Sep 15 Watch 3:16 Devastation grips Libya after catastrophic flooding The deadly floods that inundated eastern Libya earlier this week have now led to a tide of the dead, with a death toll of more than 11,000. This amid a race that pits dignity and respect for those lost, against… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 4:52 New Wrap: New England braces for impact of Hurricane Lee In our news wrap Friday, New England residents are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Lee, climate change protests kick off worldwide, federal prosecutors say former President Trump is trying to intimidate potential witnesses in his Jan. 6 case and… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 7:23 Iran tightens security before anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death By Geoff Bennett, Morgan Till One year ago, a young Iranian woman died in police custody after she was arrested for taking off her headscarf, or hijab, required under the laws of the Islamic Republic. Huge protests followed, led by women. Tehran special correspondent Reza… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:44 Princeton student's sister urges action months after suspected abduction by Iraqi militia By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till, Zeba Warsi Princeton graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov has been missing for six months. A dual Russian-Israeli citizen with family in the U.S., she was conducting research for her doctoral degree in Baghdad when she was believed to have been kidnapped by an… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:05 More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial By John Yang, Elizabeth Summers, Roby Chavez, Kaisha Young, Tess Conciatori A new report sheds light on a rise in the number of people dying behind bars in Louisiana prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers. The Incarceration Transparency Project at the Loyola University Law School says there's been a 50 percent… Continue watching
Sep 15 U.S. ambassador visits jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia By Associated Press The U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said in an online statement. Continue reading
Sep 15 Pentagon orders new interviews with service members present at Kabul airport attack amid continued criticism By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during U.S. forces’ chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. Continue reading
Sep 15 EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire as countries threaten to pass their own By Associated Press The European Union has decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food imports heading to nearby countries. Continue reading
Sep 15 Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab world's poorest nation. Continue reading
Sep 15 North Korea's Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Emma Burrows, Associated Press Kim's rare foreign trip has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between the increasingly isolated countries. Continue reading