Dec 19 Watch 8:17 New film ‘Retrograde’ chronicles chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan By Nick Schifrin It has been 16 months since the United States left Afghanistan in what a top U.S. military officer called a “strategic defeat.” The new film "Retrograde" documents the withdrawal, the Afghan forces left to fight on their own, and the… Continue watching
Dec 19 WATCH: Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso meets with Biden at the White House By Aamer Madhani, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen its relationship with Ecuador, one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that's also getting plenty of attention from China. Continue reading
Dec 19 United Nations conference reaches historic biodiversity agreement By Michael Casey, Associated Press Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world's lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. Continue reading
Dec 19 Kurdish forces seize Islamic State militant in Syria as part of joint raid with U.S. By Associated Press A Kurdish-led group in Syria says its fighters with U.S. help have arrested a wanted militant with the Islamic State group that continues to stage attacks in the region. Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin meets with Belarusian leader, potentially seeking military support By Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip to close ally Belarus as his forces pursue their campaign to bombard Ukraine with missiles and drones amid a broad battlefield stalemate almost 10 months into the war. Continue reading
Dec 19 EU countries reach compromise on natural gas price cap By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union ministers have finalized a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope helps households and businesses better weather price surges. Continue reading
Dec 19 Dutch Prime Minister apologizes for role Netherlands played in slave trade By Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: State Department applauds UN biodiversity agreement By Associated Press The Biden administration applauded an agreement reached at a U.N. conference early Monday that represents a significant effort to combat the growing biodiversity crisis. Continue reading
Dec 19 Jesuits call for victims to come forward amid artist abuse scandal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis' Jesuit order is asking any victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist. Continue reading
Dec 19 Vatican defrocks anti-abortion priest for ‘blasphemous posts’ By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it says were "blasphemous communications on social media" as well as "persistent disobedience" of his bishop. Continue reading