Sep 30 Watch 1:11 News Wrap: New Yorkers begin drying out after day of intense flooding In our news wrap Saturday, New York City remains under a state of emergency after Friday’s record rainfall overwhelmed the city’s drainage system and turned roadways into rivers, and the White House is sounding the alarm about a build-up of… Continue watching
Sep 30 UAE's president-designate for COP28 defends his nation hosting climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.”… Continue reading
Sep 30 Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms By Nicole Winfield, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the… Continue reading
Sep 30 Putin marks anniversary of illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions in address By Susie Blann, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice — to be with their Fatherland.”… Continue reading
Sep 30 Ukraine hosts global defense industry forum, seeking to ramp up weapons production By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia's full-scale invasion and reduce foreign dependence on arms deliveries. Continue reading
Sep 29 Brazil's President Lula recovering in hospital after successful hip replacement surgery By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Dr Roberto Kalil says the surgery took between two and three hours at Hospital Sirio-Libanes in the capital, and that it was a success. Continue reading
Sep 29 Mexico's president slams U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba By Associated Press President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Friday as the first of two high-level meetings between U.S. and Mexican officials got underway at the State Department in Washington. Continue reading
Sep 29 French police accused of systemic discrimination in landmark legal case By Associated Press The NGOs allege that French police target Black people and people of Arab descent in choosing who to stop and check. The government ignored an initial legal step pressing it to take action against discrimination. Continue reading
Sep 29 More than 80 percent of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees amid Azerbaijan offensive By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armenian officials say more than 80 percent of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan for neighboring Armenia. Continue reading
Sep 29 At least 52 dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet By Abdul Sattar, Associated Press Authorities in Pakistan say at least 52 people were killed and nearly 70 wounded after a suspected bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in the southwest of the country. Continue reading