Sep 14 A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's anti-migration government, weeks before elections By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The scandal comes just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections in which Poland's strongly anti-migrant ruling party is hoping to win an unprecedented third term. Continue reading
Sep 14 Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress debates $21 billion in aid for Ukraine By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Lee, Associated Press His visit comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide providing as much as $21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 4:43 Catastrophic flooding sparks renewed scrutiny of Libya's divided government By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart, Teresa Cebrian Aranda In Libya, deep fears are becoming a horrific reality as the death toll from the devastating floods there has spiked to more than 11,000. Thousands are still missing, submerged in the muddy mire or washed out to sea. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 8:28 New drone technology could make it easier to clear unexploded bombs, mines in Ukraine By Jack Hewson, Volodymyr Solohub, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ed Ram, Andrew Robinson and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Among the horrors of war, landmines and unexploded ordnances linger and kill for years afterward. Ukraine is littered with landmines and bombs from both sides. Clearing those explosives is a massive and complicated task, but two young Americans are working… Continue watching
Sep 14 Flooding death toll climbs to staggering 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal… Continue reading
Sep 14 Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The federal government reviews and can block business activity of non-U.S. companies through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 14 Israel's Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid accusations of antisemitism on X By Josef Federman, Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish civil-rights organization, has accused Musk of allowing antisemitism and hate speech to spread on X. Continue reading
Sep 14 New U.S. sanctions target workarounds that let Russia acquire Western tech for war By Emma Burrows, Associated Press The latest sanctions package announced Thursday is one of the biggest imposed by the State and Treasury departments. It targets countries, notably Turkey, that sell Western technology to Russia that could be used to bolster its war effort. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as N. Korea's Kim continues visit to Russia By Associated Press After the handshakes, the platitudes and the lunch of Kamchatka crab dumplings, the outcome of the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stayed hidden. Continue reading
Sep 14 Moroccan families face shelterless nights after earthquake in their mountain homes By Sam Metz, Mohamed Boukdire, Associated Press In the aftermath of a deadly earthquake last week, Moroccan families displaced from their destroyed homes face difficult decisions about where to relocate as recovery and rebuilding efforts begin. Continue reading