Mar 13 Activists accuses Italy of slow response that led to migrant deaths at sea By Colleen Barry, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An activist network that supports rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea is accusing Italy of failing to offer timely assistance to a smugglers' boat in distress, resulting in a deadly shipwreck that left at least 30 migrants… Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Russia accepts a 60-day extension of wartime grain deal By News Desk and Zeke Miller, Associated Press State Department spokesman Ned Price held a briefing on Monday as a Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal. Continue reading
Mar 13 UN seeks extension of deal with Russia that allows food, fertilizer export from Ukraine By Jamey Keaten, Karl Ritter, Associated Press Senior U.N. officials are hosting Russian envoys in Geneva in a bid to extend an export agreement amid the war with Ukraine and prevent a potential new spike in world food prices. Continue reading
Mar 13 Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Africa as part of latest U.S. outreach By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Africa at the end of March as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner for the continent than China is. Continue reading
Mar 13 Iran announces pardoning of more than 22,000 arrested during protests By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The protests began in September over the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the country’s morality police. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 2:35 News Wrap: Pence says 'history will hold Donald Trump accountable' In our news wrap Sunday, Mike Pence criticized Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 capitol attack at an annual dinner with Washington journalists, Treasury Secretary Yellen said there will be no federal bailout for Silicon Valley Bank, eight… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:51 Russian journalist reflects on living and reporting in exile By John Yang, Harry Zahn Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Moscow has continued its clampdown on independent media within its borders. Many Russian journalists fled rather than risk imprisonment. One of them is journalist Mikhail Zygar, whose book “War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and… Continue watching
Mar 12 Iraqi prime minister promises action to tackle climate change, transition to renewables By Associated Press Iraq's prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including plans to meet a third of the country's electricity demands using renewable energy. Continue reading
Mar 12 Ukrainian forces stall Russian advance on Bakhmut, according to think tank By Karl Ritter, Associated Press Russia’s advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war. Continue reading
Mar 12 Four astronauts fly SpaceX crew ship home, ending 5-month ISS mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home, after five months at the International Space Station. Continue reading