Jul 28 Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions By Kiyoko Metzler, Associated Press Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, which are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, were meeting Sunday with Iran's representative in Vienna to discuss how to salvage the unraveling accord. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:00 In ‘Congo Tales,’ a visual reimagining of local folklore By Ivette Feliciano, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo "Congo Tales" is a new multimedia project that explores the environment, culture and stories of the people of the Congo Basin. The series highlights the mythical histories of the Congolese through photography and film as a counter-narrative to the one-note… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 3:19 Biometric data becomes new weapon in Hong Kong protests By PBS NewsHour As protests continued on the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday, authorities were using facial recognition and biometric data to identify protesters — who were in turn using technology to track police officers. New York Times reporter Paul Mozur joins… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 8:28 British privacy groups say facial recognition ripe for abuse By Malcolm Brabant British civil rights groups are calling on the government to suspend the use of facial recognition technology now being tested by police on the general public, claiming the technology is in a legal vacuum and could impact privacy. But some… Continue watching
Jul 27 Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday denigrated a majority-black district represented by a congressional nemesis as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” broadening a campaign against prominent critics of his administration that has exacerbated racial tensions. Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran faces key test By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is trying to decide whether to risk stoking international tensions even more by ending one of the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 1:51 ‘Beyond the Streets’ exhibit showcases street art By Hari Sreenivasan, Aleah Green Graffiti is still often affiliated with blight on city streets. But a new exhibit in New York City called "Beyond the Streets" may help change some of those negative connotations, with work from more than 150 artists from across the… Continue watching
Jul 27 Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press A Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, most of them children, according to activists. Continue reading
Jul 27 8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among tourists. Continue reading
Jul 27 French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff By Angela Charlton, Associated Press France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine. Continue reading