Apr 12 Russia's UN envoy says top priority is to avert war in Syria By Associated Press On Thursday, Vassily Nebenzia said Russia is very concerned with "the dangerous escalation" of the situation, a clear reference to the Trump administration and its allies. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Pompeo confirms he's been interviewed by Mueller By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press But Pompeo won't say what he spoke about with special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Continue reading
Apr 12 Trump: Attack on Syria could be 'very soon or not so soon at all!' By Robert Burns, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press On Twitter, the president argued he had never signaled the timing of retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack that he had suggested was imminent a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Trump blasts Mueller, Rosenstein after FBI raids In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump accused Robert Mueller and his top staff of being "Democrat loyalists," and attacked Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for authorizing FBI raids on the offices of his personal lawyer. Also, an Algerian military… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 4:57 The potential for escalation if U.S. launches a Syria strike President Trump aimed new threats against Syria on Twitter Wednesday, in response to a suspected chemical attack and Russia's suggestion it would intercept any U.S. missiles. What options are available to the U.S. and its allies if there is a… Continue watching
Apr 11 If U.S. attacks Syria, Russia threatens to shoot down missiles, target launch sites By Associated Press Russia's ambassador to Lebanon said any missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launching sites targeted — a stark warning of a potential major confrontation in Syria. Continue reading
Apr 10 Ex-spy's daughter poisoned in nerve agent attack released from British hospital By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Yulia Skripal, who was targeted along with her father in a nerve agent attack in England, has been discharged from the hospital, a British health official said Tuesday. Sergei Skripal, the apparent target of the attack, is recovering more slowly… Continue reading
Apr 09 At Facebook, 'I'm responsible for what happens': Read Mark Zuckerberg's prepared House testimony By Joshua Barajas Amid mounting criticism over Facebook's handling of users' private data, the social media giant's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "we didn't do enough" to prevent the massive platform from being manipulated. Continue reading
Apr 09 Israel blamed for missile strike on Syrian air base By Zeina Karam and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Russia and the Syrian military blamed Israel for a pre-dawn missile attack Monday on a major air base in central Syria that reportedly killed 14 people, including Iranians, while international condemnation grew over a suspected poison gas attack over the… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 6:16 Possible U.S.-China trade war poses political problems for GOP By PBS News Hour President Trump this weekend went on the offensive in a series of tweets, tackling a trade war with China and Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, while unleashing harsh words about immigration in the U.S. The comments came as pressure… Continue watching