World Mar 30 Russia arrests American journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges For the first time in nearly 40 years, Russian authorities arrested an American journalist on espionage charges. Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was detained on Wednesday while reporting in central Russia. It’s an escalation of a Kremlin campaign…
Politics Mar 28 Harris visits Africa to strengthen U.S. ties and counter Chinese influence Vice President Kamala Harris is in Africa this week for a three-country tour focused on economic development and security. Over nine days, she’ll meet with leaders in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. Her travel follows other high-level trips to the continent…
World Mar 21 Iraqis reflect on how U.S. invasion and aftermath changed their lives It’s hard in Iraq to find a town, neighborhood, street or family that hasn’t been touched by the U.S. invasion and its turbulent aftermath. But some parts of the country suffered particularly hard under the repeated waves of violence, loss…
World Mar 20 Chinese president visits Putin in Russia as the countries increase cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day state visit to Russia. Relations between the two countries have grown closer over the past year as China’s imports of Russian oil have increased and both countries seek to…
World Mar 17 Will Putin face arrest after International Criminal Court warrant for Ukraine war crimes? The International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the first time it indicted a head of state from a permanent member of the UN Security Council and is the most dramatic step…
World Mar 16 TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow The Chinese parent company of TikTok says the Biden administration is pressuring it to sell to an American firm or face a national ban. Nick Schifrin reports on the national security concerns of the hugely popular video app and Amna…
World Mar 15 Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight Wednesday marks 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria which has destabilized the region, killed half a million people and displaced millions more. Adding calamity on top of the disaster, last month's earthquakes laid waste to…
World Mar 09 Families of Americans detained in Iran press for their release American Siamak Namaz, who has been detained in Iran since 2015, gave an unprecedented interview via phone from inside the notorious Evin Prison with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. Namazi is currently being held with two other Americans, environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, and…
World Mar 06 Iran's future on the world stage uncertain amid continuing protests, nuclear enrichment Iran’s supreme leader on Monday called still-unexplained cases of sickness among Iranian girls “an unforgivable crime," after more than 1,000 girls recently fell ill in schools across Iran. This occurred as the regime cracked down on national protests and as…
World Mar 02 Blinken face-to-face with Russian counterpart for 1st time since invasion of Ukraine The world’s 20 wealthiest nations met in New Delhi for the G20 summit. But the gathering on global cooperation was largely overshadowed by bitter disagreement on the war in Ukraine and concluded with no consensus. Amna Nawaz discussed the meeting,…