Mar 06 Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history. Continue reading
Mar 06 4 Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico border city By Associated Press The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. The FBI San Antonio Division office said the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico. Continue reading
Mar 06 Those who poisoned Iranian schoolgirls guilty of 'unforgivable crime', supreme leader says By Associated Press Monday's remarks were the first time Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, has spoken publicly about the suspected poisonings. Continue reading
Mar 06 Ukraine vows to hold Bakhmut as Russia continues fight to capture the city By Mystyslav Chernov, Associated Press Less than a week ago, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian defenders might retreat from Bakhmut and fall back to nearby positions. But Zelenskyy’s office said Monday that he chaired a meeting in which the country’s… Continue reading
Mar 05 Estonian prime minister's Reform Party gains big victory in parliamentary election By Jari Tanner, Associated Press Voters in Estonia elected a new parliament Sunday with initial results suggesting the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. one of Europe’s most outspoken supporters of Ukraine, had won overwhelmingly with nearly all votes counted. Continue reading
Mar 05 German Chancellor Scholz warns of 'consequences' if China sends arms to Russia By Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be “consequences” if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow's war in Ukraine, but he's fairly optimistic that Beijing will refrain from doing so. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:45 Historic deal to protect ocean biodiversity reached at UN conference By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Delegates at the United Nations have agreed on a historic international treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas, a deal years in the making. The agreement is critical to reaching another U.N. goal: protecting 30 percent of the ocean… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 2:45 News Wrap: Biden pushes for voting rights during visit to Selma In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he will not run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, a fire at a Rohingya refugee camp… Continue watching
Mar 05 Greece's prime minister apologizes for deadly train crash as unions, activists protest By Demetris Nellas, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press A stationmaster accused of causing Greece's deadliest train disaster was charged with negligent homicide and jailed pending trial Sunday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece's government may bear for the tragedy. Continue reading
Mar 05 Iran says suspected schoolgirl poisonings occurred in more than 50 schools By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls escalated Sunday as authorities acknowledged over 50 schools were struck in a wave of possible cases. Continue reading