Nov 27 Putin sees U.S. peace plan as a starting point as he warns Ukraine's army to withdraw By Katie Marie Davies, Associated Press The Kremlin has been mostly silent on the peace plan. Analysts believe Putin is trying to outlast Western support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 27 Nigeria's president declares emergency and beefs up forces following abductions By Grace Ekpu, Associated Press Tinubu announced plans to recruit 20,000 additional police officers, bringing the total to 50,000. Continue reading
Nov 27 French president unveils new military program for volunteers aged 18 and 19 By Associated Press The program aims to strengthen France's defenses amid growing threats, particularly from Russia. Continue reading
Nov 27 Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 69 people By Niniek Karmini, Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies and possible survivors after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Continue reading
Nov 27 Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability and peace as he opens first foreign trip By Nicole Winfield, Suzan Fraser, Serra Yedikardes, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara, welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Continue reading
Nov 27 What to know about the deadly apartment fire in Hong Kong By Chan Ho-him, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The fire has claimed 83 lives, making it one of the deadliest in the city's history. Continue reading
Nov 27 Guinea-Bissau soldiers announce general as junta leader, cementing a coup days after election By Chinedu Asadu, Assana Sambu, Associated Press The coup is the latest in a surge of coups in West Africa where democracy has recently been challenged by disputed elections that analysts say could embolden militaries. Continue reading
Nov 26 Guinea-Bissau soldiers say they have seized power days after national elections By Assana Sambu, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: Hong Kong high-rise fire kills dozens In our news wrap Wednesday, a massive fire across apartment buildings in Hong Kong killed dozens, Taiwan's president announced a special $40 billion military budget following U.S. pressure and soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau say they've taken… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:04 War rages in Ukraine as push for peace complicated by leaked call from U.S. negotiator By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev U.S. officials said they are making progress toward a document designed to end the nearly four-year, grinding war in Ukraine. But the push for peace is complicated by a leaked call from the chief White House negotiator. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching