Jul 06 In Lula’s first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34 percent, reversing trend under Bolsonaro By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Lula campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation under former President Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 5:54 Record-breaking global temperature, raging wildfires highlight effects of climate change By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane It has been a week of record-breaking heat around the world. The average global temperature on Wednesday hit 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit, matching the record-high set just on Tuesday. The grim milestones are the latest in a series of climate change… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Russian strikes on civilian areas in western Ukraine kill at least 5 people In our news wrap Thursday, Russia staged its heaviest strike yet on civilian areas of Lviv in western Ukraine, killing at least five people, Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin may still be in Russia after his short-lived rebellion, a toxic… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:30 Palestinians in West Bank struggle to recover after intense Israeli military operation By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Fouad Abu-Ghosh, Tommy Walters The secretary-general of the United Nations denounced what he called "an excessive use of force" by Israel on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel said the two-day operation targeted Palestinian militants. Elsewhere, an Israeli soldier was… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 11:21 Ukrainian mothers take extreme measures to rescue kidnapped children By Jane Ferguson, Morgan Till, Zeba Warsi Since the start of Russia's invasion, nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia or Russian-controlled territories. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, producer and filmmaker Amanda Bailly, producer Anton Shtuka and special correspondent Jane Ferguson report on… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:19 Conservationists fight to save Northern Atlantic right whales from extinction By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman It's estimated there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining. They are dying faster than they can produce and it's largely due to human causes. With so few left, experts are closely monitoring for new offspring and working… Continue watching
Jul 06 A Palestinian militant kills an Israeli in the West Bank a day after Israel’s military raid By Julia Frankel, Associated Press A Hamas militant has opened fire near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing one Israeli, before he was shot and killed by Israeli forces. Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after reports that U.S. will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine By Nomaan Merchant, Lolita C. Baldor, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands of bombs as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort against Russia. Continue reading
Jul 06 The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing rises to 17 By Mogomotsi Magome, Gerald Imray, Associated Press The death toll in a toxic gas leak in South Africa blamed on an illegal gold processing operation in a settlement of closely packed shacks has risen to 17. At least three children are among the dead. Continue reading
Jul 06 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits China as part of U.S. efforts to soothe strained relations By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Yellen has warned against economic decoupling, or disconnecting U.S. and Chinese industries and markets. Continue reading