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Congress presses Biden on Ukraine spending

UkraineUnitedChina is pushing its 12part peace plan to end the bloodshed between Russia and Ukraine United States Congress members grilled the Biden Administration on

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Satellite shows chaos around Kabul airport

Tens of thousands of people, mostly Afghan civilians, have been evacuated from Kabul in the last week following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.Satellite images show th

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Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan, many Afghans displaced

The Taliban has taken control of dozens of districts and cities since the U.S.-led international withdrawal on May 1, including 9 provincial capitals in the last few day

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New York hotels evict homeless people given shelter during pandemic

02:22 Tens of thousands ofhomelesshave been staying inhotelsacross the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.Butwithcase counts declining, making

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Storm Elsa hits eastern Cuba

01:13 Tens of thousands of people along the southern coast of Cuba are evacuatingas Cubans bracefor Tropical Storm Elsa.Rain bands and winds are already hitting the eastern part of the

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FDA approves controversial Alzheimer’s drug

02:48 Tens of millions of people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia. There is no cure and treatments are limited.But a new drug that has controversially just

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Palestinians in Gaza live by the rubble of their former homes

After 11 days of Israeli airstrikes which killed 256Palestinians, including 66 children, many in Gaza are digging out their lives from the rubble of their former h

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Corruption and crime central features of November election in Honduras

03:17 Violent crime and corruption remain the norm in Honduras, and it’s part of daily life.The situation is so bad that tens of thousandsofHondurans prefer to flee their nation.This No

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Day after ceasefire, Israeli forces disperse protest at al-Aqsa Mosque

Click arrows to view gallery One day after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Palestinians celebrated in Gaza whileIsraeli forces dispersed a protest at the al-Aqsa Mosque comp

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What happened to the flu season in the U.S.?

02:54 In a normal year, tens of thousands of Americans die of the flu.The 2020-21 flu season just ended with roughly 600 deaths in the U.S.Regular colds also fell dramatically this year

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Colombia: Thousands protest against planned tax hike amid the pandemic

02:08 Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets this week to protest against a proposed tax reforms. The protests took place despite a court order to postpone demonstrations o

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Brazil's pandemic hunger

03:04 Why is Brazil being hit with two crises at once? As the country approaches 400 thousand COVID-19 deaths, tens of millions of Brazilians are going hungry and depend now on donation

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High-end car industry booming in Venezuela

02:30 The luxury car business in Venezuela is booming.Dealerships are selling imported cars from Mexico, Italy, Japan, and the ROK to an elite segment of the population with access to

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Ministers talk with protesting farmers in India

01:00 Thursday talks between Indian government ministers and representatives of protesting farmers are reported to have failed, continuing the deadlock over disputed bills. Tens of tho

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Brazil: E-Commerce business booms amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:13 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, the ecommerce market has soared as people stayed home following social distancing protocols. In Brazil, sales volume more t

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Thousands protest injustice on Martin Luther King speech anniversary

02:00 Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington to demand racial justice and police reform.They rallied at the spot where Martin Luther King Junior gave a historic civil right

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The mental toll of COVID-19 on Americans

01:35 The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has doubled in the past 6 weeks to just over 4.25 million.More than 147,000 Americans have died since the start of the pandemic