Aug 24 Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Egypt among 6 nations set to join China and India in BRICS economic bloc By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. Continue reading
Aug 24 Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU’s largest on record By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union. Continue reading
Aug 23 Sen. Rubio urges Biden administration to reject a former warlord’s extradition to Colombia By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject Colombia's request for extradition of a former warlord after he was named a peace envoy in the South American nation. Continue reading
Aug 23 Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Continue reading
Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 9:46 How the suspected death of Prigozhin could impact Russia’s stability By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Russia's aviation agency says Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, was on board a plane that crashed near Moscow. The crash comes two months after Prigozhin's attempted coup against the Kremlin. Amna Nawaz discussed the development with… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Giuliani surrenders in Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn election In our news wrap Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at an Atlanta jail on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results, Tropical Storm Franklin lashed the Dominican Republic and Haiti, authorities on Maui are urging families to… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 6:15 The significance of India’s successful landing on the moon’s south pole By Amna Nawaz, Miles O'Brien, Mary Fecteau It was a historic day for India as it became the fourth country to land on the moon. It comes after a failed attempt in 2019 and just days behind a failed Russian lunar landing. Prime Minister Modi watched alongside… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 3:02 More than 37 million acres burned as Canada struggles to combat devastating wildfires By Dan Rivers, ITN It's been a very difficult summer in Canada as that country has battled wildfires endlessly. More than 37 million acres have burned and smoke from those fires significantly affected air quality in the U.S. A new analysis out this week… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:38 Northwest Syria faces slow recovery 6 months after devastating earthquake By Leila Molana-Allen, Abdel Razaq el-Shami and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest Syria, killing more than 7,000, injuring thousands more and destroying livelihoods. Cut off from the rest of the world by the Assad regime, survivors have struggled to rebuild. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen traveled… Continue watching