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Watch an orangutan kiss a man through glass

00:28 A man and an orangutan shared a cute moment at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park in China. Are they friends now?Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter.

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Syria intercepts Israeli missile strike over Damascus: report

Syrian air defenses on Tuesday intercepted an Israeli missile strike over the capital Damascus, local media reported, while military defectors said the missiles may have targeted Iranian-backed milit

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Peruvians voting for a new president

02:21 Peruvians are voting for a new president on Sunday. They must choose between two starkly different candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum.Check outThe China Repor

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Mexicans vote on Sunday in largest elections ever

02:02 Mexicans head to the pollsthis weekend, ​for elections historic in size with thousands of positions on the line. But they're historic, too, for the violence that's accompanied the

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A quick but intense scuffle between two jackals in Namibia

Two aggressive jackals were seen kicking up dust as they broke away from feasting on a carcass to fight. The predators were part of a pack of between 20 and 30 which were sharing a springbok beside a

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Mass shootings surge in the U.S.

01:34 This weekend,demonstrators plan to create a sea of orange across the U.S. to lobby for an end to gun violence.They have the backing of President Joe Biden, the latest president to

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Black Americans and Asian Americans stand together against racism

03:27 They are two very different groups of people confronting two parallel fights in the U.S. — One is the Black Lives Matter movement to end police brutality, the other is a campaign

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Cutting back on what you eat can cut back your carbon footprint

03:00 The food people eat and the places they choose to buy them can have a major impact on the environment and climate change, says Sweta Chakraborty, president of U.S. operations for

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ASEAN envoys meet Myanmar military chief

Two envoys from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks in Myanmar with army chief Min Aung Hlaing, army-run Myawaddy TV, reported on Friday.The army leader met ASEAN Secretary-

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At least 23 African migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia, NGO says

At least 23 migrants from Africa drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, and 70 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent humanitarian organizat

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Behind an unemployment claim in the United States

03:36 At least 24 statesled by Republicansare canceling the additional$300 a month infederalunemploymentbenefits meant to help struggling Americans duringthe pandemic.They claim the ext

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Police continue to investigate San Jose workplace shooting

03:10 Police continue to search for evidence and a motive in the wake of a workplace shooting in San Jose, California on Wednesday morning. Ten people died including the gunmen.Authorit

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New York prosecutors probing Trump convene grand jury

New York prosecutors have convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, suggesting they may have found evidence of a crime, local media reported on

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Huawei says it is not making cars or investing in automakers

Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday reiterated that the company has not and will not invest in auto companies, sending shares of many automakers plunging."We have ident

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Egypt reduces compensation claim on Ever Given to 550 mln USD

An Egyptian court in April ordered the owners of Ever Given to pay 916 million U.S. dollars in compensation. /AFP Egypt offered to cut its compensation claim down to 550 million U.S. dollars a

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Ecuador swears in new President

On Monday, Ecuador swore in Guillermo Lasso as the country’s new President in the capitol city of Quito. The conservative leader takes the reins of a country dealing with a nu

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Iran inspection agreement extended by one month: UN nuclear watchdog

The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran have agreed to extend an agreement to monitor Tehran's nuclear activities by one month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday."The equipment and t