Aug 13 Niger’s junta has gained upper hand over West African bloc threatening military action, analysts say By Sam Mednick, Associated Press One week after a deadline to reinstate Niger's ousted president or face military intervention, the coup leaders appear to have gained the upper hand over the regional group that issued the threat, analysts say. Continue reading
Aug 13 Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson region kills 7 people, including newborn baby By Susie Blann, Associated Press Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country's Internal Affairs Ministry said. Continue reading
Aug 12 The tentative U.S.-Iran deal involving prisoners and frozen funds, explained By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:03 New documentary explores mesmerizing, dangerous world of freediving By John Yang, Harry Zahn The extreme sport of freediving is growing in popularity and interest. A new Netflix documentary called “The Deepest Breath” goes inside the high-risk sport, following freedivers Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan. Director Laura McGann joins John Yang to discuss the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Supporters of ousted Niger president plead with U.S. and other allies to save his life By Ellen Knickmeyer, Tracy Brown, Associated Press After nearly three weeks of appealing to the U.S. and other allies for help restoring Niger’s president to power, friends and supporters of the democratically elected leader are making a simpler plea: Save his life. Continue reading
Aug 12 Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized. Continue reading
Aug 12 Russia says it shot down 20 drones over Crimea after a spate of attacks on Moscow By Susie Blann, Associated Press Drone attacks have increased in recent weeks both on Moscow and on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — a move that most of the world considered illegal. Continue reading
Aug 11 Ecuador detains 6 Colombians in assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio By Gabriela Molina and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Ecuador will hold six Colombian men as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption. Continue reading
Aug 11 West African nations order troops to restore democracy in Niger after military coup By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy. Continue reading