Jul 13 Watch 7:06 Biden visits newest NATO country as questions about Ukraine’s membership remain By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Jonah Anderson President Biden will soon land back in the United States after traveling to three European countries in five days. His last stop Thursday, after two days of NATO meetings, was the newest alliance member, Finland. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 7:42 Israelis describe living with the threat of violent attacks By Leila Molana-Allen, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Earlier in the week we brought you stories from the occupied West Bank where Palestinians spoke of the struggles of daily life amid the recent wave of violence. Now we have the perspectives of Israelis in this dangerous new moment. Continue watching
Jul 13 WATCH: U.S. climate envoy John Kerry spars with House Republicans ahead of Beijing trip By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Kerry leaves Sunday for meetings with his Chinese counterpart, the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions between the world's two worst climate polluters after a nearly yearlong hiatus. Continue reading
Jul 13 Thousands protest outside U.S. offices in Tel Aviv, say Netanyahu government is straining relations By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Thursday's gathering came days after President Joe Biden called members of Netanyahu's far-right government "extreme" and said that supporters of Israel's West Bank settlements were "part of the problem."… Continue reading
Jul 13 Pentagon says controversial cluster munitions have arrived in Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. leaders have said the U.S. will send a version of the munition that has a reduced "dud rate," meaning fewer of the smaller bomblets fail to explode. Continue reading
Jul 13 Top Russian general’s dismissal reveals new crack in military leadership By Associated Press The dismissal of Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov reveals new fissures in the Russian military command following an abortive mutiny by the mercenary group Wagner. Continue reading
Jul 13 Biden interested in prisoner exchange to free WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden says he’s serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days. Continue reading
Jul 13 Ukraine repels large Russian missile and drone barrage over Kyiv By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian officials said air defenses shot down 20 Iranian-made drones fired by Russia mostly at the Kyiv region. Continue reading
Jul 13 Northern India hit by record monsoon rains, over 100 killed By Ashok Sharma, Rishi Lekhi, Associated Press Officials say that record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two weeks. Continue reading
Jul 12 UN says raging conflict in Sudan has displaced over 3 million people By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan has plunged into chaos since mid-April when monthslong tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting. Continue reading