Apr 23 Watch 6:45 Tensions rise as nations race for valuable resources in the Arctic By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant New research shows that climate change is causing the Earth’s ice sheets to shrink much faster than previously thought — the annual rate of sea ice loss has more than tripled since the 1990s. In the Arctic, melting ice is… Continue watching
Apr 23 Kenyan authorities find 39 bodies during investigation of religious cult leader By Associated Press Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death. Continue reading
Apr 23 Diplomats, foreign nationals flee violence in Sudan as citizens struggle to escape By Associated Press While world powers like the U.S. and Britain airlifted their diplomats from the capital of Khartoum, Sudanese desperately sought to flee the chaos. Many risked dangerous roads to seek safer spots or crossed the northern border into Egypt. Continue reading
Apr 23 Military-appointed election official in Myanmar assassinated by opposition guerrilla group By Grant Peck, Associated Press A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Continue reading
Apr 23 Special forces evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan's capital By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 2:08 News Wrap: U.S. embassy urges Americans in Sudan to shelter in place In our news wrap Saturday, Sudan’s army says it’s helping evacuate foreigners as the battle for control of the nation enters its second week, Interior Secretary Haaland defended the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil project, a poll found… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:17 Glitches plague CBP One app for asylum-seekers as Title 42 comes to an end By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are told to use a mobile app to book an appointment, but the app has been plagued by errors since the Biden administration rolled it out in January. Wall Street Journal immigration reporter… Continue watching
Apr 22 Multiple generations of Earth's warriors keep battling, hoping for planet's future By Seth Borenstein, Wanjohi Kabukuru, Fabiano Maisonnave, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Young and old, famous and not so well known, there are many people from around the globe who make it their mission to try to save the planet, especially from the ravages of climate change. Continue reading
Apr 22 Explosive found at same site where Russia accidentally bombed own city By Associated Press The governor of Belgorod province, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported Saturday that sappers examining the site of Thursday’s blast found and decided to detonate what he called an “explosive object” that was “in the immediate vicinity of residential buildings.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 Sudan's army agrees to assist with evacuation of foreign citizens, diplomats By Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week. Continue reading