Aug 20 Watch 5:52 Travel writer Rick Steves shares advice on navigating post-pandemic travel By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara Americans are traveling overseas in record numbers this summer; it’s the first full summer without pandemic restrictions since 2019. For many that will mean long lines, crowded tourist sites and some travel headaches. John Yang spoke with travel writer Rick… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 2:24 News Wrap: California, Mexico feel effects of Hurricane Hilary In our news wrap Saturday, Hurricane Hilary is expected to become a tropical storm when it hits Mexico's Baja peninsula as early as tonight. The death toll in Maui’s wildfire disaster has risen to 114, with hundreds missing. Wildfires in… Continue watching
Aug 18 China's Xi calls for measures to mitigate flooding amid economic downturn By Associated Press Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year's disastrous flooding which has left scores dead and inflicted massive damage on crops, homes and infrastructure, including in and around Beijing. Continue reading
Aug 18 Neighbors Ukraine and Romania sign accord to boost grain exports through Romanian territory By Associated Press The accord was signed during a trip by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the Romanian capital, Bucharest, for talks with his Romanian counterpart Marcel Ciolacu. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 2:35 Residents flee Yellowknife, Canada as wildfire moves closer to city By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Jonah Anderson The impact of wildfires is being felt on two fronts tonight. On Maui, residents are trying to rebuild their lives days after fires scorched parts of the island and killed more than one hundred people. But for one city in… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Hilary could reach Southern California as tropical storm In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Hilary is brewing over the Pacific and could become the first tropical storm to reach Southern California in 84 years, Russia said it shot down a Ukrainian drone over Moscow, the U.S. gave approval… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:35 Israeli minister Ron Dermer discusses potential diplomatic deal with Saudi Arabia By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda A top-level Israeli delegation is in Washington to discuss the broad outlines of a once-unthinkable agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize diplomatic relations. It comes amid an unprecedented civil upheaval in Israel as Netanyahu's government looks to restrain… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:33 Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on her journey to the stage and connecting with audiences By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Turning her interesting, sometimes tumultuous, life story into comedy comes naturally for Atsuko Okatsuka. Amna Nawaz sat down with her recently to see how that humor lands with an ever-growing audience and helps her sort out that life story. It's… Continue watching
Aug 18 China confirms President Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa By Associated Press China is a core member of the BRICS nations, which also include Brazil, Russia and India. The grouping was founded to link the interests of the world's leading emerging economies but has sought to expand into other civil and governmental… Continue reading
Aug 18 Niger's neighbors running out of options as defense chiefs discuss potential military force By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Defense chiefs from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, were meeting Thursday in Ghana to discuss next steps in their stated goal of restoring Bazoum. Continue reading