Mar 19 Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence By Martín Adames, Associated Press Small trucks with customized cages are ferrying dozens of Haitians every day from a detention center to the border on the island of Hispaniola as the gang attacks paralyze parts of Haiti's capital. Continue reading
Mar 19 UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 By Jamey Keaten, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice. Continue reading
Mar 19 Russia announces plan to evacuate 9,000 children from a border region targeted by Ukraine By Associated Press On Monday, Russian attacks in the Donetsk region killed one person and wounded another, according to Vadym Filashkin, the regional governor. Continue reading
Mar 19 Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for suspected falsification of his personal vaccine records By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press During the pandemic, Bolsonaro was one of the few world leaders who railed against the vaccine, openly flouting health restrictions and encouraging other Brazilians to follow his example. Continue reading
Mar 19 Trump says Jews who vote for Democrats ‘hate Israel’ and ‘their religion’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The vast majority of Jewish Americans identify as Democrats, but Trump has often accused them of disloyalty, perpetuating what critics say is an antisemitic trope. Continue reading
Mar 19 How Hong Kong’s new security law could impact different communities By Kanis Leung, Associated Press While the offenses outlined in the new law pertain to acts conducted without lawful authority, there is anxiety that the law may create gray areas. Continue reading
Mar 19 A video shows Prince William and Kate on a shopping trip. Will it stop rumors? By Associated Press The palace has said Kate, 42, will return to official duties after Easter. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin vows continued U.S. aid to Ukraine amid congressional funding stall By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. officials maintain there is bipartisan support for the package, but a number of Republicans oppose it and House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to bring the bill to the House floor for a vote. Continue reading
Mar 18 Croatia’s top court rules that the president can’t run in the parliamentary election unless he quits By Associated Press Milanović on Friday called a parliamentary election for April 17. But he then announced that he would run to become Croatia's next prime minister on the list of the opposition Socialist Democratic Party. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 15:05 What Putin’s continued rule in Russia means for Ukraine and the world By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his intention to advance deeper into Ukraine and voiced new threats against the West a day after he secured his fifth term in office. It was an election with no suspense and whose outcome was… Continue watching