Jul 20 Israel’s Netanyahu rejects criticism on judicial plan, moves ahead toward key vote By Josef Federman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with his contentious judicial overhaul, despite unprecedented mass protests at home, growing defections by military reservists and appeals from the U.S. president to put the plan on hold. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch 6:21 Millions flee homes in Sudan amid reports of widespread war crimes By William Brangham, Morgan Till, Zeba Warsi The conflict in Sudan has entered its fourth month with no end in sight. The fight between the Sudanese military and a rival paramilitary force has killed thousands and more than 3 million have fled their homes. As William Brangham… Continue watching
Jul 20 China-U.S. ties at a crossroads but could possibly stabilize, Xi tells Kissinger By Associated Press Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides need to “make new decisions” that could result in stable ties and “joint success and… Continue reading
Jul 20 New U.S. sanctions aim to choke off Russia’s access to battlefield supplies and revenue By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The sanctions imposed Thursday by the Treasury and State departments target people and companies from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
Jul 20 Russian prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence for opposition leader Navalny, ally says By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Prosecutors are asking a Russian court to sentence imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to a further 20 years in prison on extremism charges, according to his ally. Continue reading
Jul 20 Blinken heads to Tonga, New Zealand, Australia as U.S. aims to counter China’s influence in the region By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says Blinken will dedicate a new U.S. embassy in the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa on July 26 before heading to Wellington, New Zealand, where he will attend the women's World Cup match between the U.S. and the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Odesa, other Ukrainian port cities bombarded by Russia for 3rd consecutive night By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night, keeping Odesa in its crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black… Continue reading
Jul 20 North Korea unresponsive to requests to discuss soldier who crossed border, U.S. says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Pvt. Travis King, who was supposed to be on his way to Fort Bliss, Texas, after finishing a prison sentence in South Korea for assault, ran into North Korea while on a civilian tour of the border village of Panmunjom on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 20 Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran By Abby Sewell, David Keyton, Ali Jabar, Associated Press Protesters stormed the diplomatic post early Thursday, waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and set a small fire. The attack on the embassy came ahead of a planned burning of the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Modi breaks silence over deadly ethnic clashes after video released showing women assaulted By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The violence depicted in the video was emblematic of the near-civil war in Manipur that has left more than 130 people dead since May, as mobs rampage through villages killing people and torching houses. Continue reading