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
Jul 06 WATCH: Swedish admission to NATO ‘making progress,’ alliance head Stoltenberg says By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Sweden gave up a history of non-alignment to apply to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Continue reading
Jul 06 Thousands of teens have been arrested in French protests, though violence is subsiding By Jade le Deley, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press French courts are working overtime in fast-track trials for more than 3,600 people arrested in unrest sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old boy captured on video. Continue reading
Jul 06 Wagner chief Priogozhin in Russia after mutiny, raising questions about Kremlin strategy By Anna Frants, Associated Press The president of Belarus says the mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps. Continue reading
Jul 06 Average global temperature continues to break unofficial record highs By Seth Borenstein, Melina Walling, Associated Press The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer. Continue reading
Jul 06 Russian missiles kill 5 people in Ukranian city of Lviv in heaviest attack on civilian area since invasion By Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Lviv province's governor says the youngest of the five people who died was 21 years old and the oldest was 95. Continue reading
Jul 05 UN says millions left with no aid as West Africa suffers worst hunger crisis in 10 years By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press The United Nations food agency says millions of hungry people in West Africa are left without aid because it is struggling with limited funding to respond to the region's worst hunger crisis in 10 years. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Ukraine claims Russia plans to sabotage Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant In our news wrap Wednesday, fears about the fate of a Ukrainian nuclear plant under Russian control escalated with each side claiming the other plans to sabotage the site, four countries went to the International Court of Justice over Iran's… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 5:12 Israeli anti-militant operation in West Bank leaves Palestinian refugee camp in shambles By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn After days of intense combat, Palestinians found the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank in shambles. Israel's military operation, which it says targeted militants, laid waste to vast swaths of the camp. Twelve Palestinians were killed, including… Continue watching