Aug 14 Reform UK's Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties By Brian Melley, Kwiyeon Ha, Associated Press Nigel Farage regained his seat in Parliament on Friday, beating a field of fringe candidates led by trash-can-wearing comic Count Binface in a special election. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: Earthquake death toll in Colombia tops 260 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Colombia's president says more than 260 are confirmed dead after this week's devastating earthquake, nearly 20 million across the Midwest were under flood alerts as severe storms refuse to let up and Defense Secretary Hegseth… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 4:33 'Act of terror': U.S. condemns Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala The U.S. condemned the siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, where they cut off water, electricity and essential supplies to residents. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the settlers’ actions an “act of terror,”… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 5:32 Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Israeli settlers laid siege to the home of an Palestinian American family in the occupied West Bank, sparking condemnation from the U.S. ambassador and an Israeli military response. Nick Schifrin spoke with Qusai and Ahmed Ridi from the house in… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 6:54 Trump administration ends funding for Arctic climate report By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The Trump administration said it would stop funding the Arctic Report Card, the longstanding effort to collect research on how the fastest-warming place on Earth is changing. It's the latest in a series of moves by the administration to curtail… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 4:57 Baby elephant at National Zoo helps lead fight against deadly disease By Deema Zein, Layla Quran Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus is the leading cause of death in young Asian elephants. One baby elephant is at the center of an effort that could transform how the disease is managed in these gentle giants worldwide. Deema Zein reports. Continue watching
Aug 13 Taliban detained 6 staff from a women's and children's rights group, Human Rights Watch says By Associated Press The six men — employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation — were detained on July 18 after they were told to come to their office to retrieve confiscated laptops and phones, Human Rights Watch said in a… Continue reading
Aug 13 Ukrainian drones strike major oil refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its military tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. Continue reading
Aug 13 UK records hottest day of the year as western Europe swelters once again By Pan Pylas, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Britain, like France, is experiencing its fifth heat wave of the year, with the first recorded in May. Continue reading
Aug 13 Zambians cast ballots in a presidential election that tests incumbent's economic reforms By Jacob Zimba, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press About 8 million people in the southern African country of 22 million were registered to vote in the one-day election. Voters also were choosing members of Parliament and local government councilors. Continue reading