Feb 02 Iraqi protesters reject PM-designate picked by ruling elites By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in Iraq rejected Sunday the new prime minister-designate who was recently nominated by rival government factions. Demonstrators have long swore they would not accept a candidate chosen by Iraq's establishment. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 6:20 WFP uses new tech to fight refugee food shortages in Jordan By Christopher Livesay, Melanie Saltzman, Alessandro Pavone Jordan is home to an estimated 3 million refugees, and the country's harsh terrain makes supplying food for them difficult. But to combat the food shortages, the U.N. World Food Program is using technologies like iris scans to track refugee… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 5:02 As Brexit sinks in, division remains in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom formally left the European Union over night as Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to bring the country together, more than three years after voters narrowly approved Brexit. But divisions remain, and trade negotiations between the U.K. and… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 4:52 Some Republicans ‘eager to explain’ vote to exclude witnesses By PBS NewsHour President Trump's likely acquittal following Friday's mostly party-line vote to exclude witnesses and new documents from the Senate impeachment trial has left questions over the limits of presidential powers. Senators will get the chance to explain their decisions next week. Continue watching
Feb 01 AP fact check: Trump on Democrats, impeachment and cows By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A look at recent rhetoric by President Trump about impeachment, his newly signed trade deal, the economy and more. Continue reading
Feb 01 Democrats focus on unity as tensions from 2016 linger By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates promised voters in Iowa on Saturday they would unify the party to take on President Donald Trump even as they kept up their criticism of each other and navigated the lingering divides from the 2016 campaign. Continue reading
Feb 01 Iraqi blocs select new PM-designate after weeks of jockeying By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock. Continue reading
Feb 01 Nigeria to address issues that led to visa restrictions By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press Nigeria's government pledged Saturday to try to address security issues the Trump administration cited in its decision to stop granting immigration visas to people from Africa's most populous nation. Continue reading
Feb 01 U.S. evacuees ‘relieved’ about quarantine on military base By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China because of the new virus are “very relieved’ to be quarantined at a military base in Southern California for two weeks, one of them said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Wildfires threaten Australian capital and southeast towns By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Wildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate. The capital region declared a state of emergency on Friday because of a… Continue reading