as the new U.K. prime minister By Malcolm Brabant, Trine Villemann After winning a huge majority in Britain’s general election, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’ll start working immediately on rebuilding the country. He promised a big reset to calmer waters after 14 sometimes turbulent years of Conservative government. The… Continue watching