Mar 12 US pays $2M a month to protect Pompeo, aide from Iran threat By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department says it’s paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a former top aide, both of whom face “serious and credible” threats from Iran. Continue reading
Mar 11 Negotiations to revive Iran nuclear deal on ‘pause’ after Russia demands sanctions relief By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press Negotiations aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have gone on what its European hosts describe as “a pause.”… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million In our news wrap Monday, the pandemic's official worldwide death toll surpassed 6 million including 960,000 deaths in the U.S., Florida becomes the first state in the nation to recommend against vaccinations for healthy children, efforts to restore the 2015… Continue watching
Jan 25 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds news briefing By News Desk State Department spokesman Ned Price will hold a news briefing on Tuesday, following an announcement from the Pentagon that 8,500 troops would be put on heightened alert due to continued tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to proxy voting in the House In our news wrap Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a Republican lawsuit against proxy voting in the House of Representatives, but agreed to hear challenges to affirmative action in college admissions for the first time since 2016. Federal… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: New COVID-19 cases top 9.5 million globally with a majority caused by omicron In our news wrap Thursday, COVID-19 caused a record 9.5 million new infections worldwide over the past week — nearly all involving the omicron variant. The United States Postal Service asked for a 120-day delay of the federal vaccine mandate… Continue watching
Dec 30 Amid nuclear talks, Iran says it launched a rocket into space By Nasser Karimi, Isabel Debre, Associated Press Iranian state television says Tehran has launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear if any object entered orbit. Continue reading
Dec 07 After Taliban takeover, desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders By Lee Keath, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them too poor to feed their families. Continue reading
Nov 30 Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran is striking a hard line after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal. Continue reading
Nov 08 Tension rises in Iraq after failed bid to assassinate prime minister By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Troops and patrols have deployed around Baghdad following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted Iraq’s prime minister in his residence. Continue reading