World Sep 17 Trump greeted with royal reception to begin his second state visit President Trump enjoyed a warm welcome to Britain's Windsor Castle, where his royal hosts put on a display of pageantry, pomp and military parades. It's an unprecedented second state visit for Trump, and it comes with both regal spectacle and…
World Sep 11 Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of attempted coup The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to over 27 years in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to use military force to overturn an election and plotting to assassinate current President Luiz Inacio Lula da…
World Sep 09 Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar adds fresh volatility to already unstable region There was a dramatic escalation in an already white-hot Middle East on Tuesday. For the first time, Israel attacked Qatar, a key American regional ally and the mediator of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The target was a meeting…
World Sep 08 Israel targets Gaza high-rises as Trump gives Hamas ‘last warning’ to accept ceasefire A terrorist attack killed six Israelis and wounded more than 20 at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Israel raided the West Bank town where it says the gunmen came from. At the same time, Israel's military is assaulting Gaza City,…
World Sep 05 ‘We gave everything’: Afghan allies abandoned by U.S. share fears of life under Taliban As the American war in Afghanistan ended four years ago, thousands of Afghans who had worked with the United States, and believed in the American-led war against the Taliban, were left behind. Many of them are still there after the…
World Aug 21 Canada’s foreign minister on U.S. relations and security guarantees for Ukraine The U.S.-Canada relationship, for decades a symbol of stability, has been rockier under President Trump, who has joked about making Canada the 51st state. Nick Schifrin spoke with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand about relations with the U.S., trade negotiations,…
World Aug 20 As Russia continues to wage war, NATO meets to plan Ukraine’s future defense Moscow insisted that it must participate in any security guarantees provided by the U.S. and Europe to Ukraine. That is likely a non-starter for the West and shows the challenge facing allies as they try to forge a path toward…
World Aug 18 Zelenskyy gets promises of long-term U.S. support in White House talks with Trump Leaders from across Europe descended on Washington in a remarkable show of support for Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who came to the White House to meet President Trump. The hastily arranged summit followed Friday’s Anchorage meeting between Trump and Russian President…
World Aug 15 What Trump and Putin said – and didn’t say – after their meeting in Alaska U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war. After meeting for about two and a half hours, the two presidents appeared briefly before the press to read statements…