Aug 05 Pope Francis cuts appearances at youth vigil, Catholic shrine short amid Portugal heat By Nicole Winfield, Barry Hatton, Pietro Decristofaro, Associated Press An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a field in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil, braving scorching heat to secure a spot for the evening prayer and to camp out overnight for… Continue reading
Aug 05 Wildfires, heat waves deliver blow to southern Europe’s vital tourism industry By Michael Varaklas, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Mediterranean destinations like Greece, Italy and Spain that have been hit by heat waves and wildfires are now weighing how the crisis will affect the tourism sector fueling much of their economies. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Texas abortion ban ruled unconstitutional by state district judge In our news wrap Saturday, a Texas judge has ruled that the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to bar Trump from publicly discussing evidence or witnesses in the 2020 election case, Pakistan’s… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:59 Fears rise over Japan’s upcoming release of Fukushima nuclear wastewater By Rebecca Bundhun Japan could soon start releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. They’re running out of space to store the radiation-tainted water at the plant, which was damaged by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, but… Continue watching
Aug 05 Kremlin vows retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit Russian tanker near Crimea By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day. Continue reading
Aug 05 Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested after court conviction By Riazat Butt, Associated Press The political future of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was thrown into doubt Saturday when police arrested him at home after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for asset concealment. Continue reading
Aug 04 India’s top court temporarily halts conviction of opposition leader for mocking Modi’s surname By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India's top court has temporarily halted the criminal defamation conviction of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for mocking the prime minister's surname. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 10:02 U.S. company Haas appears to still indirectly supply Russian arms industry with technology By Simon Ostrovsky American machine tools giant Haas Automation faced allegations in March it sold technology to the Russian arms industry via a former distributor. Haas denied the story and said it halted sales when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. But research shows… Continue watching
Aug 04 3 years after Beirut port blast, political intrigue foils prosecutions and even the death toll is disputed By Bassem Mroue, Lujain Jo, Associated Press Hundreds of people marched in the Lebanese capital on Friday to mark the anniversary, with some family members of the victims calling on the international community to help in the investigation. Continue reading
Aug 04 An American billionaire says he’ll stop funding the think tank behind Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The decision on Friday by Arthur Dantchik, a 65-year-old libertarian multibillionaire, to cut funding to the Kohelet Policy Forum reflects the scope of the unrelenting protest movement against Netanyahu's plans to weaken the Supreme Court. Continue reading