Hundreds of protesters march in Davos ahead of World Economic Forum

From Associated Press. Hundreds of protesters marched in Davos, Switzerland on Sunday to protest the launch of the World Economic Forum where corporate chiefs and leaders including US President Donald Trump were expected to be in attendance. (AP video shot by Kostya Manenkov) #davos #worldeconomicforum #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be…

LIVE: MLK day parade

From Associated Press. Watch live from Washington for the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade. The parade begins at the Barry Farm Recreation Center and concludes at Anacostia Park. Federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — as…

Far-right populist Ventura wins a place in Portugal’s presidential election runoff

From Associated Press. André Ventura, the leader of Portugal’s hard-right Chega party placed second in the presidential election Sunday in a stunning outcome, according to near-complete results. (AP video by Helena Alves) #portugal #politics #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor

From Associated Press. The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor. #minnesota #ice #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Police officers killed in Guatemala gang violence after inmates take over prisons

From Associated Press. Guatemalan security forces moved Sunday to reassert control over a maximum security prison after inmate riots, as authorities reported deadly gang attacks against police in the capital while hostages remained held at other facilities. (AP Video by Moisés Castillo and Emmanuel Andrés) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

Postal workers march against federal immigration agents in Minneapolis

From Associated Press. Postal workers in Minneapolis held a protest on Sunday as more than 2,000 immigration enforcement officers are deployed in the city, as well as nearby St. Paul. (AP Video shot by David Martin and Jack Brook) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 15 dead and forcing thousands to flee

From Associated Press. Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 15 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said. (AP video by Javier Torres) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Syrian government forces take control of Tabqa, paving the way for a wider push into Raqqa province

From Associated Press. The government in Damascus accused Kurdish-led forces of executing prisoners in Tabqa before withdrawing from the area in northeast Syria. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, denied the allegations, saying they had transferred the detainees out of the prison and accused government forces of firing at the facility. (AP video shot…

Syrian government seizes strategic town and oil fields from Kurdish forces, AP explains

From Associated Press. The capture follows tensions between Damascus and the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, flared earlier this month, leading to deadly clashes and the government taking control of three Aleppo neighbourhoods from Kurdish fighters. (AP video by Ali Sharafeddine) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

As MLK holiday nears, Bernice King urges people to practice nonviolence

From Associated Press. Against a backdrop of political division and upheaval, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter says the holiday honoring her father’s legacy comes at a good time this year. (AP Video: Emilie Megnien) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Security camera footage shows settler attack on small Bedouin hamlet in Israeli-occupied West Bank

From Associated Press. Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem governorate said in a statement that dozens of settlers had attacked the village of Khirbet al-Sidra, injuring two Palestinians, who were hospitalised, and two activists. It said at least eight homes and two vehicles were burned in the attack. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

Italy’s Meloni says Trump imposing tariffs on European countries over Greenland dispute a ‘mistake’

From Associated Press. Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday said she does not agree with Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on European countries that want to send troops to Greenland. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Thousands of students take to the streets of Serbia to protest against corruption

From Associated Press. Protesters in Novi Sad accused the government of rampant corruption that they believe led to a November 1, 2024 train station disaster in the northern city, which killed 16 people and triggered a nationwide anti-government movement. (AP Video by Marko Drobnjakovic) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for…

Massive fire at Pakistan shopping mall kills 3 people

From Associated Press. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Police said an investigation would be launched once the blaze was extinguished. However, most structures in Karachi, and other parts of the country, lack fire prevention and firefighting systems, which often results in damages and casualties. (AP Video shot by Muhammad Farooq) #pakistan…

Thousands attend legendary guitarist Bob Weir’s memorial in San Francisco

From Associated Press. Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at age 78. (AP Video: Janie Har) #bobweir #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Counter-protesters force pardoned Jan 6 rioter Jake Lang to leave rally in Minneapolis

From Associated Press. Protesters for and against the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown clashed in Minneapolis, in exchanges that grew heated before local police showed up. (AP Video: David Martin and Jack Brook) #jakelang #minneapolis #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Kruger National park in South Africa stops visitors due to flooding

From Associated Press. South Africa’s renowned Kruger National Park, which covers some 22,000 square kilometers (7,722 square miles) across Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, has been affected by severe flooding. (AP Video: Alfonso Nqunjana) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

AP top stories January 17

From Associated Press. Here’s the latest for Saturday January 17th: Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia’s first woman governor; Minneapolis protestors clash with pro-ICE group; Copenhagen holds rally supporting Greenland; NASA’s new moon rocket heads to launch pad. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Fire breaks out in multi-story building in Karachi, killing at least three people

From Associated Press. A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi late Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring about a dozen others, police and rescue officials said. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Man freed after Minneapolis immigration raid talks about his experience

From Associated Press. A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child said Saturday that he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released from an immigration detention center following his arrest during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for…

Tylenol doesn’t raise the risk of autism despite Trump claims, new review shows

From Associated Press. A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn’t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities – adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Danish military patrolling waters around Greenland, AP explains

From Associated Press. Danish Royal Navy ships patrolled the coast of Greenland on Saturday looking for foreign vessels, after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump warning of Russian and Chinese ship presence in the waters nearby. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

EU and Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement

From Associated Press. The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 1st female governor in historic inauguration

From Associated Press. Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term as opposition rejects results

From Associated Press. Supporters of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took to the streets in celebration on Saturday after official results declared the incumbent leader had won a seventh term. (AP video shot by Josphat Kasire) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Syrian forces enter northern towns as Kurdish fighters withdraw from Deir Hafer in Aleppo

From Associated Press. Syrian government forces entered two northern towns Saturday morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to avoid conflict. (AP video by Gaith Alsayed) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

High electricity prices and Trump dislike of cheap green power will hurt GOP, activist predicts

From Associated Press. Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects. (AP Video: Amanda Swinhart) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

US military visits contested area in northern Syria

From Associated Press. A U.S. military delegation arrived in a contested area of northern Syria on Friday following rising tensions between the Syrian government and a Kurdish-led force that controls much of the northeast. (AP video shot by Hogir al-Abdo) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Palestinian Bedouin in West Bank pack up and prepare to flee due to harassment by Jewish settlers

From Associated Press. Families from one of the last remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee from their homes on Friday. (AP video shot by: Mahmoud Illean; Production: Jalal Bwaitel) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

Delcy Rodriguez says Venezuela’s oil will be used to enrich the country

From Associated Press. Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, addressed the nation on Friday following a meeting with the National Council for Productive Economy and called for serenity as the government prepares for key reforms. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Netanyahu says Trump will become first non-Israeli to receive Israel Prize

From Associated Press. Israel will award President Donald Trump the Israel Prize, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday after meeting him at Mar-a-Lago, a prestigious honor that’s been historically awarded to an Israeli citizen or resident. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home