May 13 Families still search for missing loved ones after devastating Afghanistan floods killed scores By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Survivors of the devastating floods that struck northern Afghanistan last week are still searching for their missing loved ones and burying their dead. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Biden and Harris delivers remarks at Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month reception By Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris used a profanity on Monday while offering advice to young Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders about how to break through barriers. Continue reading
May 13 Israel marks its Memorial Day, with the memory of Oct. 7 looming large By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Families of the fallen and broad segments of the public are demanding accountability from Israeli leaders over the failures that led to the deadliest attack in the country's history. Continue reading
May 13 Thousands protest in Tbilisi as Georgia faces 'Russia-style' law on media freedom By Associated Press The bill would require media and nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if they receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad. Continue reading
May 13 India's massive election is more than halfway done as millions vote in fourth round By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Almost 970 million voters will cast their ballots in this election, more than 10 percent of the world's population. Continue reading
May 13 After thousands flee Russian onslaught, only a few hundred remain in Ukrainian border town By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas. Continue reading
May 12 Blinken delivers some of the harshest public U.S. criticism yet of Israel's conduct in Gaza By Josh Boak, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza, saying Israeli tactics have meant “a horrible loss of life of innocent civilians” but failed to neutralize Hamas… Continue reading
May 12 Catalan separatists set to lose majority in Spain's regional elections as pro-union party picks up seats By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Six years after plunging Spain into its worst political crisis in decades, Catalonia's separatist parties are in danger of losing their hold on power in the northeastern region after the pro-union Socialist Party scored a historic result in Sunday's election. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Israel fights resurgence of Hamas militants in northern Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli forces are again fighting Hamas in an area of northern Gaza that the military had previously cleared, Russia says a 10-story apartment building in the border city of Belgorod partially collapsed under Ukrainian shelling,… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 5:51 New film shows the toll Russia's invasion has taken on animals in Ukraine By John Yang, Rachel Wellford, Harry Zahn The war in Ukraine has upended the lives of millions of people. It’s also disrupted the lives of an untold number of animals, both pets and zoo animals. An upcoming episode of Nature on PBS, “Saving the Animals of Ukraine,”… Continue watching