Week in Russia-Ukraine: Wagner mutiny rattles Moscow, as counteroffensive creeps alongJuly 3, 2023 12:15 PMBy Alex Leff Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery storesJuly 3, 2023 11:55 AMBy Juliana Kim The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bags are also included in the ban.
The grandmother of the French teen killed by police asks rioters to stopJuly 2, 2023 9:01 PMBy The Associated PressThe grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."
France has a 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violenceJuly 2, 2023 9:25 AMBy The Associated PressYoung rioters clashed with police and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car as France saw a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of a teenager. Overall violence overnight Saturday appeared to lessen from previous nights.
The Dutch king apologizes for his country's role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolitionJuly 1, 2023 1:28 PMBy The Associated PressThe Netherlands’ often brutal colonial history has come under renewed and critical scrutiny in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's whyJuly 1, 2023 7:49 AMBy Bill ChappellMore than 1,300 arrests were made in a fourth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.
A Brazil court has banned Bolsonaro from running for election until 2030June 30, 2023 12:44 PMBy Carrie Kahn Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from office for eight years for abuse of power, after he made unfounded claims about Brazil’s voting system ahead of last year's election.
Play3min 25secWhat we do — and don't yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.June 30, 2023 12:39 PMBy Bec Roldan Five local cases of malaria in the U.S. have been reported — mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite bit and infected the individuals. How worried should we be? Is climate change a factor?
Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new lawJune 29, 2023 3:05 PMBy Bobby Allyn The Google fight with the country echoes a similar battle in Australia, where the tech industry eventually struck deals with news publishers after tense negotiations.
South Koreans are getting younger, as a new law goes into effectJune 28, 2023 2:30 PMBy Anthony Kuhn and Mary Yang People in South Korea all became at least one year younger on Wednesday, as the country dropped a traditional method of counting their ages. Under the old system, a person was one year old at birth.