• Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea

    Philippines says China coast guard seized food dropped by plane for Filipino forces in disputed sea

    Jun 04, 2024 05:54 PM EDT

    ... armed attack in the South China Sea. Aside from China and the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan are also involved in the long-seething territorial disputes, which are regarded as a flashpoint in Asia and a delicate fault line in the longstanding U.S.-China rivalry in the region.

  • Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, while some online critics remember him as 'war criminal'

    Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, while some online critics remember him as 'war criminal'

    Nov 30, 2023 02:48 PM EDT

    ... CCTV shared on social media an old segment showing Kissinger's first secret visit to China in 1971, when he broached the possibility of establishing U.S.-China relations and met then-Premier Zhou Enlai. WATCH: Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics ...

  • In Southeast Asian summit, Kamala Harris at center of White House efforts to oppose China

    In Southeast Asian summit, Kamala Harris at center of White House efforts to oppose China

    Sep 07, 2023 05:31 PM EDT

    ... coalition and the potential for collaboration," she told the AP. Others are less hopeful. Dinna Prapto Raharja, a Jakarta-based analyst and professor on international relations, said ASEAN is being divided by competition between the U.S. and China, with some countries seeking to bolster their economies through closer relations ...

  • Yellen visits India again to deepen ties and tackle global economic issues

    Yellen visits India again to deepen ties and tackle global economic issues

    Jul 16, 2023 02:56 PM EDT

    ... income countries. Yellen told reporters in Gandhinagar, the capital of the western Indian state of Gujarat, on Sunday that she was trying to foster warming relations between the U.S. and India. She also plans a stop in Hanoi, Vietnam, to address supply chain reliability, clean energy transition and other ...

  • Biden to hold May summit with Southeast Asian leaders

    Biden to hold May summit with Southeast Asian leaders

    Apr 16, 2022 04:36 PM EDT

    ... grouping of countries known as ASEAN sought a postponement due to scheduling concerns among some of its members. The summit will commemorate 45 years of relations between the U.S. and the ASEAN nations. The gathering follows Biden's participation in an October 2021 summit where he announced $102 million ...

  • One of the last of the celebrated Tuskegee Airman, Charles McGee, dies at 102

    One of the last of the celebrated Tuskegee Airman, Charles McGee, dies at 102

    Jan 17, 2022 05:31 PM EDT

    McGee remained in the Army Air Corps, later the U.S. Air Force, and served for 30 years. He flew low-level bombing and strafing missions during the Korean War and returned to combat again during the Vietnam War. The National Aviation Hall of Fame says his 409 aerial fighter ...

  • UK’s Johnson, praised by Trump, seeks new UK bond with Biden

    UK’s Johnson, praised by Trump, seeks new UK bond with Biden

    Nov 08, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

    ... between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, or between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton in the 1990s. It has endured even when leaders’ relations were less cordial, as when British Prime Minister Harold Wilson refused to join the Vietnam War in the 1960s. “There is far more that ...

  • From MLK to Bob Kennedy: Harry Belafonte’s historic week as ‘Tonight Show’ host

    From MLK to Bob Kennedy: Harry Belafonte’s historic week as ‘Tonight Show’ host

    Sep 06, 2020 09:38 PM EDT

    ... revisit that historic week in a new documentary “The Sit-In.” ... Michael Hill: In 1968, America was embroiled in protests over civil rights and the Vietnam War. In that tumultuous time, "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson turned over hosting duties for an entire week to actor and activist Harry Belafonte ...

  • June 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    June 9, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Jun 09, 2020 11:29 PM EDT

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, George Floyd is laid to rest in Houston, but protests against police violence -- and demands for change -- go on. Plus: Race relations in the U.S. military, the experiences of black journalists covering protests of racism, Republicans attack the integrity of voting by mail, how Vietnam ...

  • North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

    North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

    Mar 29, 2020 01:11 AM EDT

    ... United States. The talks remain stalled since the breakdown of a second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump in Vietnam in early 2019. The weapons launched recently were all short range and didn’t pose a direct threat to the U.S. homeland. North ...