Jul 19 ‘In the blink of an eye, we lost so much.’ Worst wildfire season in Canadian history wreaking havoc on Indigenous communities By Tammy Webber, Noah Berger, Associated Press In Canada, 5 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous, but more than 42 percent of wildfire evacuations have been from communities that are more than half Indigenous. Continue reading
Jul 19 North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a U.S. soldier who ran across the border By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Israeli President Herzog addresses joint meeting of Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Zeke Miller, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press While lawmakers repeatedly rose to their feet in thundering applause of Herzog's recounting of Israel's founding, a handful of leading young progressive Democrats boycotted his speech. Continue reading
Jul 19 Wildfires rage outside Athens as scorching European heat wave continues By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Evacuations from the Greek capital continued for a third day. Continue reading
Jul 19 Russia hits critical port facilities in Odesa in second night of attacks after Kremlin halts grain deal By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The bombardment targeted the port city of Odesa, days after President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for an attack on the crucial Kerch Bridge linking Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Phoenix hits 110 degrees for 19 straight days, record for major U.S. city In our news wrap Tuesday, Phoenix experienced a 19th straight day at or above 110 degrees, the longest hot streak ever for a major American city, an American soldier is being held in North Korea after escaping custody in South… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 12:24 Slow pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive prompts military strategy questions By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley described Ukraine's effort to retake territory in the east and south as a tough and difficult fight. Forces have been slowed by minefields and intense Russian resistance. To learn more about the offensive… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 6:52 U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team on preparing for a competitive World Cup tournament By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Karina Cuevas The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is hoping to bring home its fifth World Cup and its third straight title, something no team, men's or women’s, has done before. Despite being the favorites, the U.S. has a tough road ahead… Continue watching
Jul 18 International probe into Philippines ‘war on drugs’ resumes By Mike Corder, Associated Press Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that an investigation into the Philippines deadly "war on drugs" can resume. Continue reading
Jul 18 Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices By Youcef Bounab, Associated Press French lawmakers have adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects. Continue reading