May 25 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Pentagon confirms March airstrike killed civilians in Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Pentagon has concluded that a U.S. airstrike that was originally intended to kill two Islamic State snipers led to the death of at least 105 civilians in Mosul, Iraq. Also, a federal appeals court… Continue watching
May 25 WATCH: Trump chastises NATO allies ‘not paying what they should be paying’ By Laura Santhanam BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump opened meetings with European Union leaders Thursday against the backdrop of striking anger from Britain over intelligence leaks and a decision by Manchester police to withhold information from the United States about the investigation… Continue reading
May 23 Everything we know about the Manchester attack By Joshua Barajas Here's what journalists and police have uncovered about the attack at an Ariana Grande concert, which injured dozens and killed 22 people Monday. Continue reading
May 23 Top official says U.S. hasn’t verified ISIS claim on Manchester attack By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The United States' top intelligence official says the U.S. has not yet verified that the Islamic State group is responsible for the attack in Manchester, England, but called the deadly incident a reminder of how serious the terror threat remains. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump’s talk with Russian officials ‘wholly appropriate,’ McMaster says By Vivian Salama and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser insisted that Trump's revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group amounted to a routine sharing of information. Continue reading
May 16 Trump to call Jordan’s King Abdullah amid intel report By Associated Press The conversation will take place amid reports by The Washington Post that Trump revealed highly classified information to senior Russian officials at a meeting last week, putting a source of intelligence about the Islamic State extremist group at risk. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump defends sharing ‘terrorism’ intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump defended revealing information to Russian officials, saying in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety" and had "the absolute right" to do so. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 5:12 Trump revealed highly classified material to Russian officials, Washington Post reports By PBS News Hour The Washington Post reported Monday that President Trump may have jeopardized a secret source of intelligence regarding the Islamic State group by discussing highly sensitive information during a White House meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week. Continue watching
May 15 Erdogan visits Trump, amid friction between U.S., Turkey By Josh Lederman and Vivian Salama, Associated Press When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits the White House on Tuesday, the most he and President Donald Trump may be able to do is agree to disagree, and move on. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 8:01 World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access By PBS News Hour Djibouti, a tiny country in Northeast Africa, is situated at the gateway to the Suez Canal, one of the world's busiest shipping routes. While its location is an economic commodity for a country that’s half unemployed, it also puts it… Continue watching