Sep 26 In UN speech, India's top diplomat avoids dispute with Canada over Sikh separatist leader's killing By Krutika Pathi, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press India's top diplomat has steered clear of his country's row with Canada over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader when he addressed the U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 11:05 An inside look at Ukrainian soldiers on front line of grueling counteroffensive By Nick Schifrin, Eric O'Connor, Nikol Goldman, Volodymyr Solohub The U.S. has sent Ukraine tens of billions of dollars of weapons and senior U.S. military officials predict Ukraine has only about a month to make progress against Russia before rainy weather makes movement difficult. With the help of the… Continue watching
Sep 26 Dozens dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The separatist government's human rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said 68 people were killed and nearly 300 more were injured by the blast, the cause of which remains unclear. Continue reading
Sep 26 Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire By Associated Press A study by local health authorities and Mekele University in the regional capital found that hunger is now the main cause of death in Tigray, accounting for more than 68 percent of deaths investigated by the researchers. Continue reading
Sep 26 How Ukraine soldiers use inexpensive commercial drones on the battlefield By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Nineteen months into the Russian invasion, and as a grueling counteroffensive grinds on, the Ukrainian government wants to spend more than $1 billion to upgrade its drone-fighting capabilities. Continue reading
Sep 26 Musk's X is the largest source of disinformation, EU official says By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova also said Tuesday that Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta have more to do to tackle disinformation. Continue reading
Sep 26 At UN, North Korea says the U.S. made 2023 more dangerous and accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO By Ted Anthony, Associated Press Kim Song also denounced both U.S. and South Korean leaders for "hysterical remarks of confrontation" that it says are raising the temperature in the region. Continue reading
Sep 26 Serbia calls on NATO to take over policing of northern Kosovo after a deadly shootout By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with ambassadors from five Western countries and the European Union two days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and Kosovo police left one officer and three gunmen dead. Continue reading
Sep 26 Canada's House speaker resigns over inviting a man who fought for the Nazis to Parliament By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The speaker of Canada's House of Commons is resigning for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Continue reading
Sep 26 JPMorgan to pay $75 million for role in Epstein sex trafficking operation By Ken Sweet, Associated Press In effect, the Virgin Islands had argued that JPMorgan had been complicit in Epstein's behavior and did not raise any red flags to law enforcement or bank regulators about Epstein being a “high risk” customer and making repeated large cash… Continue reading