Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — International aid groups are warning that millions of people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to…
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From ‘air-pocalypse’ to blue skies. Beijing’s fight for cleaner air is a rare victory for public dissent
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN Beijing was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities, with dense smog and…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘air-pocalypse’ to blue skies. Beijing’s fight for cleaner air is a rare victory for public dissent
By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN Beijing was once known as one of the world’s most polluted cities, with dense smog and acrid…
Continue ReadingChina reports no new local Covid-19 cases for first time since July, as Delta outbreak wanes
By Nectar Gan, CNN China reported no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Monday for the first time since July, according to its National Health…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with…
Continue ReadingTear gas hurled in Albania at Bosnian Serb singer’s concert
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have arrested two people for allegedly hurling tear gas cannisters during a concert by a Bosnian…
Continue ReadingIndonesia Cabinet minister gets 12 years in COVID-19 graft
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 12 years in…
Continue ReadingJapan to send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Japanese
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is sending three military aircraft to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese citizens and local…
Continue ReadingDozens of US Air Force planes head to Kabul as 20,000 people remain at airport
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dozens of US military transport jets were expected to land at Kabul’s international airport on Monday, as about…
Continue ReadingAfghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline
By Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from…
Continue ReadingUS VP Harris: Focus must stay on Afghan evacuation
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and…
Continue ReadingGreece wildfires: Firefighters get upper hand on 2 blazes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground forces in Greece have gained the upper hand over two new…
Continue ReadingGreece wildfires: Firefighters get upper hand on 2 blazes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground forces in Greece have gained the upper hand over two new…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President kicks off rollout of island’s first domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine
By Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen received her first shot of the island’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingWhen the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melborne, Australia, on a mission to revive music in the country of his birth,…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
Continue ReadingRights group: Israeli strikes on Gaza apparently broke law
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading international human rights group says Israeli airstrikes that demolished four…
Continue ReadingLebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health sector is a casualty of the multiple crises that have plunged the country…
Continue ReadingDeadly gunfire at airport; Taliban insist on US pullout date
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul’s international airport has…
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