Sep 04 Gabon's military leader is sworn in as head of state less than a week after coup By Sam Mednick, Yves Laurent Goma, Associated Press Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in Gabon's capital, Libreville. Continue reading
Sep 04 G20 leaders prepare to meet in flooded New Delhi as climate policies remain unresolved By Piyush Nagpal, Altaf Qadri, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Despite extreme weather events battering India and the rest of the world in the last few months, climate ministers of the G20 nations ended their last meeting for the year without resolving major disagreement on climate policies. Continue reading
Sep 04 China's Xi plans to skip G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy By Associated Press Premier Li Qiang will instead represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Continue reading
Sep 04 Ukraine's defense minister resigns following Zelenskyy's announcement of his replacement By Hanna Arhirova, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of resignation on Monday after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be replaced and named his successor. Continue reading
Sep 04 Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Continue reading
Sep 04 The first Africa Climate Summit opens in Nairobi By Cara Anna, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press The first African Climate Summit is opening with heads of state and others asserting a stronger voice on a global issue that affects the continent of 1.3 billion people the most, even though they contribute to it the least. Continue reading
Sep 03 Ukraine's defense minister Oleksii Reznikov to be replaced, Zelenskyy says By Associated Press Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Continue reading
Sep 03 Netanyahu orders plan to remove African migrants after Eritrean groups clash in Israel By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country's African migrants. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:09 News Wrap: Russia attacks Ukrainian port a day before new grain deal talks In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked a Ukrainian port city on the eve of a diplomatic effort to revive the Black Sea grain deal, a Florida judge who threw out Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting plan said it violates the state… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:46 New method of aid delivery aims to send assistance before disasters strike By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery Africa’s first climate summit begins Monday in Kenya with the goal of better preparing the continent for climate disasters. When these disasters strike, aid often pours in from around the world. A new method of delivering aid uses technology to… Continue watching