Sep 12 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia to discuss major arms deal with Putin In our news wrap Tuesday, North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russian President Putin are set to meet to discuss a major arms deal, Iran identified five prisoners in the U.S. that it wants freed for five Iranian-Americans held in… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 5:23 The challenges Ukraine faces as counteroffensive slowly regains territory from Russians By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Kim Jong Un's rare trip outside North Korea for an expected meeting with Vladimir Putin will focus on ammunition sales for Russia's war in Ukraine. Fighting remains fierce, especially in southern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces are trying to recapture occupied… Continue watching
Sep 12 EU lawmakers approve a deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5 percent of total consumption by 2030 By Associated Press European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels. Continue reading
Sep 12 The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says UN human rights chief By Associated Press United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a state of collapse in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban returned to power. Continue reading
Sep 12 Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in combat drills amid Chinese concern By Fadlan Syam, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Sunday's drills come as the U.S. administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to reassure allies alarmed by Beijing's increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea. Continue reading
Sep 12 Putin says prosecution of Trump shows 'rottenness' U.S. political system By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the United States. Continue reading
Sep 12 Floods devastate eastern Libya, thousands missing and feared dead By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The destruction came to Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night, when Mediterranean storm Daniel pounded the coast. Continue reading
Sep 12 Kim Jong Un in Russia to meet with Putin as both leaders face Western pressure By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press After decades of hot-and-cold relations, Russia and North Korea have drawn closer since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading
Sep 12 Netanyahu's judicial overhaul faces first legal challenge in Israeli Supreme Court By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Critics say the plan — which would weaken the Supreme Court — represents a profound threat to Israeli democracy and argue it would concentrate power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies. Continue reading
Sep 12 American cave researcher safe after rescue from 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave By Robert Badendieck, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Rescuers had to widen some of the cave’s narrow passages, install ropes to pull him up vertical shafts on a stretcher and set up temporary camps along the way before the operation could begin. Continue reading