Sep 05 IRC official warns the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine risks becoming 'normalized' By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The head of the aid group International Rescue Committee in Ukraine says he is bracing for fewer donations this year because not enough international attention is being placed on Ukraine as Russia's war risks becoming a protracted conflict. Continue reading
Sep 05 Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression By Associated Press An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to office led to a harsh crackdown on the political opposition. Continue reading
Sep 05 Israel's Supreme Court delays controversial judicial overhaul hearing after attorney general opposes plan By Julia Frankel, Associated Press The hearing on Tuesday dealt with the legality of Justice Minister Yariv Levin's refusal to convene the committee which selects all the judges across Israel. Continue reading
Sep 05 A half-century after Pinochet's coup, some Chileans remember the brutal dictatorship fondly By Eva Vergara, Daniel Politi, Associated Press The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism. Continue reading
Sep 05 Jorge Vilda fired as Spain women's national team coach after applauding Rubiales By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press “In no way his behavior represents the values of Spanish society as a whole, its institutions, its representatives, its athletes and the Spanish sports leaders."… Continue reading
Sep 05 Kim Jong Un expected to meet with Putin to discuss arms deal By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press It’s unclear how far Kim and Putin’s military cooperation could go, but any sign of warming relations will worry rivals like the U.S. and South Korea. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:52 News Wrap: Biden downplays threat of auto workers strike In our news wrap Monday, President Biden downplayed the threat of an auto workers strike, Russian President Putin says he's not ready to renew a deal on Ukrainian grain shipments, a new report from the UN nuclear agency shows Iran… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:39 Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine's defense minister amid corruption probe By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In the middle of war, there's a shakeup at Ukraine's highest levels of government. Defense Minister Oleksii Reznkov submitted his resignation after President Zelenskyy announced plans to replace him. The move comes amid Zelesnkyy’s efforts to fight corruption in his… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 9:17 Humanitarian crisis becomes more dire for Sudan 5 months into violent power struggle By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi A report funded by the State Department paints a dire picture of the humanitarian situation in Darfur, in Western Sudan. Nearly five months ago, the Sudanese military and the insurgent Rapid Support Forces started fighting for power. Violence spilled into… Continue watching
Sep 04 A massive, weeks-long wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating. But heavy rain now poses a flood risk By Associated Press The blaze has been blamed for the deaths of 20 people, all believed to have been migrants who had recently crossed the border. Continue reading