Jul 25 Russian parliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed ‘extremist’ By Associated Press It’s not clear how authorities will track down violators. Continue reading
Jul 25 EU regulator approves injectable HIV drug that experts say could help stop transmission By Associated Press In 2024, studies suggested that lenacapavir, already used to treat people with HIV, was nearly 100% effective in stopping transmission in both women and men. Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump leaves for Scotland to inaugurate his family business’s new golf course in Aberdeenshire By Associated Press President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable intermingling his governing pursuits with promoting his family’s business interests, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:00 Inside Gaza’s neonatal wards where babies born into a war zone battle the odds By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump’s Middle East envoy announced that he was bringing his team home from Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Steve Witkoff said he was withdrawing from talks where Israel, Hamas and mediators had been discussing a deal. As Nick Schifrin reports, it… Continue watching
Jul 24 Passenger plane crash in Russia’s Far East kills all 48 people aboard, officials say By Associated Press The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning wreckage of the plane on a hillside south of its planned destination in Tynda, more than 4,350 miles east of Moscow, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said. Continue reading
Jul 24 France will recognize Palestine as a state, President Macron says By Angela Charlton, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. Continue reading
Jul 24 UN’s top court delivered a landmark opinion on climate justice. What’s next? By Kenichi Serino The ruling was the result of years of efforts by activists and small island nations and initiated by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of young Pacific Islanders facing the existential threat of rising sea levels, and led… Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump envoy Witkoff says U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks because Hamas is not ‘acting in good faith’ By Michelle L. Price, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press A breakthrough on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas following 21 months of war has eluded the Trump administration as humanitarian conditions worsen in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 24 A mine exploded along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Now border clashes have killed at least 12 people By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The trigger for the clashes was a mine explosion along the border Wednesday that wounded five Thai soldiers and led Bangkok to withdraw its ambassador to Cambodia and expel Cambodia's. Continue reading
Jul 24 Iran says it’s ready for nuclear talks with Washington but only if the U.S. rebuilds trust By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press The comments Thursday by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi come a day before talks are to be held between Tehran and European nations. Continue reading