Aug 11 At least 20 Syrian soldiers killed in ambush By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press The Thursday night attack was believed to be carried out by members of the Islamic State group whose sleeper cells in parts of Syria still carry deadly attacks despite their defeat in 2019. Continue reading
Aug 10 Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space. Continue reading
Aug 10 UN Security Council to hold first open meeting on North Korea human rights situation since 2017 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Thomas-Greenfield said the council "must address the horrors, the abuses and crimes being perpetrated" by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's regime against its own people as well as the people of Japan and South Korea. Continue reading
Aug 10 Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:23 Jason Rezaian discusses potential release of Americans held by Iran By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn It appears that five Iranian Americans who have been detained in Iran are in the process of being released. The Associated Press reports Iran's move is part of an agreement in which billions of dollars frozen in South Korea will… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 7:31 Family of Afghan American held by Taliban pleads for release: 'He's done nothing wrong' By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda An Afghan American businessman has been held for more than a year in the land of his birth. Mahmood Habibi's family has decided to go public in the hopes that the Taliban will release him. Amna Nawaz spoke with them… Continue watching
Aug 10 Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It's another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces. Continue reading
Aug 10 AP report: Niger's junta told U.S. they would kill deposed president if neighbors intervene militarily By Sam Mednick, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Representatives of the junta told U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland of the threat to Bazoum during her visit to the country this week, a Western military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of… Continue reading
Aug 10 Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space By Susan Montoya Bryan, Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has now taken seven trips to space since 2018, but this was the first with a ticket-holder. Continue reading
Aug 10 Iran moves 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest, U.S.-based lawyer says By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move comes as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington. Continue reading