Apr 26 Pope Francis grants women right to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The unprecedented change reflects Francis' hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Continue reading
Apr 26 China's Xi, Zelenskyy talk for 1st time since Ukraine war started By David Rising, Associated Press The phone call, which an official said lasted nearly an hour, is a significant development in efforts to resolve the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Washington becomes 10th state banning sale of certain semi-automatic rifles In our news wrap Tuesday, Washington became the tenth U.S. state to ban some semi-automatic rifles, including AR-15s, the weapon used in many mass killings, a state investigator in Alabama testified that a barrage of 89 bullets killed four young… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 5:23 Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan as humanitarian situation deteriorates amid violence By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese are fleeing to neighboring countries to escape the violence that has killed more than 400 in the last week and a half. Aid agencies are warning the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire because of a… Continue watching
Apr 25 Taliban kill Islamic State mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: South Korean President Yoon opens U.S. visit with spotlight on space, mega deals By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol with a tour of a NASA facility as the Biden administration looks to deepen ties with the close ally. Continue reading
Apr 25 Spain pleads for EU crisis funds as extreme drought hits farmers By Jennifer O'Mahoney, Sergio Rodrigo, Associated Press Spain's Agriculture Minister Luis Planas has requested emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in the country's agricultural heartlands. Continue reading
Apr 25 UN warns of health lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict By Jamey Keaten, Samy Magdy, Associated Press U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an "extremely dangerous" development. Continue reading
Apr 25 Russia convicts former police officer over Ukraine war criticism By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press A court in Russia has convicted a former police officer of publicly spreading false information about the country's military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends. Continue reading
Apr 25 Tokyo private company loses contact with moon lander moments before touchdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown. Continue reading