Mar 12 Princess Kate photo controversy highlights rockiness of relationship between royals and the press By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The royals have long had an awkward relationship with the media in Britain, where they are an uneasy hybrid of celebrities and taxpayer-funded public property. Continue reading
Mar 12 Haiti’s prime minister steps down as violent gangs rampage, leaving successor uncertain By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press It was not immediately clear who would be chosen to lead Haiti out of the crisis in which heavily armed gangs have burned police stations, attacked the main airport and raided two of the country’s biggest prisons. Continue reading
Mar 12 First aid ship leaves Cyprus to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press The war threatens to spill over across the Middle East as Iran-backed groups allied with Hamas trade fire with U.S. and Israeli forces. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 8:42 Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Eliot Barnhart, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako In Haiti’s capital, the gangs are in control and trying to overthrow an absent government. While the prime minister was abroad, gangs closed the airport, and he has been unable to return. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken is talking to… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 7:13 As global migration surges, trafficking has become a multi-billion dollar business By Christine Romo, Sam Weber, Sam Lane Amid a global migration surge, the trafficking industry has become a multi-billion dollar business. Mexican officials estimate as many as 6,000 people cross into Mexico every day from diverse places like Russia and Venezuela. Amna Nawaz heads south to Chiapas,… Continue watching
Mar 11 Ukraine needs more than a billion dollars to rebuild its scientific infrastructure, UNESCO says By Associated Press UNESCO says that some 1,443 scientific facilities, many attached to universities, have been damaged or destroyed along with 750 pieces of vital technical equipment, most of which is beyond repair. Continue reading
Mar 11 India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before Dec. 31, 2014. Continue reading
Mar 11 Greta Thunberg and other climate activists block entrance to Swedish parliament By Associated Press Some 40 activists on Monday held signs reading "Climate Justice Now" as they sat in front of at least two entrances to the 349-seat Riksdagen, including the main doorway. Continue reading
Mar 11 Why news organizations retracted the Princess of Wales photo By Brian Melley, Associated Press Kensington Palace had issued the image Sunday as speculation swirled on social media about the whereabouts of the oft-photographed princess who hadn’t been seen in public since December. Continue reading
Mar 11 Europe is unprepared to grapple with escalating climate extremes, risk assessment finds By Carlos Mureithi, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press The assessment says the bloc has made substantial progress and has a lot of policies to counteract the long-term effects of climate change, but societies are not prepared for more urgent climate threats. Continue reading