Jan 09 Watch 9:55 U.S. Navy veteran kidnapped, held hostage by Taliban describes experience By Amna Nawaz Contractor and U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was kidnapped and held hostage by Taliban forces for over two and a half years. He was released as part of a prisoner swap last September and is now adjusting to freedom and… Continue watching
Jan 09 UN votes to extend critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Continue reading
Jan 09 UK government ministers meets with unions but fails to end wave of strikes By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British government ministers have met trade union leaders but have fallen short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.'s rail network and overburdened health system. Continue reading
Jan 09 Russia launches criminal probes on prominent Kremlin critics By Associated Press Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition. Continue reading
Jan 09 Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols By Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys. Since August more than 4,400 migrants from Cuba and Haiti have made their way by boat to the state. Continue reading
Jan 09 U.S. says Iran may be ‘contributing to widespread war crimes’ in Ukraine By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration says Iran's sale of lethal drones to Russia for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine means the country may be "contributing to widespread war crimes."… Continue reading
Jan 09 Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S., López Obrador says By Colleen Long, María Verza, Associated Press Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador says he would consider accepting more migrants than previously announced under President Joe Biden's plan to turn away people who cross illegally into the United States. Continue reading
Jan 09 Pope meets with Benedict’s aide, who settles scores and criticizes Francis in new book By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores and reveals palace intrigue about the decade-long cohabitation of the two pontiffs. Continue reading
Jan 09 The ozone layer is slowly, but surely, healing, the UN says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A United Nations scientific report says Earth's protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing. Scientists say the hole over Antarctica should be fully mended in about 43 years. Continue reading
Jan 09 Ukraine denies Russian claim of hundreds of Ukrainian troops killed in missile strike By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city are dismissing claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there. Continue reading