Sep 11 India and Saudi Arabia agree to expand economic and security ties after the G20 summit By Associated Press During last week's G20 summit, India, Saudi Arabia, the United States, the European Union and other countries announced an ambitious rail and shipping corridor that will link India with the Middle East and Europe. Continue reading
Sep 11 Thousands feared dead after flooding in eastern Libya, prime minister says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad said that 2,000 were feared dead in the eastern city of Derna, and thousands of others are believed missing. Continue reading
Sep 11 Public health officials in Greece warn against using floodwater, citing contamination risks By Associated Press The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days. Continue reading
Sep 11 Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, expected to meet with Putin By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The meeting has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 11 Israel's judges to hear cases on their own fate as bitter overhaul of judiciary reaches courts By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society. Continue reading
Sep 11 Search for survivors after deadly Morocco earthquake continues, but hope is waning By Sam Metz, Mosa'ab Elshamy, Associated Press Because homes in quake-hit areas were often made of mud bricks with roofs of wood, stone and clay, Rescuers Without Borders’ founder says that the hope of finding survivors at this point is slim. Continue reading
Sep 11 How a rescue team is working to bring ill researcher in Turkish cave back to the surface By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A major rescue operation is underway in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains to bring out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago at a depth of some 1,000 meters — or about 3,000 feet — from one of world’s… Continue reading
Sep 10 Sri Lanka's president will appoint committee to probe claims of complicity in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings… Continue reading
Sep 10 Biden says aim of U.S. outreach to Vietnam is global stability, not 'containing China' By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a “cold war” with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building U.S. relationships throughout… Continue reading
Sep 10 Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after nonconsensual World Cup kiss By Associated Press Suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has resigned from his post after kissing a player on the lips without her consent in a scandal which overshadowed Spain winning the Women's World Cup for the first time. Continue reading