Feb 04 Watch 2:51 News Wrap: Turkey warns Syria over Idlib offensive In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkey warned it will intervene to stop a Syrian government offensive against rebels that's driving thousands of refugees in Idlib province toward the Turkish border. The word comes a day after clashes between Syrian and… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: China’s viral pneumonia spreads to the U.S. In our news wrap Tuesday, an outbreak of viral pneumonia in China has spread to the United States. Federal health officials confirmed a Seattle-area man, now hospitalized in good condition, brought the virus back from a trip to China, where… Continue watching
Oct 01 North Korea and U.S. to resume nuclear talks this weekend By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The negotiations follow a months-long stalemate over the withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarmament. Continue reading
Sep 09 North Korea says it’s willing to resume nuclear talks with U.S. By Associated Press North Korea said it's willing to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States in late September, but only if the U.S. comes to the negotiating table with satisfactory new proposals. Continue reading
Sep 05 Iran poised to work on faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Centrifuges that speed enrichment further shorten the time Tehran would need to have enough material available to build a nuclear weapon — if it chose to do so. Continue reading
Jul 22 Head of international nuclear watchdog agency dies at 72 By Kirsten Grieshaber, Kyoko Metzler, Associated Press The Japanese diplomat led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 3:56 President Trump holds back on strike against missile site President Trump says he approved an airstrike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. drone, only to call it off last-minute upon deciding the potential for casualties was too high. Now, some former senior military and diplomatic… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 3:34 Iranian military shoots down U.S. drone and pushes tensions further Heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran have risen further, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone. President Trump called the incident a “very big mistake” but later appeared to downplay it. The Iranian military warned that an enemy in… Continue watching
Apr 19 Pompeo dismisses North Korea’s rejection of him as U.S. negotiator By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The talks have been at an impasse over sanctions since Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without any agreement in late February. Continue reading