Jan 09 Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Heightened global tensions, arising particularly from Israel's war with Hamas and the conflict in Ukraine, pose the risk of even weaker growth. Continue reading
Jan 09 Armed men break into public television studio in Ecuador as country rocked by series of attacks By Gonzalo Solano, Allen Panchana, Associated Press The incident was aired live, although the station's signal was cut off after about 15 minutes. Manrique said some of the assailants ran from the studio and tried to hide when they realized they were surrounded by police. Continue reading
Jan 09 Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Gabriel Attal has been named as France's youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Continue reading
Jan 09 Production and sales of dog meat banned by South Korea’s parliament By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote. It will become law after being endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, considered formalities since his government supports the ban. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as ‘meritless’ By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.S. has pressed Israel to scale down its offensive in Gaza to more precise operations targeting Hamas. But the pace of death and destruction has remained largely the same, with several hundred Palestinians killed each day, according to health… Continue reading
Jan 09 Hasina re-elected for fourth term in controversial boycotted Bangladeshi election By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Campaigning was rife with violence and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies boycotted the vote, saying that Hasina’s government could not oversee free and fair polls. Continue reading
Jan 09 Earth was hotter than ever in 2023, approaching 1.5-degree warming limit By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press There are several factors that made 2023 the warmest year on record, but by far the biggest factor was the ever-increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that trap heat. Continue reading
Jan 08 Brazil observes anniversary of the anti-democratic uprising in the capital By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Brazil has observed the anniversary of last year's uprising in the capital when thousands of supporters of Bolsonaro stormed government buildings and called for a military intervention to remove President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from office. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 4:27 Israel kills Hezbollah commander as Blinken visits region to stave off broader conflict By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan As Israel’s offensive in Gaza continues, a new front is heating up on the country’s northern border. Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been trading fire and Monday morning, an Israeli strike killed one of Hezbollah's high-ranking members. Continue watching
Jan 08 Japan’s foreign minister visits Poland to strengthen ties with the NATO nation By Associated Press Kamikawa conferred with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski in Warsaw and a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She also was scheduled to meet President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading