Sep 29 Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in Ukraine By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine. The order signals the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 7:55 More than half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees after Azerbaijan takeover of region By Ali Rogin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it would dissolve, formally ending more than 30 years of separatist rule. As Ali Rogin reports, this comes after Azerbaijan launched a lightning offensive last week that has triggered a massive humanitarian crisis with… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:08 Sports tribunal to hear evidence in Olympic figure skating doping scandal By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Nineteen months after the Winter Olympics ended in Beijing, one medal ceremony for the U.S. figure skating team has still not been held. It all goes back to a doping scandal involving Russian Kamila Valieva that erupted during the 2022… Continue watching
Sep 28 Macron proposes granting limited autonomy to France's Mediterranean island of Corsica By Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron is proposing granting limited autonomy for Corsica in a modest step toward nationalist sentiment on the Mediterranean island. Continue reading
Sep 28 A longtime city of cars, Paris is seeing a new kind of road rage: Bike-lane traffic jams By John Leicester, Associated Press The country is one of car-lovers, the home to Renault, Citroen and Peugeot. But a nearly decade-long pro-bike drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo is picking up pace ahead of the Paris Olympics next year. Continue reading
Sep 28 EU struggles to update asylum laws three years after announcing sweeping reforms By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union governments are struggling to overcome obstacles to put a new asylum system in place three years after unveiling a plan to reform the bloc's outdated asylum rules. Some fear the plan may never see the light of day. Continue reading
Sep 28 At U.S. Antarctic base hit by harassment claims, workers are banned from buying alcohol at bars By Nick Perry, Associated Press From Sunday, workers at the main United States base in Antarctica will no longer be able to walk into a bar and order a beer, after the federal agency overseeing the research program decided to stop serving alcohol. Continue reading
Sep 28 Shelters for migrants fill up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum. More than 220,000 people have applied for asylum in the country so far this year. Continue reading
Sep 28 Israel reopens the main Gaza Strip crossing for Palestinian laborers and tensions ease By Issam Adwan, Associated Press The crossing reopened on Thursday, after weeks of violent protests along Gaza's frontier with Israel where demonstrators have thrown explosives and rocks and launched incendiary balloons that sparked fires. Continue reading
Sep 28 Half of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees in 'ethnic cleansing, Armenian government says By Avet Demourian, Gaiane Yenokian, Associated Press The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve itself and the unrecognized republic will cease to exist by the end of the year. Continue reading