Jul 17 South Korea's death toll from downpour grows to 40 as workers search for survivors By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to leave their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country. Continue reading
Jul 17 UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says in a report that the Taliban's Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialized medical studies. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: U.S., China discuss curbing coal usage and methane emissions By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met with his Chinese counterpart pushing for a curb on coal usage and methane emissions, Russia is warning Ukraine will answer for an attack that closed the bridge linking Russia… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 8:10 Russia ends grain export deal with Ukraine, raising fears about global food security By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi Moscow announced it will not renew the deal that let Ukraine export its grain through the Black Sea. For the past year, Russian forces allowed Ukraine to ship more than 32 tons of food through the Bosporus Strait and onto… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:53 British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till Experts in Britain are warning that a generation of young people may never be able to own their own homes because of a grave housing crisis. There is a shortfall of over four million homes and it is now a… Continue watching
Jul 17 Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny By Associated Press A Belarusian activist group that monitors troop movements in Belarus, said a convoy of more than 100 vehicles carrying Russian flags and Wagner insignia entered the country, heading toward a field camp that authorities have offered to the company. Continue reading
Jul 17 EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle a long-lost relationship By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives. Whether it will also be a joyful reunion of friends remains to be seen after eight years. Continue reading
Jul 17 Vanishing whale's decline appears worse than previously thought, federal regulators say By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released new data recently that 114 of the whales have been documented as dead, seriously injured or sub-lethally injured or sick since the start of the whale's recent decline. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. is sending a warship to Gulf region to protect ships from Iranian seizures By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due to objections by individual lawmakers. Continue reading