Jul 23 Demonstrators stage protest against Netanyahu visit on Capitol Hill By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Dozens of protesters rallied outside his hotel Monday evening, and on Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of demonstrators took over the rotunda of the Cannon Building, which houses offices of House of Representatives members. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 8:11 'The Russian legal system is a sham': Alsu Kurmasheva's family blasts her conviction By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Russian courts have convicted a string of journalists in recent days. Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual Russian-American citizen and journalist, was convicted and sentenced to six and a half years in prison for spreading "falsehoods about the Russian army." Her trial… Continue watching
Jul 23 Last Sunday was Earth's hottest day in recorded history By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Continue reading
Jul 23 Olympians have more access to resources after Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health By Howard Fendrich, Eddie Pells, Associated Press Athletes heading to the Paris Olympics have more access than ever to resources in the once-taboo realm of mental health and many sound more willing than ever to use them. Continue reading
Jul 23 Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It's not clear how many people are still missing By Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane, Associated Press Landslides are common during Ethiopia's rainy reason, which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September. Continue reading
Jul 23 Rivals Hamas and Fatah sign China-sponsored declaration to form a future government as war rages in Gaza By Jack Jeffrey, Tia Goldenberg, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The declaration comes at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas weigh a cease-fire proposal. Continue reading
Jul 23 The Canary Islands are overwhelmed with thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, and are asking Spain for help By Renata Brito, Associated Press On Tuesday Spain's parliament will vote to consider a proposal that would force other regions to share the burden and take responsibility for some of the minors. Continue reading
Jul 23 Israeli government quietly sends more than $20 million to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Ministry of Settlements and National Mission, which is headed by a far-right settler leader, has confirmed it budgeted over $20 million last year for security equipment for unauthorized Jewish farms and outposts. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis kill at least 70 In our news wrap Monday, Israeli airstrikes tore through buildings in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, a gunman in Croatia killed six people at a nursing home, body camera footage released shows the chaotic moments in which a… Continue watching
Jul 22 Brazil's Lula 'frightened' by Maduro's talk of a bloodbath after Venezuela's election By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro should respect the results of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Continue reading